La transición de su blog de WordPress.com a WordPress.org ofrece mayor flexibilidad y control. Muchos principiantes empiezan con WordPress.com, pero pronto se topan con sus limitaciones y buscan características más avanzadas.
Al pasarse a la plataforma autoalojada WordPress.org, tendrá acceso a una gama más amplia de temas, plugins y opciones de personalización que no están disponibles en WordPress.com.
En WPBeginner, tenemos más de 15 años de experiencia utilizando WordPress.org. Por lo tanto, puede estar seguro de que tenemos un profundo conocimiento para llevar a cabo esta transición. Además, si quieres más control sobre tu sitio WordPress, sabemos que hacer el cambio vale la pena.
En esta guía paso a paso, le mostraremos cómo trasladar correctamente su blog de WordPress.com a WordPress.org, garantizando una transición fluida y sin problemas.
¿Por qué cambiar de WordPress.com a WordPress.org?
WordPress.com permite a cualquiera abrir un blog creando una cuenta gratuita. Esto facilita a los principiantes empezar a bloguear rápidamente sin tener que lidiar con ningún problema / conflicto / incidencia técnica.
Sin embargo, muchos usuarios se dan cuenta de que su blog gratuito en WordPress.com tiene algunas limitaciones. Entre ellas, la capacidad limitada de monetización, la imposibilidad de instalar plugins, los anuncios de terceros que se muestran a los usuarios, etc.
Por eso los usuarios suelen pasarse a la plataforma de autoalojamiento WordPress.org, más potente y popular. Como alternativa, puedes actualizarte a un plan de pago de WordPress.com.
Hemos comparado a fondo WordPress.com y WordPress.org. Este análisis comparativo explica las diferencias, ventajas y desventajas de ambas plataformas.
Te recomendamos que utilices WordPress.org porque te ofrece la propiedad total de tu sitio web y la libertad de controlar todas sus características. Para saber más acerca de todas estas características, consulte nuestra completa reseña / valoración de WordPress con sus pros y sus contras.
Dicho esto, veamos cómo migrar tu blog de WordPress.com a WordPress.org correctamente.
Lo que necesita antes de empezar
Para empezar con WordPress.org autoalojado, necesitarás una cuenta de alojamiento de WordPress y un nombre de dominio.
Recomendamos Bluehost porque es una de las mayores empresas de alojamiento del mundo y un proveedor de alojamiento de WordPress recomendado oficialmente.
También ofrecen a los usuarios de WPBeginner un nombre de dominio gratuito y un gran descuento en alojamiento web. Puedes empezar por 1,99 $ / mes (y esto también incluye SSL gratis).
Seguirás necesitando alojamiento web si tu sitio de WordPress tiene un nombre de dominio personalizado. Sigue adelante y regístrate en Bluehost, y en el paso de dominio, añade el dominio de tu blog.
En los pasos siguientes, le mostraremos cómo mantener el mismo dominio durante la transferencia de WordPress.com a WordPress.org sin perder posiciones en las búsquedas.
Además de la cuenta de alojamiento, también necesitará acceder a su cuenta de WordPress.com para transferir fácilmente sus entradas, páginas, imágenes, comentarios y otros datos a su sitio WordPress autoalojado.
Oferta adicional gratuita: Como muchos de vosotros nos lo habéis pedido, ahora ofrecemos un servicio gratuito de migración de WordPress.com a WordPress.org como parte de nuestro servicio gratuito de instalación de blogs en WordPress. Durante esta transferencia guiada, uno de los miembros de nuestro equipo de expertos realizará toda la migración por usted (100% gratis). Esto significa que puede cambiar de WordPress.com a WordPress.org sin ningún riesgo.
Sin embargo, si te gusta aprender y hacer las cosas por ti mismo, puedes seguir nuestro tutorial paso a paso a continuación.
Tutorial en vídeo
Si prefiere instrucciones escritas, siga leyendo.
Paso 1: Exportar datos de WordPress.com
En primer lugar, debe acceder a su sitio WordPress.com e ir al escritorio de su cuenta.
A partir de ahí, tendrá que cambiar a la vista de administración de WP para el blog o sitio web que desea migrar. Simplemente haga clic en el menú de tres puntos al lado del nombre de su sitio y luego seleccione WP Admin.
Esto le llevará al tradicional escritorio de administración de WordPress.
En la columna de la izquierda, haga clic en el menú Herramientas ” Exportar y, a continuación, en el botón “Exportar todo”.
