How do I point my WP blog to a web host site?

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  aussiekidonline · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 2:14 pm

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  Hi,

  After three days of searching online via forum, suggested sites, help, even youtube, I’m stuck. I have a WP blog that I paid extra for the domain name (aussiekidonline.com), and I’m trying to point to a web host nameserver. I cannot find where in WP settings I need to change this. Under Store->Domains, I click on my domain and ‘edit DNS’ and then I’m completely lost. Please help. Thank you.
  Blog url: http://aussiekidonline.wordpress.com/

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  mkoenig514 · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 8:28 pm

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  You will need to change the nameservers for your domain so that they point to your new host. Please see http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-name-servers for information on changing your nameservers.

  You can access your domain manager to change your nameservers at http://aussiekidonline.wordpress.com/wp-admin/paid-upgrades.php?page=domains . The domain manager is located at the bottom of the page.

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  mkoenig514 · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 8:36 pm

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  To clarify, the instructions I gave you are to map your custom domain to another site hosted elsewhere (not a WordPress.com site). That will only change your custom domain settings so that when someone goes to aussiekidonline.com it will load your other site and not your WordPress.com site http://aussiekidonline.wordpress.com/ .

  If someone goes to http://aussiekidonline.wordpress.com/ they will still see your WordPress.com site.

  If you want people to be redirected to your other site when they go to http://aussiekidonline.wordpress.com/ (after you have changed your nameservers to point aussiekidonline.com to your external site), then you will need to purchase our Offsite Redirect to redirect traffic to your other site (which would be aussiekidonline.com). You can purchase that in your upgrades page at http://aussiekidonline.wordpress.com/wp-admin/paid-upgrades.php.

  For more information please see http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ .

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  aussiekidonline · Member · Sep 22, 2011 at 9:40 pm

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  Thanks for the information. It seems that something wasn’t right with my account since the option to go to Domain Administration was not there previously. NOW it makes sense. Thanks for your help!