Switching to a new domain

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  slimslaby · Member · May 30, 2007 at 5:22 pm

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  I just got my own domain and I’ve already exported and imported my blog to that new domain.

  I am concerned that my readers will lose my blog. Is there a way to have my wordpress.com blog point to my domain’s blog ? Does this cost anything ?

  Or should I just delete my wordpress.com blog and deal with losing some readers ?

  Scott

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  raincoaster · Member · May 30, 2007 at 5:34 pm

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  What I’d suggest is making a static post with the info on your move and the URL of the new blog and making that the opening page of the blog.

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  drmike · Member · May 30, 2007 at 5:49 pm

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  Also getting rid of all of your widgets with teh exception of a single text widget explaining your move and providing a link would be helpful.

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  slimslaby · Member · May 30, 2007 at 6:30 pm

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  So is it not possible to have it point to my new domain ? ie I keep my wordpress.com blog, but somehow just redirect it to the new one ?

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  engtech · Member · May 30, 2007 at 6:36 pm

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  Nope.

  That’s why what I’m doing is staying at wordpress.com and using my new domain name here (http://internetducttape.com)

  When the time comes for me to move, then there’ll be a lot less links/visitors pointing in the wrong direction.

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  drmike · Member · May 30, 2007 at 6:39 pm

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  Try what we describe in this thread:

  https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic.php?id=11657

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  slimslaby · Member · May 30, 2007 at 10:03 pm

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  So there doesn’t seem to be a solution without buying domain mapping ? How much does that cost ?

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  drmike · Member · May 30, 2007 at 10:10 pm

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  It’s ten dollars.

  As to a different solution, reply 1 and 2 there are free. It’s too easy to be abused by spammers and would require staff to keep up on what’s being redirected just to move out the username somewhere else.