domain mapping subdomain (www)

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  allocate · Member · Jan 31, 2008 at 11:20 pm

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  I just purchased the domain mapping service (registration + hosting) from wordpress, and my blog is being forwarded to legalgeekery.com. I’m wondering if it’s possible to make it forward to http://www.legalgeekery.com (with the www).

  I checked the domain management website and the FAQs on creating subdomains were either old or totally not applicable.

  Any help would be appreciated.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 31, 2008 at 11:40 pm

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  It should work whether people put the W’s in or not. My understanding (inexact at best) is that http://whatever outranks http://www.whatever so you’re covered. Think of it as getting the w’s for free.

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  raincoaster · Member · Jan 31, 2008 at 11:41 pm

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  Fewer and fewer sites are using the 3w anyway. It looks more modern and is shorter just to say “I’m at legalgeekery.com” and leave it at that.

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  allocate · Member · Feb 1, 2008 at 12:46 am

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  Hmm, valid points. Maybe I’m old fashioned :p

  Thanks for the response, though.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Feb 1, 2008 at 12:50 am

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  Also, it seems to me – though I may be wrong – that when you register a domain through wordpress.com that you cannot have the www in it.