Move domain to Blogger

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  finchnyc · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:27 pm

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  I didn’t realize WordPress limited functionality for paid ads and other features. I want to move the domain name I registered with WordPress to Blogger, which is tricky. Blogger wants me to change my CName file, everything here says I can’t do that. However, when I log into my domain account and click on ‘Total DNS Control’ it just tells me it’s temporarily unavailable.

  So what should I do?

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  teck07 · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:30 pm

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  Contact Staff

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:30 pm

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  What is the URL we’re talking about here? You can’t move a domain name that includes .wordpress.com in it, but you can move a different one. The problem may be that you’re not allowed to move a domain for 60 days after registering it. That’s an American law, not something WP or Blogger has put in.

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  finchnyc · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:33 pm

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  I registered my own url, it’s not a wordpress url. 60 days?? So I have to wait two months just to move my blog?

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  finchnyc · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:36 pm

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  This is really irritating. I don’t understand why I can’t add a CName record.

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  raincoaster · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:38 pm

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  Like I said: it’s US law. You can’t apply rationality to it.

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  finchnyc · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:39 pm

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  Adding a Cname record doesn’t have anything to do with US law, I’ve done it before with other registrars.

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  vivianpaige · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:45 pm

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  Why complain here? There’s nothing that volunteers in the forum can do about it. Have you contacted support as Tech suggested?

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  vivianpaige · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:46 pm

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  By the way, I believe the 60 days relates to changing hosts, not changing the pointing of the domain.

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  vivianpaige · Member · Sep 24, 2008 at 11:50 pm

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  According to the FAQ, CNAME is among the options that is NOT available with wordpress.com-purchased domains. So if you have to change that record, you are going to have to wait the 60 days in order to change hosts.