Domain redirect to self hosted site

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  abzu2 · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 5:09 pm

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  Have setup a self hosted WordPress site via BlueHost and wish to automatically redirect viewers from my wordpress.com site to the new one. Not sure as to whether WordPress.com can help me with this or if BlueHost should handle it.

  Change is from abzu2.wordpress.com >> abzu2.com

  TIA

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

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  timethief · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 8:35 pm

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  You need to purchase site redirect upgrade to achieve that. See 4 below.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  abzu2 · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 8:52 pm

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  Solved. Thank you for the reply.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 8:55 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes with your site.

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  abzu2 · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 9:02 pm

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  In the Store list in my Dashboard, I do not see any Site Redirect upgrade option. I do see the following:

  After you register a custom domain name your readers will be able to access your blog at the new domain name instead of abzu2.wordpress.com. Visitors to the old address will be automatically redirected.

  ¿ Is this the same as Site Redirect ?

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  abzu2 · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 9:08 pm

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  OK. Just found it on the Store options. I was looking at the options under Domain. Nonetheless, Still interested in knowing the difference between “registering a new domain” and ” site redirect”. TIA

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  raincoaster · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 9:53 pm

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  Registering a new domain just gets you a new domain. It doesn’t point it anywhere. For what you want, you want the redirect upgrade.

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  abzu2 · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 10:00 pm

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  Clear. Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · Feb 27, 2014 at 10:01 pm

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  OK. Just found it on the Store options.

  Good news and best wishes.