301 redirect on wordpress.com
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Hi,
How/where do I input a 301 redirect for my http site within wordpress.com. I am already redirecting my wordpress url to myy new non wordpress domain
Thanks
Lisa
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For wordpress.com you have to purchase the "Site Redirect" service. This does a 301 redirect for you entire url. You can go to Store > Domains in your dashboard to confirm it's working, change the new domain's url, etc. Be sure to use the same permalink structure in your new domain! Good luck.
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Here is information from Wordpress http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/. I hope this helps.
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