Keeping an old wordpress blog while buying the .com version
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Can I keep my blogname.wordpress.com and buy blogname.com? I would like to relaunch my blog with a bit different spin but still allow people to go back to the old blog. So the blogname.wordpress.com would still need to exist. Is this possible?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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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 upgrades for the blog.
See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/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.
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So I wouldn’t necessarily want to map to an old domain, here’s what I’m thinking:
old blog: findingnewflavors.wordpress.com
new blog: easywholesomeathome.wordpress.com
domain: easywholesomeathome.com
I would map the domain to the new blog and have a hyperlink on the navigation bar to the old blog… will that work? I am also pondering the idea of just making the domain monicabrockmann.com
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Either another volunteer or Staff will continue helping you here. Sorry but I have to log out, eat, and get to a rehearsal.
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here’s what I’m thinking:
old blog: findingnewflavors.wordpress.com
new blog: easywholesomeathome.wordpress.com
domain: easywholesomeathome.com
I would map the domain to the new blog and have a hyperlink on the navigation bar to the old blog… will that work?
Yep! That will indeed work. You’ll just need to follow the instructions here to add a new blog to your existing account:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/create-a-blog/#adding-new-blog-to-an-existing-account
Then, once you do that, you can purchase the domain on that new site following the instructions here:
Your old site will stay up and running!
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