Changed url-lost everything!!!!!!!!! Helllllppppp meeeeeee!!!

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    eneumann1984 · Member ·

    Hey guys. So I tried to change my url to one i bought from host gator and once i did this it completely reset my page to zero. I have no content. I have no theme. I cant seem to access the old content. I have no idea how to get back to what I had or transfer content!!! Any ideas ANYONE!? Thanks in advance!

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    timethief · Member ·

    I suggest you start by reading this support doc so you are crystal clear on the differences between wordpress.COM hosted blogs and self hosted WordPress.ORG installs. https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    re: mapping to an existing domain URL from a wordpress.com blog

    WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

    See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ offered by WordPress.com.
    Premium bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/
    Business bundle details http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/

    Note that each upgrade bundle applies to a single blog only and is for a single year only when it is due to be renewed.

    We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely so you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    Read Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

    WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible. Domain mapping of an existing domain URL that you already own and purchased elsewhere is not done free of charge. You will have to renew the domain name purchase where you made it and the domain mapping purchase here every year.

    Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually and a domain name purchase and domain mapping are included in the Premium upgrade bundle.

    In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com sub-domain blog to map from and it does not matter what that underlying .wordpress.com URL is. It does not have to match the domain URL.

    If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the WordPress.COM blog, and as you own a domain URL already, you can see here for mapping an existing domain. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

    It can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.

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