Title: Temporary WP site
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Temporary WP site

 *  [mrfotofrog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrfotofrog/)
 * (@mrfotofrog)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-wp-site/)
 * Hi There
 * I have just registered with Bluehost, installed WP and have created my site with
   the following URL:
    [http://66.147.244.95/~pierreri/](http://66.147.244.95/~pierreri/)
 * Could you please confirm that this is a temporary URL?
    I want to build this 
   to replace my existing website (www.pierrerichardsonphptpgraphy) currently with
   a different host, and eventually replace this site with the new WP site. I just
   want to check that I will be able to change the URL to match the old website 
   address when it’s done?

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 *  [jon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adiant/)
 * (@adiant)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-wp-site/#post-4573413)
 * At some point, you will have to define your existing domain name to BlueHost’s
   hosting, if you did not already do so when you signed up with BlueHost. And, 
   a second separate step will be to change where the domain name points, to BlueHost,
   at wherever you have the Domain Name registered. That change takes 72 hours to
   become known around the world, to all your possible web site visitors.
 * You will also need to follow the relevant part of the Moving WordPress instructions,
   most notably the search and replace of URLs, as described here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 *  [Gyanendra Giri](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gyan/)
 * (@gyan)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-wp-site/#post-4573450)
 * Yes..that is temporary url.
    Once you will done with website design,you can change
   to your domain at any time.
 * For that you need to point the domain to Bluehost hosting or transfer domain 
   to Bluehost.
 * Thanks
 *  Thread Starter [mrfotofrog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrfotofrog/)
 * (@mrfotofrog)
 * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-wp-site/#post-4573522)
 * Thank you guys I really appreciate your input!
 * Pierre

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 * Last reply from: [mrfotofrog](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrfotofrog/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/temporary-wp-site/#post-4573522)
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