Changing url for my blog!

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  nicole3482 · Member · Oct 11, 2014 at 8:33 pm

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  How do I change the url of my blog? I want to change it from http://www.leeilatime.wordpress.com to (email visible only to moderators and staff)?

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

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  timethief · Member · Oct 11, 2014 at 8:39 pm

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  This symbol @ is found only in email addresses. Our software redacts email addresses on the forums. You cannot change any URL to an email address and only those who do not follow security protocols would ever have the same email address and blog URL because that would lay both open to hackers.

  If you want to change the blog address ie. the URL starting with http:// then you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to do that and the URL you desire must be available. If so then you can change the URL by using this guide
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/
  http://en.support.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/dashboard-e1371648470893.png

  Changing a URL is a permanent and irreversible act. No changed or deleted blog URLs are recycled here, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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  timethief · Member · Oct 11, 2014 at 8:40 pm

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  If what you are asking is:
  How do I purchase a domain of my own and map to it from my wordpress.com blog?
  Or how do I map to my existing domain from my wordpress.com blog?
  please read on.

  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 a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade 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.