URL is not what it's supposed to be

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  paperwitheverything · Member · Dec 13, 2013 at 4:11 pm

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  Hi, I’m not sure if my first post was seen but I was asking why my blog ended up with the URL it has now–with the words “dotcom” attached. Is there a way of fixing this?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 13, 2013 at 11:21 pm

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  In order to map to a domain one must have an underlying .wordpress.com subdomain blog to map from. If you have registered a .wordpress.com blog you log in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog and purchase a domain name by purchasing an annually renewable domain mapping upgrade for the blog.

  See here if you do not own a domain http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/

  See here for mapping an existing domain that you already own http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/

  See here for mapping a sub-domain (for a domain with an existing website) to your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-subdomain/

  Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades is where you do the primary blog set up knowing it can take between 24 – 72 hours for domain name propagation to take place throughout the internet. You can view the DNS changes here > http://www.whatsmydns.net/ What’s important during that stage is to be patient.

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  paperwitheverything · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 12:58 am

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  Thank you! It’s all good now =)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 9:35 pm

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  Hooray! Thanks for sharing that good news and best wishes with your blog.

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  raincoaster · Member · Dec 14, 2013 at 9:50 pm

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  Yes, staff replied to your previous threads on the issue https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/paperwitheverything You can always see your threads by clicking on the word Member underneath your username in the forums.