Esto le permite exportar su sitio WordPress. Una vez que el archivo de exportación esté listo, aparecerá un enlazar de descarga. Puede hacer clic para descargar el archivo zip en su ordenador.
WordPress.com también enlazará a tu dirección de correo electrónico.
Una vez descargado el archivo en tu ordenador, tienes que descomprimirlo.
En su interior, encontrarás un archivo XML con todas tus entradas, páginas, imágenes, comentarios, campos personalizados, categorías, etiquetas, menús de navegación y otros datos.
Paso 2: Establecer WordPress
Ahora que ha exportado los datos de WordPress.com, lo siguiente es establecer una nueva instalación de WordPress en su alojamiento web.
WordPress es muy fácil de instalar, y solo requiere unos pocos clics. Si te registraste con Bluehost como mencionamos anteriormente, entonces WordPress se instalará automáticamente para ti.
Como alternativa, si elige otro servicio de alojamiento, puede seguir nuestro tutorial paso a paso sobre cómo instalar WordPress en 5 minutos.
Una vez que haya instalado WordPress, es hora de importar su contenido a su nuevo sitio web autoalojado con WordPress.
Paso 3: Importar contenido a un sitio WordPress autoalojado
Para importar el contenido de su antiguo sitio WordPress.com a su nuevo sitio WordPress.org, deberá acceder al área de administrador de su sitio web WordPress recién instalado.
Desde aquí, tienes que visitar la página Herramientas ” Importar y hacer clic en el botón “Instalar ahora” debajo de WordPress.
WordPress instalará el importador de WordPress.
Una vez hecho esto, haga clic en el enlace “Ejecutar importador” para continuar.
Le llevará a una pantalla donde se le pedirá que suba el archivo XML de WordPress.com que descargó en el paso 1 de este tutorial.
Haga clic en el botón “Elegir archivo” para seleccionar el archivo y, a continuación, haga clic en el botón “Subir archivo e importar”.
Nota: Si el tamaño de su archivo es superior a 2 MB, tiene dos opciones. Una es pedir a tu empresa de alojamiento web que aumente temporalmente ese límite para que puedas continuar con el proceso. La otra opción es dividir el archivo utilizando un divisor de archivos WXR.
Al iniciar la importación, puede asignar el contenido importado a un usuario existente o crear uno nuevo.
También tendrá la opción de importar archivos adjuntos. Debe marcar / comprobar esta casilla para que sus archivos de imagen se importen correctamente.
Paso 4: Importar los enlaces de su Blogroll
Si ha estado utilizando la característica Enlaces en su blog WordPress.com para almacenar el blogroll u otros enlaces, entonces necesita seguir estas instrucciones para importarlos. Los usuarios que no utilizaban esta característica pueden omitir el paso 5.
WordPress no es compatible con la característica de blogroll de forma nativa. Si no tiene demasiados enlaces en su blogroll, consulte nuestra guía sobre cómo añadir enlaces de blogroll en WordPress sin usar un plugin.
Sin embargo, si tiene demasiados enlaces o desea mantener la funcionalidad del blogroll, siga leyendo.
Los enlaces del blogroll se exportan en formato OPML. Es un formato XML que le permite exportar e importar sus enlaces y categorías de enlaces. Tus enlaces de WordPress.com tienen un archivo OPML enlazado en una dirección como esta:
http://example.wordpress.com/wp-links-opml.php
Sustituya el ejemplo por el subdominio de su blog WordPress.com.
Si utiliza un dominio personalizado con su sitio web WordPress.com, podrá acceder a su archivo OPML visitando una URL como esta:
http://www.example.com/wp-links-opml.php
Su archivo OPML se abrirá en la ventana de su navegador, y deberá guardarlo en su escritorio. Pulsa CTRL+S (Comando+S en Mac) para guardar el archivo en tu ordenador.
Ahora que tienes una copia de seguridad de tus enlaces de WordPress.com, el siguiente paso es importarlos a WordPress. Sin embargo, WordPress auto-alojado no tiene un gestor de enlaces activado / activo por defecto.
Tendrás que instalar y activar el plugin Link Manager. La página del plugin dice que no ha sido actualizado en muchos años. Eso es porque no ha necesitado actualización, y puedes instalar este plugin con confianza.
Una vez activado, el plugin añadirá un nuevo elemento / artículo denominado ‘Enlaces’ a la barra de administración de WordPress.
A continuación, debe instalar y activar el plugin OPML Importer. Este plugin activa una nueva herramienta de importación que le permite importar enlaces de blogroll.
