Change subdomain please
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Hi,
My site is currently linked to the subdomain blog.grapeful.co.uk
However I am not renewing that domain in a couple of weeks’ time when it expires, instead I have bought a new one (grapefulapp.com). Is it possible to change my subdomain to blog.grapefulapp.com?
Thanks,
ShakiraThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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I’m happy to make that change for you. Please let me know when your new domain is active and I’ll update your Mapping upgrade.
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Yes please – it’s active already. http://www.grapefulapp.com so can the new subdomain be blog.grapefulapp.com? Thanks!
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Sure! I just did that. Please note that any links to your old domain will break if you do not keep that domain up to date. If you’d like to keep your old links working, you should purchase an additional Domain Mapping upgrade.
Let me know if you have other questions!
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Hi Shawna, I just tried going to http://blog.grapefulapp.com but it doesn’t work, do I need to wait a while? Thanks
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Did you add a CNAME record to your domain? You’ll need to add a record for blog.grapefulapp.com that points to grapefulapp.wordpress.com:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-subdomain/#instructions-for-mapping-subdomains
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But I will not be renewing the old domain next month. Is there anything I can do to keep the old links working?
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You can purchase another domain mapping upgrade here:
And, if you no longer own the domain, you have no control over where the links will direct. The only way to keep your old links working is to keep your old domain.
Let me know if you have more questions!
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Thanks Shawna – sorry one more question – my blog used to appear as blog.grapeful.co.uk/page/blabla – where as now it seems to switch to grapefulapp.wordpress.com even if I navigate to blog.grapefulapp.com
How do I amend it so that the user doesn’t see wordpress.com in the URL, as I had previously?
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You can do that through your dashboard at Store > My Domains. Select the correct domain and click on ‘Update Primary Domain’.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domains-settings/#changing-your-primary-domain
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