Problem registering new domain name
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I would like to register a new domain name.
When I go through the WordPress registration process I am told this domain name is available.
I click on ‘Register now’ and nothing happens. How can I register this domain name? -
What is the domain you are trying to register? Can you try using a different browser and letting me know if you still have the same issue?
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Hello staff, thanks for responding
I’m using Safari. Are there issues with this? I’ll try something on a PC.
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I am not aware of any known issues with Safari. But trying a different browser is a quick way to start to narrow down the source of the problem.
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I have tried with Google Chrome and I still get the same result. At this stage I would prefer not to make the domain name public.
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Hi there,
I do not see a .wordpress.com blog URL linked to your username or linked to above in the original post. Without registering one first you will not succeed.What domain mapping does its create a seamless transfer between the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs to the domain URLs. Please read Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
All that changes when you are domain mapping is the URL and nothing else. The content stays exactly where it is.
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/
See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/
if you already have a website you don’t want to affect, and you want to add a blog to it under a subdomain (for example, blog.yourgroovydomain.com) see here http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-subdomain/
After you do the primary blog set up 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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Just to be clear, are you trying to create a WordPress.com site (URL such as johnsmith.wordpress.com) or a custom domain registration (such as johnsmith.com)?
If you are trying to register something like Johnsmith.com, the Timethief has probably hitten on the crux of the issue. You need to have a ________.wordpress.com site before you can associate a domain with it.
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