Domain Mapping – Do I still have to buy upgrade?
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My blog requires an annual upgrade within the next day.
My question: If I map it to my domain (creativegoddess.lisa-stewart.com), is it merely a redirect?
Do I have to still purchase the annual upgrade for the bells & whistles?Or will this be up to me now that it’s under my domain?
TIA,
LisaThe blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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All domain mapping results in a 301 Moved Permanently redirect.
All that changes when you are domain mapping is the URL and nothing else. The content stays exactly where it is. What domain mapping does its create a seamless transfer between the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs to the domain URLs no matter where they are on the internet. Visitors who click the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs will be seamlessly redirected to the exact same content under the domain URLs.
Please read Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com sub-domain blog to map from, and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.
See here if you do not own a domain
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
if you already have a website you don’t want to affect, and you want to add a blog to it under a subdomain (for example, blog.yourgroovydomain.com) see here http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-subdomain/
Your payment methods are here https://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/
Your upgrade history will be here Dashboard > Store> My Upgrades
https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History
https://en.support.wordpress.com/billing-history/After you do the primary blog set up 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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Do I have to still purchase the annual upgrade for the bells & whistles?
Which bells and whistles?
See here for details of all 3 plans http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/ offered by WordPress.com.
Premium bundle details, includes a custom domain and domain mapping http://store.wordpress.com/plans/premium/
A free blog and free features https://en.wordpress.com/features/
A custom domain
Advanced customization
Store dozens of videos
13 GB of space
No Ads
Direct Email supportBusiness bundle details, includes a custom domain and domain mapping http://store.wordpress.com/plans/business/
A free blog and free features https://en.wordpress.com/features/
A custom domain
Advanced customization
50+ premium themes included
eCommerce
Store Unlimited videos
Unlimited space
No Ads
Live Chat support
Google AnalyticsNote that each upgrade bundle applies to a single blog only and is for a single year only when it is due to be renewed.
We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/
Read Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
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