how do i change my domain to wordpress.org with Dreamhost?

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  tamararendell · Member · Nov 12, 2013 at 3:28 am

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  Hi,
  I have joined Dreamhost to switch my http://www.phoenicispubling.com from WordPress.com to WordPress.org.
  I’ve done the one click installation of WordPress.org through DreamHostand have received the email from DreamHost to say that installation was a success.
  When I click on the link in the email to my http://www.phoenicispublishing.com it takes me to the WordPress.com version.
  I thought that DreamHost one click installation of WordPress could handle the entire switch over – was I mistaken? If so, what steps do I need to take?

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  dreamhostellice · Member · Nov 13, 2013 at 10:32 pm

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  Hi there! It looks like your site is still pointing to WordPress.com’s nameservers:

  Domain Name: PHOENICISPUBLISHING.COM
  Registrar URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
  Name Server: NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
  Name Server: NS2.WORDPRESS.COM

  For your site to start using the wordpress.org version, you’ll need to point your domain to our nameservers:

  ns1.dreamhost.com
  ns2.dreamhost.com
  ns3.dreamhost.com

  Once DNS has propagated the new records, you’ll see the .org version. :) You can follow your site’s DNS propagation here: http://www.whatsmydns.net

  Hope that helps! Feel free to submit a support ticket or hit us up on LiveChat for any other support help!

  Cheers!
  Ellice S
  DreamHost Staff

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  tamararendell · Member · Nov 14, 2013 at 7:21 am

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  Thank you!
  I switched over successfully just earlier – thanks to a level headed person calmly explaining in about two sentences what to do….much like you did just now : )