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WordPress Moving from WordPress.com to Self-Hosted WordPress.org Moving from WordPress.com to Self-Hosted WordPress.org What You Need Before You Can Transfer

Posted by anguswhiston
anguswhiston
17,225 Points

My domain management has no Name Server option only Email and Edit DNS. Why is this?

When I log into my wordpress.com admin area, and go to store > My Domains > then edit the domain, the only 2 options I have are email and DNS there is no Name Servers option. Anyone know why?

Eric Amundson
Eric Amundson
19,530 Points

Angus,

This may help:

http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/

However, in some cases, this option may not be available. For example, if you just registered your domain, you won’t be able to transfer it for 60 days. Also, some hosts simply don’t support domain registration transfers.

If not . . .

Questions

  • Did you buy the name through wordpress.com?
  • Who is current registrar?
  • Where do current name servers point?

2 Answers

Zac Gordon
STAFF
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

WordPress.com has great support so you should be able to contact them directly for assistance if you're still having trouble.

Zac Gordon
STAFF
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Oh and DNS stands for domain name server so Name Server may be the same thing.