incorrect domain name

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  mydailydaisy1 · Member · Apr 9, 2017 at 5:37 pm

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  i meant to register my domain as mydailydaisy but somehow got mydailydaisycom? how do i remediate that? thank you.

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

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  timethief · Member · Apr 9, 2017 at 5:46 pm

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  You cannot register a site URL that has already been registered. That site exists already but has not been active since 2011 and that is why the software provided the mydailydaisycom.wordpress.com URL.

  There is no expiration date on any on .wordpress.com blog URLs unused, reserved or otherwise. Note that in these cases the blog’s owner rarely responds to comments or to contact information on the site. Moreover, Staff will not breach the privacy policy and provide you with an email address if you cannot make contact with the owner.
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/private-user-data/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/private-information/

  If you wish to you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade because it does not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is when you are domain mapping.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

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  mydailydaisy1 · Member · Apr 9, 2017 at 6:05 pm

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  thank you for this response. very helpful. I registered the domain name that I want via the upgrade link you provided. How do I then merge the 2 sites? Is that possible or do I have to start over?

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  timethief · Member · Apr 9, 2017 at 6:22 pm

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  Domain mapping of an existing domain isn’t a case of merging anything. Read: What domain mapping does below.

  re: purchasing WordPress.COM upgrades
  WordPress.com provides free blogs and hosts them free of charge. There are no bandwidth charges. All WordPress.com blogs come with 3000 megabytes (~3 GBs) of space for storing uploaded files and images. Free features are listed here https://en.wordpress.com/features/

  We have 4 different plans: free, personal, premium and business. All hosting is free regardless of which plan you choose. You can view all wordpress.com plan features here https://wordpress.com/pricing/ Add a plan for each of your sites here: http://store.wordpress.com/plans/.

  There are 3 ways to add a custom domain to your blog. Please note that an active WordPress.com plan is required to add a custom domain to your site. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#getting-started

  How domain mapping works
  Registering an underlying .wordpress.com URL first is required for domain mapping. That underlying URL does not have to match the domain URL when you are domain mapping.

  What domain mapping does is providing a seamless redirect to the very same content under the new domain URL when a person clicks the old URL .wordpress.com to the original content. It can take up to 72 hours for domain propagation to take place throughout the internet but it doesn’t usually take that long. https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

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  timethief · Member · Apr 9, 2017 at 6:23 pm

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  WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ The domain or mapping of any existing domain URL is included in the pricing for a personal upgrade, a premium and a business upgrade. The WordPress.COM upgrade for mapping a domain must be renewed annually.

  WordPress.com does not provide an email service for blogs on their sub domains or on custom domains. Please see these support docs
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/add-email/
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/email-forwarding/