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1. studio279
   Member
   Jul 28, 2011, 5:07 PM

   Hi

   I have just purchased the domain mapping feature for my blog (http://studio2792.wordpress.com) so that I can use my domain name http://www.studio279.co.uk to direct to my WordPress blog, where I have built my new website. I followed the instructions correctly, and for a few minutes everything worked fine. I was going through correcting links to old blog posts (imported a few weeks ago from my previous blog http://studio279.wordpress.com) but it would not link to those posts. I tried "Read blog" to check everything else was OK, now it will not display at all. All I get is "Oops! Google Chrome could not find studio279.co.uk". I do not know what to do.

   I am wondering if it is to do with either the domain registration or the DNS. The domain was previous registered with BT, then I transferred it to 123-reg.co.uk as whilst I wished to transfer it to my wordpress blog I knew it wouldn't accept the transfer unless via a third party. I changed the name servers from the 123-reg ones to WordPress' servers as instructed. Would there be any reason why this would have meant it first worked with the domain name and then did not? Or is it to do with the DNS? I have yet to create a DNS record for the site as I am not very clear how it works. Could this be responsible? Or could there be another cause?

   I am very anxious to get this resolved as soon as possible so I can properly launch the site. Please help!
   Blog url: http://studio2792.wordpress.com/

2. vanillalounge
   Member
   Jul 28, 2011, 5:09 PM

   Your domain appears to be working properly.

   It can take domain changes up to 72 hours (though usually much less) to propagate to your ISP. Unfortunately, we have no control over this as it all depends on how often your ISP refreshes their DNS cache.

3. studio279
   Member
   Jul 28, 2011, 5:11 PM

   @vanillalounge Hi, thanks for repsonding. Does that mean that the domain http://studio279.co.uk, reaches my blog fine, but that it will take a while for everything to refresh so the DNS records match up?

4. studio279
   Member
   Jul 28, 2011, 7:00 PM

   OK, so the site worked trouble free for about an hour, and now is repeating the same "oops!" to show it's not there or displaying. Is it just being tempremental or is there something I need to do to stabilise the site and make sure it's running properly?

5. macmanx
   Happiness Engineer
   Jul 28, 2011, 9:31 PM

   It's actually running properly. What's happening is that your ISP does not see the domain at the correct location yet.

   This can take some time, but I bet it will be ironed out in an hour or so.

6. studio279
   Member
   Jul 29, 2011, 10:42 AM

   @macmanx Thanks, it seems to be working fine this morning. Hopefully it has all been straightened out. Thanks for the reassurance.

7. macmanx
   Happiness Engineer
   Jul 30, 2011, 4:38 AM

   You're welcome!

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