domain name issues

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  cleverlychloe · Member · May 27, 2014 at 8:47 pm

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  i was looking to create simply a CleverlyChloe.com , no wordpress included in my domain name.

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

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  mar1965 · Member · May 27, 2014 at 9:16 pm

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  Hi cleverlychloe,

  If you do not own the domain CleverlyChloe.com yet, you can purchase it and then map it to your WordPress.com blog. You can also purchase it directly through WordPress as part of an upgrade to the free account. The support document Domains explains the process of adding custom domains.

  Martin

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  mrswifi · Member · May 27, 2014 at 9:27 pm

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  I have paid to map my blog. When I type in the address, word press is still in the url :(

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  timethief · Member · May 27, 2014 at 9:31 pm

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  There is no domain mapping upgrade for CleverlyChloe.com. If you would like to use this domain you will first need to set up domain mapping.

  Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
  All About Domains http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/all-about-domains/

  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard at > Store > My Upgrades to purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog. See here as you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

  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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  timethief · Member · May 27, 2014 at 9:34 pm

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  @justlikewings
  Congratulations! The nameservers appear to be set up correctly for justlikewings.com.

  BUT … There is no primary domain set for justlikewings.wordpress.com. This means that although justlikewings.com will forward to the site, justlikewings.com will appear in the browser address bar. To learn more about setting a primary domain, please see our documentation. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/#setting-the-primary-domain

  Then be patient knowing this is not an instant process. It can take as long as 72 hours for DNS changes to become widely available. If you’re still not seeing your site loading at justlikewings.com, please wait a few more hours, clear your browser cache, and try again.