Upgrading and changing domain name

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  karablythe · Member · Dec 12, 2012 at 3:16 am

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  My current domain name is karablythe.wordpress.com. I would like to upgrade AND slightly alter my domain name so that it reads karablytheabroard.com. Is it possible to change my domain name when I upgrade while still keeping my blog?

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  justjennifer · Member · Dec 12, 2012 at 3:36 pm

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  Here’s the lowdown on buying a custom domain via WordPress.com

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/add-a-domain/

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  karablythe · Member · Dec 14, 2012 at 9:40 pm

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  Hi Jennifer,

  Thank for the response. I’ve read more on domains, but I’m still having a hard time determin how or if I can upgrade my current domain name to a different name.

  To explain my problem once more, my blog is currently karablythe.wordpress.com. I know I can easily upgrade to karablythe.com for $18 a month, but is it to upgrade my current blog AND change the domain (to something like karablytheABROAD.com) without having to build an entirely new blog? Or can I just map it to that new, upgraded domain?

  Many thanks in advance!
  Sorry, I’m a total blog newbie :)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2012 at 9:42 pm

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  It makes absolutely.y no difference at all what the URL of the underlying .wordPress.com blog URL is that you are mapping to the domain URL from.

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  karablythe · Member · Dec 14, 2012 at 9:59 pm

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  So how do I map my old domain? Again, sorry if this is really basic stuff.