No blogs to map domain to
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There are two sites on this wordpress.com account, and I have pointed nameservers to domain 1 (made primary), but when I go to map domains, none show to map to. I have turned off ad blocker. Why can’t I map the domain?
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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I think what you are asking is: How do I map from http://markdvella.wordpress.com/ to an existing domain?
If you would like to map to a domain that you own from your wordpress.COM blog you will first need to set up domain mapping.
WordPress.com does not accept domain transfers but mapping an existing domain is possible. 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.
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 and it does not matter what that underlying .wordpress.com URL is.It does not have to match the domain URL.
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.
Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading
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.
If you own a domain then 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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Hi, TF, thanks for your quick response. There is no “Store” on my dashboard to purchase (although there is a shopping cart that links to Akismet), and the purchase option does not show up when I go to map domain (although the url verifies, and I am logged into the dashboard where the blog exists). Any other suggestions? Really appreciate the help!
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If there is no Store link on your dashboard then (1) you probably don’t have a WordPress.COM hosted blog, (2) or you do have a WordPress.COM hosted blog but you are not logged in as Admin under the same username account that registered a WordPress.COM Blog.
You cannot map to an existing domain from a .wordpress.COM blog until you register a .wordpress.COM blog. Please provide the URL for the underlying .wordpress.com blog in question in the form of an active link starting with http://
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Since this is my client’s site, and I only work on self-hosted WP, it’s all a little confusing, so thanks again for sharing your info.
Here is the link: http://makingpeacewiththemuse.com/
You must be right about the blog not being registered; but if it shows up in her wordpress.com account, wouldn’t that mean she has registered it?I also wondered if the privacy option being turned on might make it un-mappable.
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That site is NOT hosted by WordPress.COM. There is no domain mapping upgrade for makingpeacewiththemuse.com
The upgrades sold here can only be purchased for use on WordPress.COM sites. You still did not provide the underlying .wordpress.COM blog and without posting it (assuming it exists) this thread is “dead in the water”. Sorry.
If there is a .wordpress.com blog registered and that client wants to purchase the domain and map to it then read what follows.
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/
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What is the wordpress.com account she has then, I wonder? And why does it have two sites on it? Mysteries.
thanks, again!
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I don’t have an answer for that because you did not provide the WordPress.COM username of your client. The bottom line here is that working through others is never the best way to go. Please just have this client log in under their username account and post into this thread so we have something to work with.
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I am logged in as her: member name zenwestern, if that helps.
Is there any support ticket options for this? Or just the forum?
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