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Previously, I've described how to use a domain that you lot lot bought from Google / Blogger for something other than a Blogspot blog. But sometimes, you lot lot may wish to choke on using the blog, but switch it between custom domains - ie give it a unlike URL.Example:
Fred started out amongst fred-goes-fishing.blogspot.com, as good as initially purchased fred-fish.com. But afterward using that for a while, he constitute that it wasn't quite right, so he changed to FredsFishyTales.com.
There are several ways to practise this, but the simplest, as good as I believe nearly successful, is to:
1) Switch the weblog dorsum to usage Blogspot (for a brusk time), as good as then
2) Repeat the custom domain purchase as good as switch physical care for for the novel domain, and
3) Tidy upwardly the one-time custom domain.
Switching the weblog dorsum to Blogspot:
1 Log inwards to Blogger amongst the concern human human relationship that owns the domain.
2 From the Dashboard,
In pre-Sept-2011-Blogger (the one-time interface): choose Settings > Publishing > Switch to: blogspot.com
In pre-Sept-2011-Blogger (the one-time interface): choose Settings > Basic, and inwards the Publishing surface surface area click on the cross to the right of the Edit link
This changes your weblog dorsum to alive on www.YOUR-BLOG-NAME.blogspot.com, as good as removes the DNS records that pointed your weblog to the one-time custom-URL.
It may direct cash inward one's chips along a few hours (I've heard upwardly to 72) for these changes to alive on applied to computers roughly the world, so people who acquire to the one-time custom domain may nevertheless acquire re-directed to your weblog for a solar daytime or two.
Apparently it give the axe direct cash inward one's chips along simply about 4th dimension for Comments to alive on switched back, so before doing the side past side stair you lot lot may wish to hold back for a brusk while, a twain of hours or perchance level a twain of days.
Switching the weblog to the novel custom domain:
1) Make certain as shooting that the Google account which you lot lot wish to ain the novel domain has administrator rights to the blog.(This isn't an issue if you lot lot alone direct cash inward one's chips along i Google account, but may alive on worth thinking unopen if you lot lot innovation to transfer the weblog to private else inwards future.)
2) Log in to Blogger amongst that concern human human relationship
3) From the Settings > Publishing tab, direct Switch to Custom Domain
4) Use the stair out blogger method of buying the novel domain.
I actually strongly recommend setting upwardly an administrator concern human human relationship for the novel domain so that you lot lot give the axe create do this domain inwards the future
If you lot lot are asked if you lot lot wish to enable Sites, reply NO.
If all goes well, your weblog should instantly alive on pointing to the novel web-site address that you lot lot direct cash inward one's chips along purchased. If there's a problem, shipping service a inquiry inwards the Blogger Help Forum. Include the URL of your weblog as good as the domain elevator (aka URL, website-address) that you're trying to switch to.
Once the novel custom domain is working, you lot lot way also wish to modify the rootage for whatever RSS feeds that were coming from the one-time domain.
Cleaning upwardly the one-time custom domain:
Even if you lot lot don't wish it whatever more, you nevertheless ain the one-time custom domain for as long as you lot lot had purchased it for. If you lot lot got it from Google, this testament alive on until a twelvemonth afterward your final purchase. The alone exception is if you lot lot purchased from a registrar who allows refunds (most don't.)
You may wish to certain as shooting that you're non going to automatically renew the one-time domain (make certain as shooting the box is un-ticked instead of ticked).
In the meantime, though, your options for the one-time custom domain include:
- Do nothing
- Use a weblog to country people unopen the redirect:
Set upwardly this novel weblog to usage the one-time custom domain from Settings > Publishing > Switch to Custom Domain > Switch to Advanced Settings.
I'm 99% certain as shooting that you lot lot don't need to worry unopen the set-up instructions, because they testament direct cash inward one's chips along been done the kickoff 4th dimension around.
- Use a domain re-direct
There is a way to practise it from Blogger - but it's a hack that tends to acquire your weblog detected as spam.
The ameliorate way is to create a re-direct amongst the domain registrar (ie whichever of GoDaddy as good as eNom the one-time domain was purchased through). The directions for doing it are different for every domain registrar, so you lot lot need to read their assistance instuctions. You practise need to deed inwards the domain ascendance panel to acquire the access details. If you lot lot don't direct cash inward one's chips along the details (ie domain administrator ID as good as password) for doing that, attempt using this help-process choosing:
- I never created an administrator account, then
- I signed upwardly at Google.com/a as good as purchased a domain elevator at the same time
If you lot lot need help, banking company stand upwards upwardly for the dorsum upwardly forums (etc) provided past the relevant domain registrar.
- Use the one-time domain for something else
You may level wish to sell the one-time domain to private else, inwards which instance you'll need to acquire unopen the domain transfer process.
Related Articles:
Using a custom domain for something other than a Blogspot blog
AdSense for parked domains
Setting upwardly the domain administrator for your domain
Automatically renewing your custom domain
Understanding Google accounts
Transferring ownership of your weblog to another Google account
Blogger as good as other Google products - an overview