Redirect mapping

sobsey · Member · Jan 15, 2015 at 3:13 pm
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Hello,

I have sobsey.com currently mapping to absobsey.wordpress.com. I want to change it so that it maps to a newer blog I just created. Right now, the only option I see is to pay another $13 and re-map it, but I don’t know what will happen when I do this. Will the new blog reclaim sobsey.com from the old one (which I have never used and don’t want )? Also, is there a way to do this without actually paying another $13?

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staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 16, 2015 at 6:51 am
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I can help you move that domain. What is the URL of the new WordPress.com site?
sobsey · Member · Jan 16, 2015 at 2:29 pm
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I want sobsey.com to map to sobsey.wordpress.com.

Thanks!
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 16, 2015 at 4:01 pm
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I am seeing sobsey.com pointing to sobsey.wordpress.com now.

Does it look correct to you?
sobsey · Member · Jan 16, 2015 at 4:06 pm
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On my computer and smartphone it’s still going to absobsey.wordpress.com, not sobsey.wordpress.com.
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 17, 2015 at 9:03 pm
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Try clearing your browser cache.
sobsey · Member · Jan 17, 2015 at 9:37 pm
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Did that on my iPhone but still going to absobsey. Does it go to Sobsey for you?
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:13 am
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Works fine on my phone. Screenshot:
sobsey · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:16 am
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In that screenshot it’s going to absobsey.wordpress.com. I want it to go to just plain sobsey.wordpress.com, which I also have registered with WordPress.
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:19 am
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I think the issue is that the mobile sites for absobsey.wordpress.com and sobsey.wordpress.com look the same. Turn the mobile theme off for both and I think this will be a lot more clear.

Do that here:

https://sobsey.wordpress.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=mobile-options

and here

https://absobsey.wordpress.com/wp-admin/themes.php?page=mobile-options
sobsey · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:30 am
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I did that but it still goes to absobsey, on both my iPhone and my laptop (the laptop was purchased yesterday, so it should have had no cache issues.) Is there a way you (or someone at WordPress) can just go into my account and move the thing? Or is that what you did and it just isn’t working?
sobsey · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:35 am
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I’m not sure that the issue is actually the mapping. I just went to “My Domains” and when I clicked on “sobsey.wordpress.com” it took me to the “absobsey” page. I just want it to go to “sobsey,” not “absobsey.” Do I need to change some other setting?
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:42 am
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Just to get the obvious out of the way, are you sure you aren’t just getting thrown by the title? Both absobsey.wordpress.com and sobsey.wordpress.com say the word “absobsey” at the top.
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:43 am
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From what I am seeing in our backend, sobsey.com points to sobsey.wordpress.com.

When I visit sobsey.com, I am sent to sobsey.wordpress.com in my browser.
sobsey · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:45 am
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Ok. So can I change my title from absobsey to plain sobsey? That’s really all I’m needing to do at this point. I don’t see where or how to do that. Or is it not possible?
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 19, 2015 at 6:12 am
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Try going here:

https://wordpress.com/settings/general/sobsey.wordpress.com
sobsey · Member · Jan 19, 2015 at 2:02 pm
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Yes, perfect — thank you. Sorry to make you jump through all those hoops for such an easy fix!
staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jan 19, 2015 at 4:07 pm
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Not a problem.

Gad it all got sorted out.

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