DNS mapping

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  teepeetales · Member · Aug 5, 2014 at 10:53 pm

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  I have bought a new domain teepeeornot.com but when I click on my blog it now points to the empty domain and not the content of the blog. Please help!

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

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  timethief · Member · Aug 5, 2014 at 10:59 pm

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  Do you want to use that domain with this blog? http://thekindcause.wordpress.com/

  WordPress.com provides free blogs and free hosting for them. WordPress.com does not accept domain name transfers but mapping to an existing domain can be done.

  Domain mapping of an existing domain URL that you already own and purchased elsewhere is not done free of charge. You will have to renew the domain name purchase where you made it and the domain mapping purchase here every year.

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

  Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually. In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.

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

  Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing 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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  teepeetales · Member · Aug 6, 2014 at 4:12 am

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  I’m still so confused. Do I need to just wait 72 hours or is there something else I need to do as I click on my blog – ‘tepee or not tepee’ and it is pointing here:
  http://teepeeornot.com/

  I did buy this domain but I want my blog to come up when I use the URL teepeeornot.com

  Is there something else I need to do?
  Thanks,
  Katy

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  timethief · Member · Aug 7, 2014 at 9:47 pm

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  Hi Katy,
  The redirection is working for me here in Canada. If it’s not working for your try clearing your browser cache http://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/#clear-your-cache-and-cookies If your still don’t see the redirect then type modlook into the sidebar of the thread for Staff help.