cname to redirect to blog

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  hcdaargau · Member · Jul 21, 2012 at 4:59 pm

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  hi all,
  i have a registered domain and would like that when i entered in the browser, to user is redirectet to my wordpress blog (and that in the url remains the entered domain).

  I thought it could work somehow with a cname, but how do i get one?

  can somebody give me a step by step instruction what do to?

  thanks

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

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  designsimply · Member · Jul 22, 2012 at 6:17 am

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  To clarify, are you trying to setup a custom domain for a WordPress.com blog or redirect traffic from a WordPress.com blog to a site setup at an outside web host?

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  hcdaargau · Member · Jul 22, 2012 at 11:32 am

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  i would like the following:
  i have a registered domain (www.abc.ch) and i have a wordpress blog (hcdaargau.wordpress.com.

  now i when i enter http://www.abc.ch in the browser, that it redirects to my wordpress blog so that only http://www.abc.ch is visible in the browser.

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  hcdaargau · Member · Jul 22, 2012 at 11:33 am

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  so basically redirect a external domain to a wordpress.com blog

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  auxclass · Member · Jul 22, 2012 at 1:50 pm

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  Why don’t you just map the domain?? – simple and your site looks professional

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

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  hellocolby · Member · Jul 22, 2012 at 1:54 pm

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  Like auxclass said, try mapping the domain. You can find all steps your need in this support post:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

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  hcdaargau · Member · Jul 22, 2012 at 2:38 pm

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  Shouldn’t it be possible to redirect when having a domain somewhere? Like this i pay twice, once the host/domain and also here on wordpress for the mapping. I am sure there’s a technial way to solve the problem. How does it work with creating a cname?