Upgrading plan, web address

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  ratidzotrust · Member · Jan 31, 2016 at 1:37 pm

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  If I upgrade my plan will anyone linking to my old web address be directed to the new address or do I need to let everyone know?

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  timethief · Member · Jan 31, 2016 at 10:22 pm

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  if you purchase a domain mapping upgrade all that changes is the URLs, which will seamlessly redirect all visitors from the old URLs to the same content under the new domain URLs.

  Read:
  Domains: Important Notes Before Upgrading
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/#important-notes-before-upgrading

  Domains

  In order to map to a domain URL one must have an underlying .wordpress.com sub-domain blog to map from, and the domain name you desire must be available for purchase, or you must already own the domain URL.

  All that changes when you are domain mapping is the URL and nothing else. The content stays exactly where it is. What domain mapping does its create a seamless transfer between the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs to the new domain URLs no matter where they are on the internet. Visitors who click the underlying .wordpress.com blog URLs will be seamlessly redirected to the exact same content under the new domain URLs.

  See here if you do not own a domain
  http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

  See here for mapping an existing domain noting that domain transfers are not accepted http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

  See here for mapping a subdomain (for a domain with an existing website) http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-subdomain/

  We all pay in full for every upgrade at the time of purchase. Make sure you read the comparison very closely do you know exactly what the restrictions and limitations on WordPress.COM blogging are: http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  You must be logged in as Admin http://en.support.wordpress.com/user-roles/#administrator under the exact same username account that registered the blog to access the blog’s dashboard and purchase upgrades at > Dashboard> Store > My Upgrades
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/my-upgrades/

  Your only options for payment are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/payment/

  Your billing history will be at Dashboard > Store > Billing History

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