Domain Name Mapping

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    tenerifesex · Member ·

    Hi, hope you can advise me.

    I have just transferred my wordpress.com blog to bluehost but I think I have misunderstood the process of domain mapping.

    I exported the blog to the new domain and made sure all the URLs were matching beyond the dot.com/ string. Did the domain mapping a few hours ago and all pages and posts seem to be redirecting to the new blog. Traffic is showing fine.

    I just went into the dashboard of the original wordpress.com blog for a peak and I noticed that all the URLs have been re-written for the new blog. I did not expect that to happen from the guidance notes I read. I thought it just mapped the blog and applied redirects.

    I have a feeling I am supposed to be exporting the blog at this stage but I already did it. I wanted to get the new site running first in case there were any problems with importing the theme and I am glad I did because I had huge problems with that.

    Something seems wrong about this, my question is what should I do with the original blog, do I leave it, can I modifiy it at some stage or do I turn it off somehow? Can anyone advise me what to do next.

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

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    supportbot · Member ·

    The blog you specified at http://www.tenerife-sexo.com does not appear to be hosted at WordPress.com.

    This support forum is for blogs hosted at WordPress.com. If your question is about a self-hosted WordPress blog then you’ll find help at the WordPress.org forums.

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  • Unknown's avatar
    tenerifesex · Member ·

    The blog is hosted at wordpress.com. Youa have picked up the new domain.

    Sorry I should have given you the original domain which is http://www.tenerifesex.wordpress.com

    I do understand the difference between wp.com and wo.org and this is a wp.com issue.

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    tenerifesex · Member ·

    OK. I have noticed this morning that the wp.com blog is not getting any traffic, it is all going to the new blog so I think it is sorted out.

    Question now is, will googlebot be visiting and what I need to do to stop that, if anything?

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