Mapping domain

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  marialj1 · Member · Aug 28, 2014 at 4:11 pm

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  I have tried to map my wordpress blog to my domain, and then I have to change DNS – but where do I do that? At wordpress or my provider?
  My provider tells me that my mail address will then stop working?
  I am kind of lost…
  I have tried to read the support sites, but I think I need to be guided through it… anyone pls?

  /Maria

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  timethief · Member · Aug 28, 2014 at 4:28 pm

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  WordPress.com provides free blogs and free hosting for them. WordPress.com does not accept domain name transfers but mapping to an existing domain can be done.

  Domain mapping of an existing domain URL that you already own and purchased elsewhere is not done free of charge. You will have to renew the domain name purchase where you made it and the domain mapping purchase here every year.

  Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually. In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.

  See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing 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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  marialj1 · Member · Aug 28, 2014 at 6:55 pm

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  Thank you, but I have already read all that.
  I have contacted my provider, and they will change the NS for me. I just hope that my email will work afterwards.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 28, 2014 at 6:56 pm

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  For email see here please > http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/add-email/

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  marialj1 · Member · Sep 18, 2014 at 7:14 pm

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  Thank you, I’ll try that, just had the name server change approved.

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  marialj1 · Member · Sep 24, 2014 at 2:12 pm

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  I have received MX infos from my provider and I have tried to edit the DNS but I am not sure, that I have done it correctly. I can send emails but not receive.

  A hyldemorshave.dk handled by WordPress.com
  NS hyldemorshave.dk handled by WordPress.com
  CNAME *.hyldemorshave.dk handled by WordPress.com
  MX mail.hyldemorshave.dk mail handled by mx-cluster-d1.one.com. with priority 10
  MX mail.hyldemorshave.dk mail handled by mx-cluster-d2.one.com. with priority 10

  This is how my DNS looks like now, but I guess I have made some mistake, since I can’t receive?

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  marialj1 · Member · Oct 4, 2014 at 6:15 am

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  Did you have any advice on this?