Domain Mapping – blog.yourname.com – is that possible?

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  sincerespirit111 · Member · Apr 19, 2009 at 10:13 pm

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  Hi there. I’m doing a few tests, trying to learn the system before I go live with my actual blog, and I have read this support document (http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/) and am still having trouble understanding if it is possible to set-up my blog so that instead of seeing for example: testingsamantha.wordpress.com

  I can have it
  blog.samantha.com

  FYI: I already own my own .com site for what I want to use.

  Also, can you have it either way as:
  blog.samantha.com
  – OR –
  samantha.com/blog

  and can I do that in wordpress and what’s really the difference between where the “blog” part of the name comes in, is there and advantage or disadvantage to either way?

  Any insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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  lorawow · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 7:52 pm

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  There’s no need to have a blog part in your domain.

  samantha.com will work just fine, if it isn’t already taken.
  Also smanatha.com/blog is easily done by redirecting all incoming traffic to samantha.com to samantha.com/blog

  Good luck!

  Regards,
  Lora @ http://lorawow.wordpress.com/

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 7:56 pm

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  Check out the documentation on the Support site about domain mapping. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 8:04 pm

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  @samanthaspirit-Sorry-didn’t fully read your question. You can’t map a blog to a subdirectory, only a subdomain.

  Also, if you want to use your domain for your email, don’t map your blog to yourdomainname.com Check out the support documentation regarding email too.

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  sincerespirit111 · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 8:33 pm

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  Thanks, I did read that support document but still didn’t understand which is why I posted my question.

  hmm, I appreciate the replies, but I’m not quite sure I still get it though.

  What is the difference between a subdirectory vs. a subdomain?

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 8:41 pm

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  blog.yourdomainname.com is a subdomain

  yourdomainname.com/blog is a subdirectory

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  lorawow · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 8:44 pm

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  Hm. Seems I was mistaken about that redirecting thingy then…?
  I’m sorry.

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  sincerespirit111 · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 9:02 pm

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  No worries lorawow, and thanks just jennifer….my follow-up question is which is better, a subdomain or a subdirectory? I guess I’m wondering also what the titles of the pages would be, if there is any preference in terms of coming up in searches and web traffic, etc.
  Thanks!

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  lorawow · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 10:59 pm

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  You can’t map a subdirectory so a subdomain is better.

  Please call me Lora

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  sincerespirit111 · Member · Apr 21, 2009 at 2:07 am

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  Thanks :-)