Claiming domain names

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  mahalobay · Member · Jul 11, 2024 at 2:28 am

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  A question on domain names – if I set up a domain name, ie mydomain.whatever, can I still access my site from the original url, ie mysite.wordpress.com ? I’ve already sent out links for mysite.wordpress.com, so I just want to make sure that setting up a domain name doesn’t break the original link.

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  retnonindya · Member · Jul 11, 2024 at 6:06 am

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  Hey! Yes, you can still access the website using the WordPress.com website address :) Also, it depends on the primary address that you use. Usually, folks use their custom domain name (for example, myawesomesite.com) as their primary address — the address they and their visitors see on the browser address bar — but some folks are using their WordPress.com website address as their primary address, too!

  Also, no, it shouldn’t break the original link :)

  You can read more about setting your website’s primary address from here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#set-a-primary-address

  Hope this helps!