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How to transfer a domain to another site you own site in Wordpress

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Overview

When in need, your ownership can be transferred from a domain to another WordPress.com administrator on your site or another site of yours. Otherwise, when your domain is bought from WordPress.com, it can be transferred to another registrar (this is the place in which you buy and sell domains).

Note: No one but the custom domain’s owner can do this action. All of the admin users on a site can see domains connected to the site at My Site(s)  Domains, but the action of transferring the domain to another site can only performed by the domain owner. The act of transferring ownership of domain will lead to the fact that you do not have the access to the domain’s settings anymore, you also no longer can cancel, renew or transfer it. It is the new owner that have the ability to perform those actions.

Transfer Domain to Another Administrator on the Site

Step 1: Insert the new owner as an Administrator

You are only able to transfer a domain to another admin on the same site so that you need to add the new owner as an admin in case they have not been the one yet. This action can be done by follow: My Site People  Add. Sometimes, the new owner is a non-admin contributor on the site already, their role can be changed by: My Site  People  Team. The domain only can be transferred if the new admin accepts the invitation. More specific information about adding user can be found here

Step 2: Select the domain

You are able to manage your domain after you have logged in with the account which was used to purchase the domain. Your domain can be managed from Domain Management. If you have more than on domains, please select your desired one (you can find it in Domains tab in My Site menu).

Select domain

After you have selected the desired domain, its information, settings and options will appear:

Domain information

Step 3: Transfer the domain to the user

Click on Transfer Domain, the option to transfer the domain to another registrar (or user, or site) will appear:

Transfer Domain

Choose Transfer to another user. A drop-down listing all administrator users currently on your site will show up. Choose the user from the drop-down.

There will be a text states that if you proceed this action, you will authorize us to act as the Designated Agent to finish the action of transferring on your behalf.

Designated Agent

Step 4: Complete the Transfer

Choose Transfer Domain. The last confirmation would pop-up.

Confirm transfer

Transfer Domain to Another Site You Own

Step 1: Choose the domain

You are able to manage your domain after you have logged in with the account which was used to purchase the domain. Your domain can be managed from Domain Management. If you have more than on domains, please select your desired one (you can find it in Domains tab in My Site menu).

Select the domain

After you have selected the desired domain, its information, settings and options will appear:

Domain’s information

Step 2: Transfer the domain to the new site

Click on Transfer Domain, the option to transfer the domain to another registrar (or user, or site) will appear:

Transfer Domain

Choose Transfer to another WordPress.com site. A drop-down listing all administrator users currently on your site will show up. Choose the site from the drop-down.

Choose site

Step 3: Complete the transfer

Select Transfer Domain. Choose Transfer Domain. The last confirmation would pop-up. Select Confirm Transfer to finish the process.

Confirm transfer

Transfer Domain to Another Registrar

In order to perform this action, you will need to follow the instruction here.

Domain Mapping Transfers

You just need to contact support. We will transfer domain mapping upgrade to another user on your site (or between sites in your account) for you.

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