How can I map my custom domain name to another site (squarespace)?

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  anummabrooke · Member · Mar 30, 2012 at 9:04 pm

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  I have read the information here at WP.com about this, but it says to change my Nameservers, whereas the Squarespace docs specifically say not to do that; in any case, when I try to change my Nameservers to “SQUARESPACE.COM” instead of “WORDPRESS.COM,” I receive an error.

  I write Squarespace, and they said that I need to contact my custom domain registrar and tell them specifically that I’d like to map my custom domain name to another site. However, “Special Domain Services, Inc” has no contact information.

  The site I am attempting to map to is http://anumma.squarespace.com/

  Thanks very much for your time. Let me know if more information would be helpful.

  I believe that I am to do something with Cname or Aname, but I have never done this before, and do not really understand.
  Blog url: http://anumma.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 30, 2012 at 10:03 pm

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  You’ll need to ask Squarespace what their nameservers are. “SQUARESPACE.COM” is not a nameserver.

  If they don’t offer nameservers, they may offer DNS rules to map your domain. If so, you can add those to your Custom DNS panel: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/

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  anummabrooke · Member · Mar 30, 2012 at 10:37 pm

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  Thanks, macmanx (from another Mac man).

  It looks like my best bet is to transfer my custom domain name to another registrar, specifically GoDaddy, because Squarespace has an excellent archived Workshop on pointing a custom domain name from GoDaddy to Squarespace:
  http://workshops.squarespace.com/archive/custom-domain-mapping.html

  So, if I simply transfer my custom domain name from WP to GoDaddy, I can then follow the canonical, approved instructions from Squarespace. :^)

  If this thread is left open for a day or two, I’ll be able to report back about how it worked, so that the thread can stand as support for others.

  Thanks very much, macmanx, for your quick reply. Best,
  Brooke

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Mar 30, 2012 at 10:49 pm

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  I suppose so, but I can’t comment specifically on the GoDaddy end of things.

  You can transfer your domain following this guide: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#transfer-to-another-registrar