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  villatorotony · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 8:07 pm

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  I am trying to map my blog to a six website, but am in need of the ip address so they can do that. How do I find my ip address?

  Thanks!

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

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  galois · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 8:09 pm

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  See here, please:
  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-need-wordpresscom-ip-addresses-for-my-domain-host?replies=5#post-2302068

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  villatorotony · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 8:38 pm

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  If not my ip address, what record do I need to point to WordPress?

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  villatorotony · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 8:39 pm

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  I have a domain, how can I connect it to my wordpress blog?

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  galois · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 8:52 pm

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  Dou you need the mapping domain upgrade & change the “nameservers”:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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  villatorotony · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 8:57 pm

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  I need for my domain hosted by wix to “point” to my wordpress blog?
  So, wix needs something (since wordpress does not have a static address) from wordpress so they can point to my wordpress blog.

  What is that record? What can I give them for them to do this?

  Thanks.

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  galois · Member · Mar 9, 2015 at 11:27 pm

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  All of you need for use your domain on WordPress.com is here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Do you read, that?

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  villatorotony · Member · Mar 10, 2015 at 3:08 am

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  Yes, i did read it.
  So, I paid WordPress $13 to “map an existing domain.”

  They said, “Congratulations” and indicated that I should “change the domain’s name servers.”

  So, I went over to Wix where I have purchased my domain and they said that “it is not possible to connect a Wix domain to an external site by changing the domain’s name servers.”

  I spoke to Wix’s customer service and they told me that I need “something” (a record, a number, a code?) from WordPress for my domain hosted by them to “point” to my wordpress blog?

  Wix needs something (since wordpress does not have a static IP address) from wordpress so they can point to my wordpress blog.

  What is that record? What can I give them for them to do this?

  Thanks.

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  galois · Member · Mar 10, 2015 at 10:28 am

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  pmciano · Member · Mar 10, 2015 at 3:05 pm

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  @villatorotony

  @galois is correct.

  It looks like your domain is not pointing to WordPress.com name servers yet:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-helper/?host=tonyvillatoro.org

  Please go to your domain registrar’s site and log into the control panel. You will need to update the name servers as below:

  NS1.WORDPRESS.COM

  NS2.WORDPRESS.COM

  NS3.WORDPRESS.COM

  For more information, please visit the help documentation provided by the registrar and our support page:

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

  http://www.networksolutions.com/support/move-dns-to-a-new-server/

  Let me know if you have any questions!

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  villatorotony · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 2:08 am

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  @pmciano

  I cannot change the names servers on my domain’s registrar.
  They say, “It is not possible to connect a Wix domain to an external site by changing the domain’s name servers.”

  I spoke to Wix’s customer service and they told me that I need “something” (a record, a number, a code?) from WordPress for my domain hosted by them to “point” to my wordpress blog?

  Wix needs something (since wordpress does not have a static IP address) from wordpress so they can point to my wordpress blog.

  What is that record? What can I give them for them to do this?

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  galois · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 10:59 am

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  The Wix’s customer service are wrong, you need change the nameservers.
  
  @pmciano (a member of staff) told you what I do.

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  rachelmcr · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 11:11 am

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  Hi Tony,

  It sounds like Wix is asking you to set up an A record to point your domain to WordPress.com. However, A records rely on IP addresses to work. Because WordPress.com does not use static IP addresses, you can’t rely on those — when the IP addresses change, your domain will stop working.

  If Wix doesn’t allow you to change your domain’s name servers, you may need to transfer your domain to a different registrar that does allow it. I’d recommend choosing from one of the registrars listed at the bottom of our support page here:

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

  That way, you can follow the steps to point your domain to WordPress.com using name servers.

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  galois · Member · Mar 11, 2015 at 11:33 am

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  Thanks, Rachel. :)