Site redirect for existing domain mapping

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  whollykao · Member · Jul 12, 2012 at 10:01 pm

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  Hi, I recently moved my blog to a self hosted wordpress.org site, and wanted to purchase the site redirect so the traffic from my wordpress.com blog goes to my new site.

  When I go to the wordpress.com store to purchase the site redirect, I get the message: “A domain mapping already exists for that host. You do not need to buy a site redirect if you already have a domain mapping.” (I purchased domain mapping a year ago).

  How do I get my wordpress blog to redirect to my new url?
  the new url is: http://whollykao.com

  thank you!
  Blog url: http://whollykao.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Jul 13, 2012 at 2:20 am

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  Hi there,
  As you’ve registered your domain through WordPress.com and now want it to point to a blog or website hosted elsewhere you can do this by updating the nameservers. http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/domain-management/#update-nameservers

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  whollykao · Member · Jul 15, 2012 at 5:37 am

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  I updated my nameservers to point to the new site, but the process took a bit longer than I thought it would, which is why the traffic wasn’t redirecting. I’m all set now.

  Thanks for the suggestion though!

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  lisapeake · Member · Aug 18, 2012 at 2:44 am

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  Hello,

  I have the same issue, except that I did *not* register my domain using WordPress. How can I get the Site Redirect (and cancel the Domain Mapping) if it’s giving me this same error:

  “A domain mapping already exists for that host. You do not need to buy a site redirect if you already have a domain mapping.”

  Thanks for your help!