Changing domain names

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  thomasmccormally · Member · Dec 27, 2016 at 6:01 pm

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  Hello,
  I want to upgrade my site and also want to change the name. The blog so far has been about ‘writingthebook’ but now the book is about written and it has a name so I want to change the name of the blog … but I want to keep it all together … So, can I upgrade, change the domain name and keep it linked to the older part of the blog? Make sense?

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Dec 28, 2016 at 3:49 am

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  If you would like to change your WordPress.com site’s URL, there are options and instructions for doing so here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/

  Please bear in mind that once changed, that site’s original WordPress.com URL will become permanently unavailable for future use by you or any other user. If you feel that you might need that URL again in the future, you might consider starting a new site with your preferred name rather than changing the name of your existing site.

  Please let me know if you have further questions or if anything is unclear.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Dec 28, 2016 at 3:52 am

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  Also keep in mind that once changed, any links on the internet to your old URL will no longer work.

  A better plan might be to set up a custom domain for your site. By doing that, you could pick a URL that reflected your current work, and also keep any old links active.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/register-domain/

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  thomasmccormally · Member · Dec 28, 2016 at 5:26 pm

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  Thanks for the info … I’m thinking of going for the custom domain for the new site. Question though: if the old site goes dormant, i.e. i stop adding to it because I am working on the new site instead, will wordpress just leave it alone or will they consider it “abandoned” and delete it?

  And on a different topic, is there a clean way to print out or otherwise save (digitally) the blog? I am an archivist and am thinking about wanting a hard copy for the files, as well as an electronic copy for posterity sake.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Dec 28, 2016 at 8:08 pm

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  WordPress.com does not delete sites because of disuse. So you are safe there.

  Re printing, this may help:

  How to turn your blog into a book

  For saving generally, you can create a backup using these instructions:

  Export Your Website’s Content

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  thomasmccormally · Member · Dec 28, 2016 at 8:46 pm

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  thank you. most helpful

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Dec 28, 2016 at 9:01 pm

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  No problem!