how did I get and how do I remove dotcom after my domain name.

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  ruffroadie · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 4:58 am

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  I signed up for DreamHost which allowed me to install wordpress. I starting a blog using the domain name ruffroadie.com. The blog URL is ruffroadiedotcom.wordpress.com. Is there any way to change this?

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

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 5:32 am

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  Hi,

  Follow the “Instructions for Changing Your Blog Address” in the Change a Blog Address support page.

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  musicdoc1 · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 5:32 am

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  I don’t know why or how you obtained the wrong address.

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  brotskytv · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 6:30 am

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  You can do it by going to dashboard -> My Blogs -> There is an option to edit your current blog address, remove the dotcom, save the settings and refresh the website, you will get your result.

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/

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  auxclass · Member · Nov 13, 2015 at 6:52 am

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  name ruffroadie.com. The blog URL is ruffroadiedotcom.wordpress.com.

  the issue is they are different blogs and not related other than you have both of them

  ruffroadie.com – is hosted on BlueHost and is a WordPress.ORG install

  ruffroadiedotcom.wordpress.com – is hosted at WordPress.COM

  you will probably only use one of them – you will not do much anything here for your ruffroadie.com – I think the account here is only needed to make the JetPack plugin work

  For more on the difference: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/