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auxclass on "Why is my domain not working??"

auxclass — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:08:13 +0000

It looks like your name server settings are messed up - one to WordPress.COM and one to your registrar

have a chat with your registrar and change them both the WordPress.COM

thesacredpath on "Why is my domain not working??"

thesacredpath — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:45:33 +0000

It is working just fine for me, so the issue is either with your computer or with your ISP (their DNS caches are corrupted or something like that).

Do you have a friend that is perhaps on a different internet service provider where you could check your site from their computer?

You might try clearing the DNS cache on your computer as explained here: http://www.techiecorner.com/35/how-to-flush-dns-cache-in-linux-windows-mac/ . If you are on Vista or Windows 7 then do a search on your computer help and you should find instructions.

sahaye on "Why is my domain not working??"

sahaye — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:38:35 +0000

Hi,

- http://www.sahaye.com is usually redirected to http://sahaye.wordpress.com but doesnt work anymore.
- "Straight from the heart" - Yes, this is the blog title
- Cookies, cache - cleared
- browser - restarted
- System reboot - done
- done the above on 3 browsers ( ie, f.fox & chrome)
- My domain has been mapped for over 2 years now and used to work seamlessly

Still doesnt work. Please check.

thesacredpath on "Why is my domain not working??"

thesacredpath — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:47:45 +0000

First, there is no www in any URL used at wordpress.com. It should seamlessly redirect to the non-www domain name, but once in a while it does not.

When I go to http://sahaye.com/ , I see a blog using Rubic titled "Straight from the Heart. Is that what I'm supposed to see?

You might want to log out, clear your browser cache and cookies, restart your browser and then take another look. If that does not work, shut down your computer and the start it up again so that the OS will clear the local DNS cache.

Also, how long ago did you map the domain name to your blog here? It it was just with in the last day or so, it can take up to 72 hours for domain name propagation to make it all the way around the internet. How soon you would see the change depends on how often your ISP updates their DNS caches.

sahaye on "Why is my domain not working??"

sahaye — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:38:30 +0000

Hi,

I've been using a paid domain http://www.sahaye.com and it just doesn't seem to work. However, wordpress.com is well accesible and works fine. Also, there isn't a support email ID available for wordpress too.

Please help asap!

airodyssey on "Paid domain not showing in update primary url setting."

airodyssey — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:14:53 +0000

OK. I'll untag this thread for staff attention in that case, but if you experience any issues again when you retry the purchase, feel free to add it again. (It's the "modlook" tag).

bucketsmalone on "Paid domain not showing in update primary url setting."

bucketsmalone — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:13:43 +0000

Hi, just got an email saying my registration failed for some reason. I've been credited with $25 on my wordpress account to try again. I'll do that now and hope it work this time. thanks.

airodyssey on "Paid domain not showing in update primary url setting."

airodyssey — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:02:55 +0000

Hi. It looks like the transaction did not go through properly, as doubleknockon.com does not appear to be registered. I tagged this thread so that staff does what they need to do. :-)

bucketsmalone on "Paid domain not showing in update primary url setting."

bucketsmalone — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:28:05 +0000

I paid for the domain name doubleknockon.com and it comes up as a complete transaction on my paypal account, however when i go to STORE > DOMAINS I am not given the option of updating my primary URL. Only one domain name shows up, which is doubleknockon.wordres.com. Why am i not getting the option to make doubleknockon.com my primary URL?

auxclass on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

auxclass — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:35:16 +0000

You be welcome & good luck

thegirlabout on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

thegirlabout — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:34:06 +0000

Thank you both. It must be a migration issue.

sugarplumfairie on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

sugarplumfairie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:32:29 +0000

I can read the post *stardollars if thats the 1

thegirlabout on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

thegirlabout — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:31:13 +0000

Yes, that's the domain. I guess I will wait - just frustrating when I can't see published posts at all (brand new blog). Thanks for your help.

auxclass on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

auxclass — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:30:11 +0000

You can watch the migration of the DNS changes across the world here: http://www.whatsmydns.net/#NS/the-girl-about-town.com

auxclass on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

auxclass — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:28:57 +0000

When I click on your name I end up at: http://the-girl-about-town.com/

Is that where I should be?

