Website is down

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  pegwithpen · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 10:00 pm

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  Our website – unitedoptout.com has been down since last Friday. We created it using wordpress. I can’t even log into it. It is pointed to wordpress so there isn’t an issue with the name server being pointed incorrectly. Could you please look into it and see why it isn’t showing up? Thank you. Peggy Robertson

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 10:05 pm

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  Unable to find http:// unitedoptout.com. If you’re sure you entered the correct URL, your name servers could be broken, or your domain name might have expired. Check Whois for more information.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 10:07 pm

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  @pegwithpen
  We provide support here only for free hosted WordPress.com blogs. If the blog in question is being hosted elsewhere then you ought to be posting to http://wordpress.ORG/support/
  WordPress.com vs WoirdPress.ORG: The Differences

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  pegwithpen · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 10:14 pm

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  It is listed as pointing to wordpress.com and it is a free wordpress blog. The domain exists – I checked on whois. I’m not sure what to do. The domain is only a month old and so I know it hasn’t expired – I even talked to the people I purchased it from today. We created it through wordpress. My understanding with wordpress.org is that we would have had to download software right? We didn’t download any software. Thanks for your help.

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  pegwithpen · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 10:36 pm

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  ugh…figured it out – it was created on wordpress.org from the hosting account before we asked for a refund..didn’t realize it wasn’t on wordpress.com Is there any way to transfer it to wordpress.com? Thank you for your help.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 10:43 pm

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  Where is the blog content situated? If it’s on a WordPress.org install then you will have to register a free hosted WordPress.COM blog. Then you export the content out of the install and import it into the free hosted WordPress.com blog you registered.
  Moving from WordPress.org

  Then you have to purchase domain mapping and follow the process for Mapping an existing domain (one you already own) to your WordPress.com blog

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  pegwithpen · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 11:10 pm

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  it is all at unitedoptout.com (it’s finally up now) – but through wordpress.org. I had to pay inmotion hosting to get it back up – luckily they hadn’t deleted the content yet. In your opinion is it smarter to go with wordpress.com than wordpress.org? I read the sites you sent me. I’m honestly not sure what all we are going to need yet as this organization grows.

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 11:13 pm

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  In your opinion is it smarter to go with wordpress.com than wordpress.org?

  I don’t have an opinion. I can point out the differences between the two and that’s all :)
  WordPress.com vs WordPress.ORG: The Differences

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  pegwithpen · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 11:18 pm

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  Okay -thanks!!!

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  timethief · Member · Sep 12, 2011 at 11:56 pm

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  You’re welcome and best wishes. :)