How to I move my web address to my wordpress.com account?

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  reluctantcatowner · Member · Apr 28, 2014 at 6:37 pm

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  I have a domain name registered with Weebly but want to move that web address to my WordPress account. When users type in http://www.reluctantcatowner.com, I want them to be directed to my WordPress account instead of my Weebly account so that I can close my Weebly account and only use WordPress.

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

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Apr 30, 2014 at 5:14 pm

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  Hi Cary!

  You can do this by updating the nameservers of the domain to ours:

  • NS1.WORDPRESS.COM
  • NS2.WORDPRESS.COM
  • NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

  Then, purchase the Domain Mapping upgrade. Normally after a few hours it should be up and running. For more information on setting this up, please view this support guide:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

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  reluctantcatowner · Member · Apr 30, 2014 at 6:04 pm

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  I really appreciate this!
  One more question: on Weebly, there are only two fields for entering the updated nameservers. I see that wordpress has 3. Will it be a problem to only enter the first two listed above?

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  gracejiyoung · Member · Apr 30, 2014 at 7:42 pm

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  Hi Cary,

  It should work with two. Try it and let me know if you run into any issues.

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  reluctantcatowner · Member · May 1, 2014 at 2:07 am

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  So I purchased the upgrade and added the new nameserver to my Weebly account, but now when I go to my WordPress account, I see my Weebly site. Whenever someone enters http://www.reluctantcatowner.com, I wanted them to see my WordPress page and not my weebly page. But now they see only my weebly page. I don’t want anybody to see my Weebly page. I only want people to see my WordPress page.

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  gracejiyoung · Member · May 1, 2014 at 4:12 pm

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  Hi Cary,

  It looks like your nameservers have not been updated yet as seen here:

  http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=reluctantcatowner.com

  It is set to:

  dns1.register.com
  dns2.register.com

  Can you please check with your registrar and update them to ours?

  Thank you!

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  reluctantcatowner · Member · May 1, 2014 at 8:05 pm

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  I did at first, but it directed my WordPress viewers to my Weebly page so changed the nameswerver back (want my readers to see my WordPress page).
  I changed it back now.

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  reluctantcatowner · Member · May 1, 2014 at 8:06 pm

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  Oh wow. It worked :-)
  Woohoo!