It can take 24 to 72 hours for domain mapping and a new domain to migrate to the far corners of the internet - you can also have problems with your local ISP caching issues.

Patience Grasshopper.

thegirlabout on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

thegirlabout — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:23:08 +0000

I can't see it in Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Are you able to get onto the .com?

sugarplumfairie on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

sugarplumfairie — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:19:07 +0000

if it's the 1 associated with your name I can see it

thegirlabout on "Paid blog doesn't exist but I can edit posts?"

thegirlabout — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:00:55 +0000

Hi, I'm new to WordPress. I created a brand new blog today and registered a paid .com domain. I can log into my account and write posts. However, I can't see the blog or the posts or even preview them. Both Chrome and Firefox say the domain doesn't exist.

I have no idea what to do here and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

auxclass on "free blog & domain registration"

auxclass — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:53:44 +0000

timethief has some good information on her site:

http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2008/10/07/how-to-copyright-your-digital-works/

testblogam on "free blog & domain registration"

testblogam — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:49:25 +0000

Thank you, auxclass. I'll think a bit about everything.

auxclass on "free blog & domain registration"

auxclass — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:51:56 +0000

Copyright is Copyright - goes to the author (or their agent, company) of the article - same for free sites, mapped sites - no difference. Putting your content on WordPress.COM does not transfer the copyright to them. Some sites are different so check the fine print.

testblogam on "free blog & domain registration"

testblogam — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:22:18 +0000

Timethief,

I read about the copyright in your site. Is helpful, as it was one of my questions at a certain moment. You said something about copyright and a public domain. How is the copyright applicable to a free blog, a mapped one?

Thank you for the answer.

testblogam on "free blog & domain registration"

testblogam — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 07:08:09 +0000

It seems you know a lot about this. And I thank you for sharing it. In a way is more clear now, in another way it isn't. Just the way things are. Org indeed gives you the possibility to design the site the way you like, but I am not so oriented to the technical part so as they come together I choose a more free option. I do not know about bandwidth, spam, SSL, FTP, spam, or else like these. :)

I would like to have a site in two languages - please just tell me how to do this if I buy a domain at wordpress.com or org. I want something clean and functional and to be reachable. I like things like the ones I found out on your personal site timethief, where you can see the content of pages scrolling down when you move the mouse over, I like the balance between colors and the type of the font and size of it. The only themes I find in wordpress free blog with a kind of harmony between functional and a clean aspect, are misty look and tarski.

A free blog can be managed somehow to have two languages . Still I search for an option to have a site like sssss.com and I do not know how it can work when buying a sssss.com. Here I have to spend a bit of time, and to get back to your site timethief with the mapping domains. It can work somehow for me. I just do not how in this moment.

There is a critical mass of information that someone is able to receive on a subject in order to just do. The answer is always inside and there is a moment when it comes out regardless any information. And this applies to everything we experiment or live in this world. From diseases to technical things. Because it's just us.

I feel I am close to that moment. The rest is work. A beautiful one. And I thank you both for being a part of this "new beginning" for me. My best regards to you!

timethief on "free blog & domain registration"

timethief — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:51:02 +0000

The pros and cons of being free hosted by WordPress.com or self hosting a WordPress.org software install are summed up very well in this support documentation entry that I linked to above. If you do choose to purchase the annually renewable domain mapping upgrade then this post will be helpful as it incorporates everything TSP and I post over and over again to this forum, and more besides. ;)
Setting up a self-hosted WordPress.org install
http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/11/06/setting-up-a-self-hosted-wordpress-org-install/

My blogging tips blog is on its own domain and is being domain mapped from a wordpress.COM free blog. I choose to have it remain free hosted by wordpress.COM as many of my readers are wordpress.COM bloggers. Consquently both the limitations and the special features that apply to blogs being free hosted by wordpress.COM apply to that blog.

