changing domain name

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  jad1425 · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 1:47 pm

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  I want to give my domain a new name……..I have already registered the new name with GO DADDY

  For my blog, the current domain name is “anothervoice-greenleaf.com”
  I want to keep my bog but with a new domain name whihc is “anothervoice-jad.com”

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

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  jad1425 · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 1:49 pm

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  I want to give my domain a new name……..I have already registered the new name with GO DADDY

  For my blog, the current domain name is “anothervoice-greenleaf.com”
  I want to keep my bog but with a new domain name which is “anothervoice-jad.com”

  The blog I need help with is anothervoice-greenleaf.org.

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 3:06 pm

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  http://anothervoice-greenleaf.org/ loads fine for me and shows your base blog of http://foranothervoice.wordpress.com/ – is that what you wanted to do?

  Primary Blog is Set

  anothervoice-greenleaf.org is set as the primary domain for foranothervoice.wordpress.com and will appear in the address bar when you visit the site.

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  jad1425 · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 3:14 pm

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  I would like to change my primary domain to

  anothervoice-jad.com

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 3:26 pm

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  You probably want to map anothervoice-jad.com and set that as Primary Domain – you might be able to have the staff transfer the domain mapping to the anothervoice-jad.com – but if you disable the mapping for anothervoice-greenleaf.org all the links and search traffic from that name will crash and search engines will get a bit upset at your blog – by having both names mapped for a while but primary to anothervoice-jad.com that will help teach search engines & people that visit your site that you have moved

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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  jad1425 · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 3:34 pm

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  OK……..can you make the appropriate change for me so that both names are mapped for a while but primary to anothervoice-jad.com ?

  John

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 12, 2014 at 3:46 pm

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  I am not staff and can’t change your blog settings, step through the instructions in the link I gave you above, at the end you will see the instructions for setting Primary Domain and just pick the new domain Cost $ 13.- / year –

  at end of the old mapping probably OK to let it go away if you have the new name active for a few months

  Dashboard >> Store >> Domains, if you go past the set primary –

  I have also flagged this for the staff but the are real backed up at this point

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  jad1425 · Member · Mar 13, 2014 at 9:31 am

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  Still have a problem….

  I have a blog which people USED TO reach at anothervoice-greenleaf.com

  I have a new domain name set up via GO DADDY……

  New name is anothervoice-jad.com

  Today when people try to access my blog, they get sent to a GO DADDY advertisement for anothervoice-jad.com

  PLEASE HELP!

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  auxclass · Member · Mar 13, 2014 at 3:59 pm

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  While you have added domain mapping for anothervoice-jad.com – the name servers are still set to Godaddy, that is why you get the Godaddy page, you need to change the name servers at Godaddy (your registrar) to WordPress.COM per the instructions in the link I posted above

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  jad1425 · Member · Mar 16, 2014 at 8:11 am

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  Thanks. I tried to do that…..NS1.WORDPRESS.COM and NS2.WORDPRESS.COM but the program said this was invalid, also asked for a verification code which I don’t have.

  Is there no one who can do this for me. I am willing to pay. And I did upgrade my account some time ago.

  I appreciate your patience and your help.

  John

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  shawnajroberts · Member · Mar 20, 2014 at 11:20 pm

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  Hi there!

  You’ll need to contact GoDaddy about getting your nameservers set to the following:

  NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
  NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

  This document may help:

  http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/664/setting-nameservers-for-your-domain-names

  You should not need a verification code to change your nameservers.

  Please let me know if I can help further once you’ve change your nameservers! :)