Add this blog's domain to downloaded wordpress with myphp

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  treadsoflife · Member · Jun 6, 2014 at 4:07 pm

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  I created a wordpress blog with a purchased domain without downloading wordpress via mamp, now that I’ve downloaded wordpress, I need to be able to add my domain to the downloaded wordpress and access my blog from there.‹

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jun 6, 2014 at 7:44 pm

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  Hi there,

  If I understand correctly, you previously setup treadsoflife.com at WordPress.com. However, now, you’re looking to make that into a self-hosted site. Is that correct?

  Let me know a bit more about what you’re looking to do, and I’ll be happy to help!

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  treadsoflife · Member · Jun 6, 2014 at 7:45 pm

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  Hi, yes! I think that is what i’m attempting to do.

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jun 6, 2014 at 9:36 pm

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  Ah! Thanks for clarifying. First, you’ll need to setup hosting for your self-hosted site. We have suggested hosting services here:

  Hosting

  Once you get your hosting service setup, uou’ll need to follow the instructions here on setting up a self-hosted site:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  That will explain how to transfer your content from your WordPress.com blog to your self-hosted site. Then, since your domain is currently registered at WordPress.com, we’ll need to point it to your self-hosted site. The best thing to do would be to transfer the domain to your hosting service so your registration and hosting are managed in the same place. However, domains cannot be transferred for 60 days from the date of purchase. In the meantime, you can change the name servers to point to your host following the instructions here:

  Change a Domain’s Name Servers

  Then, after 60 days, you can transfer your domain following the instructions here:

  Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar

  I know that sounds like a ton of steps! Give it a go. If you get stuck, I’m here to help!

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  treadsoflife · Member · Jun 7, 2014 at 7:18 pm

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  Hi, after thumbing around with certain options you’ve listed, I cannot seem to customize the blog as I would like. So instead i’ve decided to map my domain name to an existing blogger account instead. Can you assist me in doing so? Thus far I’ve started to follow these instructions, but I am confused on step 5.

  link: https://support.google.com/blogger/troubleshooter/1233381?hl=en#ts=1734115

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  treadsoflife · Member · Jun 7, 2014 at 7:42 pm

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  actually disregard the previous post

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jun 9, 2014 at 4:21 pm

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  Hi!

  Were you able to successfully setup your self-hosted site? Please let me know if you need anything else.