My personal blog is being domain mapped from w wordpress.COM root blog to a wordpress.ORG install and I do have complete control over my template on it. It's being hosted by A Small Orange and I do not have any hesitation when it comes to recommendation them as a web host for wordpress installs. Their features, 24/7 support and pricing are all excellent. http://www.asmallorange.com/hosting/shared/

auxclass on "free blog & domain registration"

auxclass — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:41:02 +0000

Domain name registration is for periods of 1 year, but some registers will allow multi-year periods.

You can start putting content on your site here before the Domain Mapping takes effect.

You will see the underlying URL (xxx.wordpress.com) when you are on the site and your dashboard. When you visit the site you will see abcde.com, as will your visitors. The transition is seamless.

No matter what you do you are limited to the approved 100++ Themes and the base Terms of Service unless you have a VIP site (very expensive)

Takes 24 to 72 hours for the Domain Mapping to migrate to the corners of the internet and the name change to fully take effect.

No built in Forum but you can link to a free forum service from your blog.

timethief on "free blog & domain registration"

timethief — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:37:09 +0000

Hello again,
If you want to have complete control over your blog's template as you describe above then that cannot be accomplished on a free blog from and being free hosted by wordpress.COM. It can be done on a wordpress.ORG install for self hosting. Please read this entry as it clearly describes the differences between the two http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/ >

testblogam on "free blog & domain registration"

testblogam — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:24:41 +0000

I am happy I asked. I read the information you said and the other blog you have. Is it really a pleasure for me to see once again how a simple thing, can connect people. Beautiful. And thank you very much.

I contacted the wordpress support already. I am waiting for an answer. I am new in this and my questions are "new" as well. I mean that I ask in terms that I know so far about this.

I understood better from your articles more about blogging. I would like to have a site in two languages. I found a way to manage this with a free blog but I wanted to know if there is another way to do it as I like the things to be simple and the URL to be easy to handle.

At a certain moment everything went a bit technical and I couldn't follow. I would like to have a site, user friendly, to administrate on my own in terms of appearance and posts, and pages etc. But I would like to have more options for functionality (side bars, widgets, etc. ) and more freedom freedom in choose colors, fonts. Is as a connection to who you are, which goes through what you do. I would like to keep it simple and clean yet functional.

So, in this moment my steps are to register the free blog first and then to get a domain, and then mapping? Mapping means that the xxxxx.com will look like the blog itself and when I work in the dashboard I work directly for the "face" of the site xxxx.com?

The support for a domain I understand is the same as for a free blog, through support form and forum. What about the name of a domain. For how long and in what terms is it "yours"?

The themes I can use if I have a domain are more than the 100 free themes? I saw the other blog you have and there is a nice one there. I do not know how to work with downloaded theme, but I think it can be learned.

So, if a go now and have a xxx.wordpress.com free blog, then I pay 17$ for the xxx.com domain, and then do the mapping the way is described in the wordpress procedure, that means that in 2 days i can start feed the site xxx.com with information? What about the free blog? And this simple domain you buy, allows you to have also a forum?

Thank you. Is a long post. I know. And I really appreciate the answer you posted.

timethief on "free blog & domain registration"

timethief — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:00:01 +0000

These are articles on my blog you may or may not wish to read:
http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2008/06/26/how-and-why-to-get-your-own-domain/
http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/08/bloggers-get-your-own-domain/
http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/01/13/self-hosting-whats-your-hurry/

Also as this subject has been discussed many time before on this forum you can use the search utility to locate threads on this topic.

timethief on "free blog & domain registration"

timethief — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:56:04 +0000

This is the relevant support documentation entry.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
If you cannot understand that support documentation the have you considered going directly to Staff with your questions?
http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/

testblogam on "free blog & domain registration"

testblogam — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:48:33 +0000

My questions look at this issue from a larger perspective, including starting all over brand new.

While I tried to learn by myself how this is working I saw that once you register a blog, when you choose to not having it active anymore, you have the option to have another one (or more than one) under the same registration, only with a different name.

Either way, should anyone has information to "support" this, I would appreciate teh answer.

Thank you and thank you for the post.