Title: WordPress domain hosting
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# WordPress domain hosting

 *  [Steve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beforewisdom/)
 * (@beforewisdom)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-domain-hosting/)
 * Hi.
 * I have a very minimally technically literate author friend who wants a blog with
   his own domain name and a few static pages. I’m thinking that the best solution
   for him would be to get a wordpress blog( not his own copy of the app, the service)
 * Will wordpress map his domain to his blog? Where does he apply? How much is the
   charge?
 * Can anyone recommend a cheap place where he can get an anonymous domain name 
   registration?
 * Please let me know what else is involved.
 * Also, I think all of this may overwhelm him. Is there anyway I can start a blog
   for him with the wordpress blog service, set up his domain, then turn it over
   _completely_ to him?
 * Thanks

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-domain-hosting/#post-484738)
 * Hi.
 * _I have a very minimally technically literate author friend who wants a blog 
   with his own domain name and a few static pages. I’m thinking that the best solution
   for him would be to get a wordpress blog( not his own copy of the app, the service)_
 * Ok.
 * _Will wordpress map his domain to his blog? Where does he apply? How much is 
   the charge?
 * No.
 * _Can anyone recommend a cheap place where he can get an anonymous domain name
   registration?_
 * What do you mean by anonymous? You are required to provide accurate information
   when registering a domain by law. And there are services similar to spamhaus,
   etc.. that accept submissions for web sites that have “obviously” inaccurate 
   information in the whois record.
 * If you want to _cloak_ your otherwise accurate whois information you can use 
   domains by proxy –> [http://www.domainsbyproxy.com/](http://www.domainsbyproxy.com/)
 * That’s available with some domain registrars. Ive used it with some of my domains.
   I do not know if its available with all registrars.
 * As for cheap, try Google?
    [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=domain+registration&btnG=Google+Search](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=domain+registration&btnG=Google+Search)
 * _Also, I think all of this may overwhelm him. Is there anyway I can start a blog
   for him with the wordpress blog service, set up his domain, then turn it over\
   _completely\_ to him?_
 * Yes, just give him the username and password you signed up with. Change the email
   on record to his.
 *  Thread Starter [Steve](https://wordpress.org/support/users/beforewisdom/)
 * (@beforewisdom)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-domain-hosting/#post-484830)
 * > Will wordpress map his domain to his blog? Where does he apply? How much is
   > the charge?
   > No.
 * I’ve seen some FAQs related to this. Am I confused? Are those things about people
   with a wordpress installation mapping their domain to their blog OR people who
   have a wordpress blog from the wordpress service and the service does not offer
   that?
 * If the wordpress blog service doesn’t offer domain mapping is there a blog service
   that does? If not what is a good host for getting server space, domain hosting
   and offers wordpress blogs?
 * Thanks
 *  [vkaryl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vkaryl/)
 * (@vkaryl)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-domain-hosting/#post-484832)
 * Try asking for an invitation from [http://blogrunn.com/](http://blogrunn.com/)–
   plain ol’ wp blogs, free, space – but the only mapping will be as a subdomain
   such as myfriendsdomainname.blogrunn.com, pretty much like wordpress.com does(
   though I do seem to remember that wp.com was going to offer mapping for a price–
   and probably a fairly high one considering…. but it may have been dropped, or
   just not be ready for prime-time yet).
 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-domain-hosting/#post-484835)
 * I think the confusion is that wordpress.COM (not to be confused with .org where
   we are) does offer some “for pay” options for the domain “masking.”

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