can i use my own domain name with free hosting?

[parcelpl]

Hi all, I've registered my new site

example: www.parcelpl.co.uk and everytime i click a link it would replace .x10host.com to the end instead of my .co.uk address

Is it possible to use my own domain without showing .x10host.com, if so help would be great.

Thank you

 

[descalzo]

Go to your domain registrar and use their DNS tool to set the nameservers to ns1.x10hosting.com and ns2.x10hosting.com

Have a spot of tea.

Log into cPanel

Add the co.uk domain as a parked domain. That will make your domain an alias for your main domain, ie they will have the exact same content.
Log onto your WordPress admin area and change to site URL to your co.uk (WordPress uses the site URL to create the links -- if you don't change this, they will point to the .x10host.com URL)
(this assumes you want your co.uk domain name to point to what is currently in your .x10host.com domain -- if not, add the co.uk domain as an "add on domain" and the two will have separate files.)

 

[parcelpl]

I didn't realise that wordpress uses the site URL to create the links. Have amended now.

Thank you :biggrin: