changing domain name

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  hannahmrobinson · Member · Dec 8, 2014 at 7:57 pm

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  Hey…I just bought the domain name I want. How can I change my wordpress blogs URL to this one?

  Best

  Hannah

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  timethief · Member · Dec 8, 2014 at 7:58 pm

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  When you purchase domain mapping the content stays exactly where it is and nothing except the URLs changes.

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

  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from, and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard at > Store > My Upgrades to purchase upgrades for the blog.

  See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

  See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  After you do the primary blog set up 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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  hannahmrobinson · Member · Dec 8, 2014 at 8:21 pm

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  Hey! Thanks for this, really helpful. I set up to map my new domain to my wordpress: I guess now is the waiting game?

  Best,

  Hannah

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  timethief · Member · Dec 8, 2014 at 8:24 pm

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  You’re welcome. Yes, patience is required. :) Best wishes, Hannah.