How can I add www to my domain?

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  pilatescorbetta · Member · Jul 13, 2011 at 3:03 pm

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  Hello,
  I registered a domain for my blog but I wonder how can I add the “www” at my domain, making it http://www.pilatescorbetta.com.

  Thanks.
  Blog url: http://pilatescorbetta.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Jul 13, 2011 at 8:14 pm

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  We actually strip out the www. for convenience.

  www is an old protocol from back when everything was under a separate server. www (www.example.com) was the web server, mail (mail.example.com) was the mail server, ftp (ftp.example.com) was the FTP server, print (print.example.com) was the print server, etc.

  These days, everything is run under the web server, making www. redundant and a waste of four characters.

  Please let us know if you have any more questions!

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  pilatescorbetta · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 8:50 am

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  Thanks,
  my only concern was the redirect: I mean does http://www.pilatescorbetta.com go to pilatescorbetta.com automatically?

  And the answer is: yes, so it is fine.
  I needed that since I printed many brochure with the “www” in the address.
  Thanks.

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  designsimply · Member · Jul 14, 2011 at 10:50 am

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  Yep, the www version of WordPress.com-mapped domains always redirect to the non-www version. I tested http://www.pilatescorbetta.com/ and it redirected properly.