Can I domain map without wordpress?

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Domain Mapping with Wordpress.com

My girlfriend has set up a blog/website for herself on wordpress.com but also has a domain name she'd like to use when giving out her website URL, instead of a wordpress.com subdomain. Wordpress has some info about that here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/map-existing-domain/ I'm interesting in knowing more about the pros and cons of handing over a domain to Wordpress like this. Has anyone done it?

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When you say "handing over a domain" to Wordpress - I wouldn't really be concerned about it...

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Need help with WordPress basics

I'm trying to figure out WordPress, but I'm not sure I'm getting it. In fact, it's making me feel stupid (bad WP, baaad). Going through the AskMe posts isn't helping either, because you are all such geeks so ahead it further extends my confusion. Please...

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Firstly, the can map your domain to your blog whenever you like. The details are in the third question...

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What does domain mapping cost with WordPress?

I've been blogging with blogger for many years now but I thought I'd give wordpress a proper go only to find it costs £9.00 per year for domain mapping, a feature which Google offers for free. Does it actually cost Wordpress money to map my domain or...

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If you are referring to WordPress.com and not a self-hosted instance where you installed a copy of WordPress...

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How do you set up dedicated IP addresses for each blog on a WordPress network?

When you set up a set of websites/blogs using WordPress's Create A Network (http://codex.wordpress.org/Creat...) settings you are able to "map" unique domain names to each network blog as you wish using a domain mapping plugin listed in the...

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Yes, but the work involved is usually not worth any benefit. The IPs still need to be on the same server...

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wordpress insanity: link the domain URL to a static front page

How can I link my domain URL (www.domain.com) to a static homepage on Wordpress. Please don't say "change the reading setting", because that totally doesn't work. Hello everyone~ I'm trying to build a simple website for someone using Wordpress...

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Your problem is probably related to the way Yahoo is automatically installing wordpress for you (i.e...

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Domain Registration with WordPress.com still shows as in Redemption Period.?

Hi I was hosting my blog with WordPress since 2009 and the domain expired on 22nd of July, I did not renew it until the grace period was over (bly me..). After the grace period was over I renewed it with WordPress.com's domain services on 2nd of September...

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You need to contact the registrar. Something glitched, and only they can get it fixed. edit--- wildwestdomains...

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Changing from Wordpress.com to own domain; is it a good idea, and how to?

Dear Hive Mind,I'm thinking of switching my college's wordpress.com literary blog to its own domain using wordpress.org. But I don't know if this is the right thing to do. I know we'd get our own domain name, we'd be able to put in podcasts and to embed...

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You could use a domain re-direct from Wordpress.com to your own domain. You're beholden to their themes...

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I need my word press account to just read my domain and not .wordpress.com?

I have a wordpress blog that I redirected my domain to but when you enter the domain in it reads .wordpress.com. I just want it to read my domain. Example: When you type in my domain (xxxx.com) my blog comes up but it reads xxxx.wordpress.com How do...

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Buy a domain from www.namecheap.com and set up hosting using Hostgator (use the Baby plan)... you have...

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How Do i make My Wordpress domain Dot com ?

i installed wordpress on a free web host....they gave me some random domain name ...and i bought a domain from go daddy . com ....go daddy has domain forwarding in it and i used it but its just masking my wordpress link...so no matter where i click it...

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I would not forwarding the domain from godaddy to your wordpress blog if you already bought a domain...

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How do I set up a self-hosted Wordpress blog on a subdomain of a main domain which is pointed to a Blogger-hosted blog?

Some details for this specific case, using examples: The main 'domain.com' is set to point to a blog hosted on Blogger, using their custom domain name settings I have hosting for domain.com at IP address 98.76.0.5 with my registrar I have created an...

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Subdomains are setup on your host and are related to your domain. So when you point your domain away...

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