Pages http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/ we bloggers create are static and cannot automatically update. But the dynamic categories pages created by the software will automatically update.

We organize posts by assigning categories to them. You can create a custom menu and add the dynamic categories pages into the custom menu.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/posts/categories/
http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-category-pages-to-your-menu

Here’s a link to a custom menu walk-through > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2011/08/11/wordpress-com-custom-menu-walk-through/

There are many common errors, misunderstandings and misconceptions when creating custom menus and you can read about them here. > http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/custom-menus/

There's no need to renew the domain (thetwentyishconservative.com) because it won't expire until 2014-01-21.

Yes, that is what I meant. Where do I renew the domain when that date comes? At WordPress.com? Or at GoDaddy? Do I need to transfer it to a different account or a different registrar if I want to renew it?

Or you can keep the domain with us and just change the nameservers to your new host.

If I were to choose to do this, how would I go about renewing my domain?

This is my question:

I am not going to renew Domain Mapping. I have cancelled auto-renew it in the WordPress.com store. I do not need it anymore, as I am hosting my blog myself now.

Will my domain name automatically renew? Or do I need to renew it separately?

To remove the overlay from images on the home page of the Mixfolio theme, try adding this to your Appearance → Custom Design → CSS editor:

.home .hide,
.home .sticky .hide {
    display: none !important;
}

To point the domain you registered at WordPress.com to another server (hosting service), please follow the instructions here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/#changing-domain-name-servers

Note you will need to obtain the name server values from your current host. You should be able to find them on their support documentation, or contact them and ask for the information. (Name servers may be referred as "nameservers" or "NS records" instead.)

Hope this helps - let us know if you have any more questions!

Is the domain registration a non-standalone part of the "package" that cannot be renewed without purchasing Mapping as well, once I start using it with a non-WordPress.com host?

I want to know if I should transfer the domain name to a different registrar. Or maybe set it up to renew at GoDaddy separately, seeing as the package I purchased at WordPress.com no longer applies.

You cannot buy a domain name through WordPress.com WITHOUT purchasing domain mapping as well. Because of this, I am unsure whether or not additional actions are required on my part to make sure my domain stays active.

Registration is all that is needed -

Once I cancel Domain Mapping and point nameservers elsewhere, will I simply pay $5 a year from then on?

registration is $ 5.-- a year -

Registration is all that is needed -

Once I cancel Domain Mapping and point nameservers elsewhere, will I simply pay $5 a year from then on?

You successfully disabled auto renew for Domain Mapping.

Does this mean the domain name will no longer auto-renew as well? Will the renewal cost $5? ($18 - $13)

http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/change-name-servers/

Change primary blog to your blog here

Dashboard >> Store >> Domains >> pick the base blog

I think you can also cancel the Mapping at

Dashboard >> My Upgrades >>

Don't forget also to disable auto renew

registration is $ 5.-- a year -

You don't need the domain mapping once you move - but you can't get a pro-rated refund - just resetting the name servers and setting the primary blog back to the base blog should do it

Is it possible to cancel domain mapping (i.e., 'myblog.wordpress.com' will no longer redirect to 'myblog.com'), but keep the domain name I registered with its current registrar, and simply point it to my own nameservers?

Also, if I am no longer using the Domain Mapping upgrade (which, as I understand, costs $13/year), how much will I be paying yearly for the domain name alone? According to the WordPress.com Store, the breakdown for the $18 is:

Registration $5.00
Mapping $13.00

So if I point my domain somewhere else, would I be paying $5 a year from then onward?

Is there any way to disable the image hover feature? Am using the Mixfolio theme.