Redesign site
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I want to rename my site and upgrade to a premium plan to have a custom URL. I’ll also be reorganizing the site content. How can I do this in the easiest, least painful way without messing up links and so forth?
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Hi there,
What exactly are you trying to do? Removing the “.wordpress” part of your site address does require a paid custom domain upgrade: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/
However, you’re able to change your site address at any time for free, baring in mind that the “.wordpress(.com)” part will remain present. Changing a site address: https://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-site-address/
If you’re wishing to change your blog name but not your address, please follow this guide: https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/general-settings/
Content isn’t affected when upgrading to a plan, unless you willingly make changes. You can set your domain as a Primary Domain so other links redirect to it, using the same permalink structure: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#setting-the-primary-domain
Let us know if you have any further questions or issues. :)
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Thanks for the info! Yes, I was planning on getting a paid upgrade to remove the .wordpress.com (and simultaneously change the blog name and restructure some pages).
I have a few questions, so to get more specific, I’m considering changing uponatimeitaly.wordpress.com to dianazahuranec.com and recategorizing posts.
If I do this URL change + upgrade, will I need to make sure all backlinks redirect?
I’m confused about:
“Content isn’t affected when upgrading to a plan, unless you willingly make changes. You can set your domain as a Primary Domain so other links redirect to it, using the same permalink structure: https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#setting-the-primary-domain”
Can you please explain Primary Domain more — would uponatimeitaly.wordpress.com remain my Primary Domain?
Thanks again for any help.
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Hi there,
Sorry I didn’t get to this earlier.
If I do this URL change + upgrade, will I need to make sure all backlinks redirect?
Let me just clarify here: if you were to purchase a custom domain on WordPress.com, you wouldn’t need to worry about links redirecting.
For example, https://uponatimeitaly.wordpress.com/2018/06/06/there-and-back-again-the-transition-from-italy-back-to-the-usa/
would redirect toThere and Back Again: The transition from Italy back to the USA
The way to set this up is to make dianazahuranec.com your Primary Domain after you purchase it, which can be done within a few steps. Essentially, setting dianazahuranec.com as your Primary Domain means that people who visit http://uponatimeitaly.wordpress.com/ will automatically be redirected to dianazahuranec.com.
Let me know if that makes sense. :)
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