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1. pockymouse
   Member
   Jan 16, 2010, 11:35 PM

   This is kind of a complex issue, but I'll try and word it as simply as possible.
   Basically, I have a domain name: pockymouse.com. It's from GoDaddy.
   That domain is currently set up to direct to a Google Sites page.
   But I want the domain to direct to my wordpress blog (pockymouse.wordpress.com).
   So, I went to Go Daddy and changed the nameservers to the NS1.WORDPRESS.COM NS2.WORDPRESS.COM NS3.WORDPRESS.COM, and payed for the whole domain mapping thing.
   Problem being, when I type in pockymouse.com, it still redirects to the google sites page. Is that just because it hasn't had the time to redirect yet, or what?
   Thanks for the help, I'm a newbie when it comes to all this! :)

   The blog I need help with is pockymouse.wordpress.com.

2. dreamsburnred
   Member
   Jan 16, 2010, 11:41 PM

   It can take up to 72 hours for the changes to reflect.

3. dreamsburnred
   Member
   Jan 16, 2010, 11:44 PM

   Its working for me :). (Go OpenDNS!)

   Clear your DNS cache.

   (Run --> Type CMD, press enter.

   type ipconfig /flushdns, press enter).

4. timethief
   Member
   Jan 17, 2010, 12:21 AM

   w00t! That's what I like to see. :)

5. pockymouse
   Member
   Jan 17, 2010, 6:53 AM

   Wow, thanks a bunch, It's working now! :)
   Woopee!

6. ecotonedesigns
   Member
   Jan 29, 2010, 7:30 PM

   Hi There,

   I have a similar issue (I think):

   I bought a domain name through wordpress to map to my blog. However, I am switching to using the wordpress.org opensource software hosted by a different hosting service, and I would like the domain name to no longer direct to my old blog but to my new site.

   I went in through wordpress.com and signed into the domain manager and switched from the wordpress servers to my new provider. Seemed to work, BUT:

   - The url still maps to the old blog
   - The wordpress.com "Domains" page still shows the url in the list of domains that are mapped to the old blog.

   Also, it has been only about 24 hours since I made this change. Will it just take 72 hours to stop redirecting and then magically disapear from the list of domains on my wordpress.com blog dashboard?

   Thank you thank you!

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