Bluehost hosted word press account

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  thatbrummiebird · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 8:00 pm

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  Hello,

  I set up a free blog on word press and brought my domain name through you. After so research I then found out that I may encounter some issues with advertising etc. by using a word press hosted account.

  So i have brought a package with Blue Host for them to host my site but to still publish through you. have completed the domain change as is detailed in your help section and changed the domains to ns1.bluehost.com and ns2.bluehost.com

  Now there is an orange message above this which reads “Your domain must use WordPress.com name servers for your WordPress.com site to load & other features to be available”

  I have no idea what I need to do now?

  Can someone help me wit this please?

  Thanks

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

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  thatbrummiebird · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 8:34 pm

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  Just to clarify the wordpress blog with through wordpress.com should I move to wordpress.org? I am very confused!

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 8:47 pm

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  I see that you purchased your domain URL through wordpress.com.

  I see that you have a WordPress.ORG software install on a site hosted by Bluehost at http://thatbrummiebird.com/

  “Your domain must use WordPress.com name servers for your WordPress.com site to load & other features to be available”

  That is such a confounding message that I tagged this thread with modlook for Staff to explain exactly what it means to you, before we get others posting here who get the same message. Please subscribe to it so you are notified when they respond and be patient while waiting. To subscribe look in the sidebar of this thread, find the subscribe to topics link and click it.

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  thatbrummiebird · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 8:59 pm

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  To be honest I am quite naive to the differences, so any help would be much appreciated! I am very new to this.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:04 pm

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  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different username accounts, logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG account, then click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, https://wordpress.org/support/register.php so you can post to the support forums there.
  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page

  I hasten to add this: Please just wait patiently for Staff to help you.

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  thatbrummiebird · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:06 pm

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  Ok so essentially I am on the wrong site here, I should be using wordpress.org if I want a self hosting site?

  Thanks so much for your help!

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:13 pm

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  You have a self hosted wordpress.org site hosted by Bluehost here http://thatbrummiebird.com that you need to set up. Contact Bluehost support https://my.bluehost.com/hosting/help to get up and running there.

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  thatbrummiebird · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:17 pm

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  Thank you so much!

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2015 at 9:18 pm

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  You’re welcome.