using the domain I already own

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  mrsbkim · Member · Sep 19, 2013 at 5:38 pm

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  I already own the domain historicalconstitution.com and want to put my blog there. I do NOT need to buy it through WordPress. How do I manage this?

  Thank you in advance for your help.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2013 at 5:40 pm

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  Hi there,
  If you already own a domain then you purchase a domain mapping upgrade to use it in conjunction with your .wordpress.com blog.

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

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

  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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  mrsbkim · Member · Sep 19, 2013 at 5:44 pm

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  Thanks!

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  timethief · Member · Sep 19, 2013 at 5:44 pm

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  You’re welcome. :)