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  leslieclaire · Member · Aug 29, 2022 at 11:06 pm

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  I purchased a $13 redirect option, then realized that what I want is the opposite — to use a domain I already own. I was refunded the $13 almost immediately, but the site still points to my domain, which is currently a generic page with BlueHost. How do I get my site looking the way it did before I bought the redirect?

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  Correct account: Yes

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  helper-heroponriki · Member · Aug 30, 2022 at 2:14 pm

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  Hi there!

  I’m showing your page is loading at https://lclaireportfolio.wordpress.com/ just fine. If you’re trying to load your domain and see your WordPress.com hosted site, you’ll need to do two things:

  1. Upgrade to one of our paid plans and choose the “use a domain I already own” option: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  2. Then, at your domain registrar (Namecheap), update your domain nameservers (DNS) to use WordPress.com’s:

  ns1.wordpress.com
  ns2.wordpress.com
  ns3.wordpress.com

  DNS changes can take anywhere from a few hours up to 48 hours to fully propagate across the entire internet, so you won’t see those changes immediately.

  I hope that clarifies things! Let us know if you have any questions or need help with anything else.

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  helper-heroponriki · Member · Aug 30, 2022 at 2:14 pm

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  Hi there!

  I’m showing your page is loading at https://lclaireportfolio.wordpress.com/ just fine. If you’re trying to load your domain and see your WordPress.com hosted site, you’ll need to do two things:

  1. Upgrade to one of our paid plans and choose the “use a domain I already own” option: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  2. Then, at your domain registrar (Namecheap), update your domain nameservers (DNS) to use WordPress.com’s:

  ns1.wordpress.com
  ns2.wordpress.com
  ns3.wordpress.com

  DNS changes can take anywhere from a few hours up to 48 hours to fully propagate across the entire internet, so you won’t see those changes immediately.

  I hope that clarifies things! Let us know if you have any questions or need help with anything else.

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  leslieclaire · Member · Aug 30, 2022 at 8:42 pm

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  Thanks so much! I think perhaps I was getting the other page because I needed to clear my cache — anyway, it is working for me now, too. I appreciate your help and the instructions.