u/GreenStardust001

So about 15 years ago I had a domain that was my name. I was stupid and let it go because I was only using it for email (it was Google) and I wasn't sure I could afford to keep paying for an account since I was between jobs (at least I think that's the reason). I don't even know that I could prove that I ever actually owned it since it was 15 years and and at least one or two moves ago depending on how you count it - I don't remember when I officially ended the account I just know I lost the domain after that. And if I was using the bank account I think I was to pay for it I don't have that anymore either.

I think what annoys me the most is that It was taken by some sort of weird spam site that is claiming to be a company but it seems to be completely fake. I guess whoever owns it is getting money from ad revenue?

Is there any hope of getting the domain back or would it just not be cost effective to even try? It's also true there are multiple other people with the same name as me so it could be any of us ...

Never have I wanted a bike more than when my car is in the shop.... I could really use one right now.... maybe someday soon... and then I'll work my way up to commuting to work (it's only 10 miles ...)

Hilariously it might also might be cheeper to get a bike than fix whatever is wrong with my car ...

ETA: Due to reasons if I get a bike I would likely need at least a peddle assist ebike so I have to save up for it which I'm working on. Plus all the safety stuff - I'm hard of hearing so I want to make sure I get things to be safer ... This is just a ridiculous silly vent post because I'm bored.

So I did something a bit impulsively over the weekend an I just want to check and see if I did something I need to fix or if the answer is "wait longer" ... (good news it's not a critical thing just a blog none reads but me and the spam bots)

Anyway I decided to move the blog from Web host/Domain Registrar A to B (deliberately not saying which because that's not the point). I started by creating the web hosting account at the place B and uploaded the blog content (which means all the pages/posts were using the temporary hosting url). THEN I switch the domain over. Currently only the main page works on the domain. All the other pages/posts show that temporary account domain. It's been just over 24 hours since I switched.

Do I just need to wait longer for everything to correctly update (possibly another 24 hours) OR because it's a Wordpress blog am I better off deleting and reuploading the content so that the pages/posts all have the correct domain name ? I have no problem doing either I just want to make sure waiting is the right choice.

ETA: All set! Silly me forgot a step I was supposed to do in Wordpress. Looks like everything is working as it should.