The idea of starting with a temporary domain or working on local hosting using XAMPP are good. Both assume some knowledge of setting up a hosting environment. The easier approach of the two is to work through your hosting provider who at least will be able to provide a turn-key solution and will help you … Read more
For doing that you have to change Site Address in General settings, for the new domain set domain destination to point the directory where wordpress is installed and make sure you change hard coded url to point them to the new domain. For more info please read Changing The Site Url >> WordPress Codex
You will most likely have to edit your siteurl and home options, so WordPress knows where it lives, but your whole setup sounds like you will just encounter new problems each day. Get yourself a solid hosting plan and keep your files and domain together.
There are various considerations for accepting an application, covered in the guidebook (PDF). Part of the process will involve the application going through several panels, including: String Similarity Panel – assesses whether a proposed gTLD string is likely to result in user confusion due to similarity with any reserved name, any existing TLD, any requested … Read more
For future reference, to achieve this result one shall: Create a CNAME redirection from its .com to its .go.yo, Update default DNS Zone from OVH by the one of the PH host, Create an domain name alias on PH, Update WordPress with new url But things are easier if host & .com are held by … Read more
If I am correctly understanding your setup, you are using wordpress hosting now, but want to make your domain be a self-hosted copy of your blog 1) Export all your current blog entries/layouts/etc. 2) Change new domain not to forward to the existing blog. 3) Set up wordpress on your new domain 4) Import all … Read more
I found my answer on Google’s Moving Your Site page. To prevent confusion, it’s best to retain control of your old site domain for at least 180 days. http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=83105 Due to circumstances beyond my control, my WordPress installation broke down. I did a fresh install at the other domain, imported my WordPress database and files, … Read more
WordPress is extremely lenient to the hosting requirements. It is likely one of the most forgiving CMSes to run on the least capable PHP hosts. That said there are advantages to some of hosts that specialize in WP. Those that do specialize and not just slap it on as marketing gimmick. I would put advantages … Read more
I would first remove any plugins that are not needed, or any that haven’t been updated for a while. Then I would install all updates (themes and plugins) and reinstall WP (all from the Admin, Update screen). That will get you a fresh install of WP and plugins/themes. Then I would manually look at all … Read more
I think you’re confusing wordpress.org vs wordpress.com. If wordpress.com is what you’re looking for, this isn’t the place. Per the About page of WPSE, Don’t ask about… WordPress.com support issues Now, if you’re referring to using self hosted WordPress (wordpress.org) with a .edu domain, there are no limitation on domain extensions (afaik) and you should … Read more