is my domain already mapped to my site?

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  dy1015 · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 4:43 pm

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  isn’t my domain already mapped to my site? i want my domain name to be the only address that people see, not to redirect to my site.wordpress.com address. how?

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  timethief · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 5:02 pm

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  Please provide the URL for the domain in question in the form of an active link starting with http://

  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard at > Store > My Upgrades to purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.

  See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

  See here if you already own a domain name http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  After you do the primary blog set up it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.

  Notes:
  Your content stays exactly where it is. All that changes is the URLs and your visitors are seamlessly redirected from the original .wordpress.com URLs to the same content under the new domain URLs.

  Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
  All About Domains http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/all-about-domains/

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  dy1015 · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 6:13 pm

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  Thank you. I have/own a domain: bodyandmindwork.com. For certain online advertising and other reasons, I need my site to exist as a single site, without “redirecting”. Is that possible with the domain mapping? I thought I already mapped it…. and it redirects to my bodymindmotion.wordpress.com site…. maybe I am mistaken?

  Thanks again!

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  timethief · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 6:15 pm

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  You can only use a domain URL on a single site. If you are forwarding and masking then that’s not at all reliable.

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  dy1015 · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 6:17 pm

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  Also, can I simply pay for no ads on my site without purchasing the whole $99 premium upgrade?

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  timethief · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 6:20 pm

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  Yes. See here please http://en.support.wordpress.com/no-ads/
  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and navigate to > Store > My Upgrades

  Your billing details will be at Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades

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  timethief · Member · Jul 18, 2014 at 6:20 pm

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  Oops! Your billing details will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History