I want to use wordpress to build a new site while my old site remains active

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  turningpointinnovations · Member · Sep 7, 2015 at 8:15 pm

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  We have an existing active site with GoDaddy. Their support recommended we use WordPress to build a new site (quite unhappy with their Website Builder). We will want the new site to replace the old site using the same domain. How do we get started building a new WordPress site (ready to go Premium) while leaving our existing GoDaddy site unaffected? The Get Started steps want to map the domain, won’t that screw up our existing site?

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 7, 2015 at 8:48 pm

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  want to map the domain, won’t that screw up our existing site?

  Yes that will mess you up real bad – just pick a good name you like (yourgoodname.wordpress.com) –

  Turn off the search engines to keep from confusing things, or set the site to private and keep everyone out (Dashboard >> Settings >> Reading – pick your option)

  Build site etc – then use domain mapping to move the name to your site here – turn on the search engine access and make a few new POSTS (they call up search engines and ask them to stop by, Pages don’t call) – you might want to wait 72 hours for the new Posts to let the name change work across the internet

  might be a bit of search traffic drop for a short time while search engines get used to the new site –