How do I redirect a blog?

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 25, 2013 at 6:33 am

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  I changed my blog address . However, if someone clicks on my old address they get a message of Not Found. How do I get it to redirect readers to the new url. I have the free blog.

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

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 25, 2013 at 4:52 pm

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  What are the URL’s of both blogs please?

  A site redirect upgrade is probably what you want

  Site Redirect

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 5:23 am

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  it is going from lattenene1.wordpress.com to lattenenechat.wordpress.com. The old url is presently hidden. Do I need to make it active?

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 5:29 am

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  Yes the site redirect is what you need. As long as the old site has not been deleted you are good – I was able to visit lattenene1.wordpress.com which is fine

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 5:47 am

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  so what do I do exactly so when people click into lattenene1.wordpress.com say in Pinterest they end up at lattenene.wordpress.com. Just complete a redirect request?

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 5:54 am

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  Yes, a redirect upgrade will automatically route them to your new site.

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 5:56 am

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  Any time a visitor – no matter how they get to lattenene1.wordpress.com will end up at lattenene.wordpress.com automatically – the old links should also work and go to the proper place on the new blog

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:00 am

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  Thank you so much!!!!

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:06 am

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  You be welcome and good luck

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:07 am

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  now confused…shouldn’t the message say To begin your sight redirect…enter the url below to which you want lattenene1 not chat?

  Have you decided to take your WordPress.com site and host it yourself? Have you recently changed your blog address? If you don’t want to lose the traffic to your lattenenechat.wordpress.com address, the Site Redirect upgrade will forward all traffic to your new location.

  To begin your Site Redirect upgrade purchase, enter the URL below to which you want your lattenenechat.wordpress.com blog traffic to redirect.

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:17 am

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  Here are the instructions with screenshots – you should start on the Dashboard of the blog you want to redirect

  Site Redirect

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:20 am

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  You need to be on the dashboard of the blog you aren’t useing. Buy the redirect there, and select the new blog as the destination URL.

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:20 am

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  I think what I did is stupidly transfer the blog name before I did the redirect. So now I have to figure out how to transfer it back to the old url so I can redirect to the new url and I don;t know if thats possible.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:29 am

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  I’ll flag this for staff attention. It’s their fault the instructions aren’t clearer when you change the URL.

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  lattenene · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:33 am

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  I’m doing a HAPPY DANCE!!! I did it. Again, thanks to both of you!!!
  -renee

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 26, 2013 at 6:47 am

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  You be welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  I love it when a plan comes together