Not sure I pointed to the correct domain

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    lfolz · Member ·

    Hello. Can’t see my blog. When prompted, I input mybluetexas.com. Should I have put http://www.mybluetexas.com instead? How to fix so I can see it as it is not appearing.

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    timethief · Member ·

    re: mapping an existing domain
    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, each and every year.

    Mapping an existing domain costs $13. annually and a domain name purchase and domain mapping are included in the Premium upgrade bundle.

    In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com sub-domain 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 WordPress.COM blog, and as you own a domain URL already, you can see here for mapping an existing domain. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

    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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    lfolz · Member ·

    1) I have an existing domain http://www.mybluetexas.com and it is active
    2) I paid the $13 dollars and bought the premium upgrade
    3) When wordpress asked if I wanted to point/map my blog to my domain, I entered mybluetexas.com but I cannot see it. Again, I ask, should I have put http://www.mybluetexas.com as the domain to point to?

  • staff-ozmodiar · Staff ·

    I’m seeing mybluetexas.com as being mapped to mybluetexascom.wordpress.com. Is that what you wanted to do?

    I am also seeing that mybluetexas.com does not have WordPress.com nameservers.

    https://who.is/whois/mybluetexas.com

    In order for Domain Mapping to work, you will need to set the nameservers to point to WordPress.com

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

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