Moving a blog can make it unreachable for 24 72 hours, unless the new domain name has fully propagated around the Internet. It is just the way it is and WordPress doesnt have anything to do with such limitation. Moving is best done when you have the time or have planned ahead.Moving Towards a New Domain NameThe first thing to do is create a database back-up. The entire WordPress installation needs to be downloaded with no exceptions. This is not the time to tidy up…

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