Links after domain mapping

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  probaember · Member · Nov 7, 2011 at 10:22 pm

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  Dear WordPress.com Customer Service,

  I would like to ask you about mapping an existing domain to my wordpress blog. I have read the article “http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/”. My question is: after I complete the three-step instructions, will my blog at wordpress.com be indistinguishable by function from a wordpress blog hosted at a third party provider?

  For example, let’s suppose I have registered myblog.wordpress.com, and I have registered myblog.hu at an arbitrary hungarian registrar. I set up the domain mapping at the registrar, then at wordpress.com. After updating my primary domain to myblog.hu at wordpress.com, I would like _every_ link on my blog to be in the form “myblog.hu/2011/11/06/entry” instead of “myblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/06/entry”. In other words, noone could tell if the blog is hosted at wordpress.com or at a hungarian server running the latest wordpress application. Of course, there may be footers, or headers, images showing that the blog is hosted at wordpress.com, but I would like all the links referring to my content, comments, etc. to show myblog.hu as the host.

  Is that the way domain mapping works?

  Best regards,

  Tamas Trasy
  Blog url: http://ezcsakegyprobaoldal.wordpress.com/

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 8, 2011 at 10:09 pm

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  That is correct, all links will display the mapped domain, and links to the old WordPress.com domain will redirect perfectly.

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  probaember · Member · Nov 8, 2011 at 10:56 pm

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  Thank you for your fast reply! I will recommend this solution to one of my clients.

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Nov 9, 2011 at 12:10 am

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  You’re welcome!