Routing a WordPress.com blog to WordPress.org.

  • bricklayer.payne

    (@bricklayerpayne)


    12 years, 2 months ago

    I have a wordpress.com blog, http://www.trialofthecentury.net. I purchased a wordpress.org setup so I could expand and customize my blog. What I want to know is, how can I re-rout my wordpress.com blog to my new wordpress.org site? I want to make it so that when people type in “trialofthecentury.net,” they go directly to the new blog and can’t tell anything is different as far as the address goes.

    I’m vaguely aware this has something to do with “domain mapping,” I think, but I am not sure where to begin. Help!

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  • webbrewers

    (@webbrewers)

    12 years, 2 months ago

    2 steps:
    DNS: point the domain at the ip address of the host where your .org lives.
    HOST: “map” the domain to the root or subdirectory you installed wp in.

    Thread Starter bricklayer.payne

    (@bricklayerpayne)

    12 years, 2 months ago

    Thanks! Can you also direct me to some documentation on where I find the “root” or “subdirectory?” I’m hosting on Bluehost, if that helps.

    webbrewers

    (@webbrewers)

    12 years, 2 months ago

    The root would be the top level publicly accessible location in the hosting account, often called “public_html”. Any directories or folders under that would be subdirectories.
    Root: public_html/ –> your wordpress folders and files
    Subd: public_html/mysubdirectory/ –> wp folders/files

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