Transfer from .com, can't find backend

  • NickWritesMusic

    (@nickwritesmusic)


    12 years ago

    I bought my domain name from wordpress.com before figuring out that I couldn’t do all that I wanted to with it, so a friend has set me up on his server using DreamHost. I did the one click install, changed the DNS settings on the old site, and am ready to start building, but – this is going to sound ridiculous – I can’t figure out how to log in.

    When I head to the domain name (betterlookingwebsite.com/wp-admin), it takes me back to the dashboard for the old site on wordpress.com, and displays the domain name of the blog as betterlookingband.wordpress.com.

    Any ideas as to how I get in to my new site?

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  • LucaShapiro

    (@lucashapiro)

    12 years ago

    I’m having the same exact problem.

    hattendesign

    (@hattendesign)

    12 years ago

    how long ago did you change the dns settings? Sometimes it takes up to 48 hours for it to fully propagate.

    You also need to clear your browsers cache to avoid issues like this.

    LucaShapiro

    (@lucashapiro)

    12 years ago

    I followed these instructions for domain mapping several days ago. That was before I realized I needed a wordpress.org blog, not a wordpress.com blog, if I wanted to use my theme. When I created my wordpress.com blog, there was a prompt to add a domain name. I used the same domain name that I registered with my web server (network solutions). When I realized my mistake, I cancelled my wordpress.com account and got a refund. It’s been about three hours since then.

    I just tried clearing my cache and clearing my history and reloading my site. It didn’t work. Any other ideas? Thanks for your help!

    hattendesign

    (@hattendesign)

    12 years ago

    if you change the dns settings today, you need to wait a few hours

    Thread Starter NickWritesMusic

    (@nickwritesmusic)

    12 years ago

    I changed mine yesterday morning, so I suppose I haven’t hit the 48 hours yet. Just tried clearing the cache, and that didn’t work.

    LucaShapiro

    (@lucashapiro)

    12 years ago

    Oh, shoot, I just realized that the DNS names I put in are the wordpress.com ones– what are the wordpress.org ones? I tried googling, but I’m having trouble finding them… Thanks again!

    Thread Starter NickWritesMusic

    (@nickwritesmusic)

    12 years ago

    They’ll be provided by your new server, not wordpress. Probably something like NS1.Networksolutions.com and so forth.

    LucaShapiro

    (@lucashapiro)

    12 years ago

    Ah, I see. Thanks!

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