http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-cant-i-use-my-registered-domain-name-when-signing-up-for-my-new-blog WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Why cant I use my registered domain name when signing up for my new blog? en Wed, 22 May 2013 05:15:51 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-cant-i-use-my-registered-domain-name-when-signing-up-for-my-new-blog#post-1072985 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 14:26:50 +0000 mydaylyrant 1072985@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Cool Thanks

]]> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-cant-i-use-my-registered-domain-name-when-signing-up-for-my-new-blog#post-1072468 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:59:02 +0000 timethief 1072468@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ If you do not own the matching username account then you can't register it. However, it matters not what an underlying .wordpress.com blog URL is when you domain map.

]]> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-cant-i-use-my-registered-domain-name-when-signing-up-for-my-new-blog#post-1072463 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:56:08 +0000 mydaylyrant 1072463@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Ok Thanks - I saw that.
I was signing up for a new blog and just wanted to use the same name as the domain name I already have.

]]> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-cant-i-use-my-registered-domain-name-when-signing-up-for-my-new-blog#post-1072431 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:35:55 +0000 timethief 1072431@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ When we register a username account the matching blog is reserved for our future use. It cannot be obtained by anyone other than the person who has registered the matching username. Follow these instructions if you already have a domain that you registered elsewhere, and you want to map that domain to your .wordpress.com blog. http://support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/

]]> http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-cant-i-use-my-registered-domain-name-when-signing-up-for-my-new-blog#post-1072419 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:24:56 +0000 mydaylyrant 1072419@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi
I searched but didnt quite find an answer.
I have a business domain name - that I used on another CMS platform (not launched only reserved) I want to create a wordpress site and link it to my domain name (I will be using different log in address etc) When I type in my domain name in the ".wordpress" section it says the name has been reserved - how can I get around that?
Can I just add blog to the domain name in the .wordpress section (because eventually I will add a blog anyway).
Do I have to upgrade before I can use my own domain name?
Thanks

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