trying to get WordPress out of the domain name

drasw · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 11:45 am
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I think I followed the directions WordPress gave. I went to the domain page, typed in the url of my domain. Hit the “Add Domain to Blog” button. Paid the $10.00 for it to happen, then as per what I thought it said, went to Godaddy where i bought the domain name, went to Nameservers and added the 3 changes in the first 3 slots. Now when I type my domain name in the address bar of IE or Safari it says “Can’t Find the Server”. Is there something I am missing?
raincoaster · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 12:30 pm
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What is the URL of the WordPress.com blog? What is the URL you are trying to use with it? How long have you waited (it can take actually a couple of days for this to get worked out, even during the week)?

Things don’t happen quickly on weekends.
drasw · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 5:52 pm
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Raincoaster, I did it yesterday, Saturday, so maybe the time is the issue. My URL is healthnewspodcast.com. What comes up on WordPress is healthnewspodcast.wordpress.com.

I very much appreciate your help!
vivianpaige · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 8:01 pm
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Have you gone to upgrades>domains (in your Dashboard) and did the “put blog here” thing?
drasw · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 9:23 pm
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If you mean did I click Add Domain to Blog, that is how I started.
vivianpaige · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 10:13 pm
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No, that’s not what I meant. If you go to upgrades>domains, you should see two domains listed. Under “function” the mapped domain (in your case, healthnewspodcast.com) should have “Your blog url.” If it doesn’t, click on “put your blog here” and that should redirect your wordpress.com url to the mapped one.
drasw · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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There is only one there and it is healthnewspodcast.wordpress.com
vivianpaige · Member · Apr 20, 2008 at 11:28 pm
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OK, then it seems that the domain mapping hasn’t taken effect yet. You should have 2. Take a look here. http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/11/10/domain-mapping/ It includes the info on checking whether the domain has propagated yet.

I just looked – it seems like it has. So try starting with adding the domain again.
drasw · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 12:41 am
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i TRIED ADDING THE DOMAIN NAME AGAIN AND IT ASKED ME TO GO TO PAYPAL AND PAY AGAIN. THAT MAKES NO SENSE TO ME.
vivianpaige · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 12:48 am
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Then the domain mapping hasn’t been accepted by WordPress yet. It is the weekend, after all. Wait until tomorrow. And, if necessary, contact support when they open.
drasw · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 12:57 am
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Vivian you are terrific!
vivianpaige · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 1:00 am
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Glad to help. Sorry the issue couldn’t get resolved..
drasw · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 5:05 pm
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any other thoughts here as I still have the same problem?
ellaella · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 5:10 pm
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Support is open right now. Sounds as if you need their help. You can use the Support button in the upper right of your dashboard.
drasw · Member · Apr 21, 2008 at 5:37 pm
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Went through the entire process again and paid another $10.00 and now it is working.

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