Pointing main domain to a different host
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Hi all,
I own http://www.bouboutepizz.com with a free wordpress hosting plan, I need to point my DN bouboutepizz.com to another host (hostmantis), so I will set up a new website (no wordpress but html) anyway…
I change the DNS to point to hostmantis this morn, and i made bouboutepizz.wordpress.com the primary domain so I can still use this blog in the same time…
My pb is : bouboutepizz.com still redirect to bouboutepizz.wordpress.com and not at my other host…
Can you please check and let me know what’s wrong ?
Thanks ans regards
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Hi @bouboutepizz,
The first step is to make sure that you have followed all the steps to point your domain(registered via WordPress.com) to another host. Read this support document: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/If you have followed all the steps correctly then i would recommend you to wait for a while, because when you make DNS changes to a domain it takes about 72 hours maximum for the changes to propagate throughout the internet, and sometimes it happens really quickly as well. It all depends on how frequently your ISP updates the DNS records.
Other things you can try is, clear the browser cache and cookies(read more about it here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/browser-issues/) and try to reach the domain again.
Let us know if it helps :)
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Hi @otpidusprime,
Thanks for your quick answer, yes, I think i did exactly what I had to : changes the DSN and set up wordpress DSN button to OFF.
So will wait until tomorrow, and see if something happen.
I will let you know asap,
Good day ! :)
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Just a little question : even if DNS have not yet propagate…. is it normal that my domain bouboutepizz.com is still redirecting to bouboutepizz.wordpress.com ?
How to stop this redirection pls ?
Regards
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@bouboutepizz
It is a possibility, that’s the reason why i also asked you to clear the browser cache and cookies after changing your primary domain.If it is still redirecting to bouboutepizz.com then you can contact the wordpress staff and see if there’s any domain(apart from the sub-domain) linked to your wordpress.com site.
So… If you wish to reach the someone from the staff directly, just add the modlook tag in the Tags section.
Read about the modlook tag here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/getting-help-in-the-forums/#how-do-i-get-a-moderatorstaff-reply-for-my-question
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Thanks, I have only this domain name : bouboutepizz.com, that’s the only one.
I just want my free wordpress hosting to become a blog with this adress : bouboutepizz.wordpress.com and my domain name hosted somewhere else.
Possible, right ?
I cannot add any tag ie : modlook I don’t find a way to add it even when trying to edit
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I just want my free wordpress hosting to become a blog with this adress : bouboutepizz.wordpress.com and my domain name hosted somewhere else.
Possible, right ?
Yes that is possible :)
Read this:
https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/ -
Thanks optidusprime ;)
That is exactly what I did this morning…. Everything seems ok : https://intodns.com/bouboutepizz.com
No pb with A or CNAME or anything, DNS are perfectly set up. But still redirecting to the wordress.com url arghhhhhhh :(
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Don’t worry. Wait for some time.
Have some patience. Get a Coffee.The staff will be here to rescue you soon! :D
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Hi there,
Your domain is not pointed to your WordPress.com site any more. The name servers are pointed to fastcpanelserver.com, and is showing an “under contstruction” page if I try to access it.
Name server changes can take up to 72 hours to update, so if you only changed them yesterday it’s very possible that the domain is not working for you yet. This is normal.
You also won’t be able to load the new site at the domain until your browser cache updates, so please try clearing that as well.
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