Para activarlo, debe visitar la página Herramientas ” Importar y hacer clic en el enlace “Ejecutar importador” situado debajo del importador de Blogroll.
En la página del importador de Blogroll, deberá subir el archivo OPML que guardó anteriormente.
Haga clic en el botón “Elegir archivo” para seleccionar el archivo y, a continuación, haga clic en el botón “Importar archivo OPML” para continuar.
WordPress importará sus enlaces y categorías de enlaces desde el archivo OPML.
Podrá ver el progreso y, al finalizar, verá el mensaje de correcto.
Paso 5: Establecer su blog de WordPress.com como privado
Ahora, si no quieres redirigir a tus antiguos usuarios a tu nuevo sitio, este será tu último paso.
En primer lugar, visita el escritorio de WordPress.com de tu antiguo blog. En el menú de la izquierda, haz clic en Ajustes “ Menú general y desplázate hasta la sección “Privacidad”.
A continuación, selecciona la opción “Privado” y haz clic en el botón “Guardar ajustes”.
Esto hará que tu antiguo blog de WordPress.com sea privado, y solo será visible para ti o para otros usuarios conectados que apruebes.
Atención: Si llevas tiempo escribiendo y tienes un público fiel, no tiene sentido dejarles colgados.
Además, si su blog lleva tiempo en la red, es probable que esté indexado en Google y otros motores de búsqueda.
Puede mantener todas las posiciones en los motores de búsqueda y redirigir fácilmente a sus antiguos usuarios a su nuevo blog siguiendo el paso 6 (muy recomendable si su sitio está establecido).
Paso 6: Redirigir a los visitantes y preservar el SEO
Redirigir a los usuarios a la nueva ubicación con la cabecera 301 es una solución estándar para mantener los rankings de búsqueda mientras se traslada un sitio de un lugar a otro.
Dado que no tiene acceso al archivo .htaccess de WordPress.com, no puede realizar ningún cambio para conservar la posición en los motores de búsqueda.
Sin embargo, WordPress.com ofrece una característica de actualización de pago llamada “Redirección del sitio”, que proporciona esta funcionalidad.
Sólo tiene que ir a la página Redireccionamiento del sitio. Si tiene varios sitios en WordPress.com, se le preguntará a cuál desea redirigir.
En la siguiente pantalla, se le pedirá que indique el nombre de dominio al que desea redirigir a los visitantes. Introduzca el nombre de dominio de su nuevo sitio WordPress.org y haga clic en el botón Ir.
Nota: La redirección del sitio es una actualización de pago y cuesta 13 $ al año. Añadirá una redirección 301, que redirige a los visitantes de tu blog WordPress.com y a los motores de búsqueda a tu nuevo sitio.
Algunos se preguntarán: ¿durante cuánto tiempo debo seguir pagando por esta característica de redirección fuera del sitio web?
La respuesta es todo el tiempo que quiera. Sin embargo, dos años sería tiempo suficiente para que tus antiguos usuarios memorizaran tu nuevo nombre de dominio.
Si va a cambiar de dominio, otra cosa que debe hacer es actualizar todas las URL de las entradas. Si alguna vez enlazaste tus entradas, esos enlaces deben ser actualizados. Puede utilizar nuestro artículo sobre cómo actualizar las URL al mover su sitio de WordPress.
Si tienes un dominio personalizado en WordPress.com, no tienes de qué preocuparte. Simplemente cambia el registro DNS a tu alojamiento y conservarás todas las ventajas SEO.
Preguntas más frecuentes (FAQ)
Escribimos la primera versión de este artículo en enero de 2013. Desde entonces, hemos recibido montones de preguntas fantásticas. Hemos respondido a muchas de ellas por correo electrónico o en comentarios, así que hemos pensado que estaría bien recopilar las más populares en un solo lugar donde todo el mundo pueda verlas.
¿Qué ocurre con mis suscriptores de WordPress.com?
Afortunadamente, WordPress.com te permite migrar tus suscriptores con una condición. Debes utilizar su plugin Jetpack, que añade la misma funcionalidad de suscriptores que tenías en WordPress.com.
Una vez que instales y actives el plugin Jetpack, tendrás que ponerte en contacto con el equipo de WordPress.com y pedirles que migren los suscriptores por ti. Esperamos que esto sea más fácil en las versiones posteriores de Jetpack y que los usuarios puedan hacerlo por sí mismos.
¿Pueden ayudarme a pasar de WordPress.com a WordPress.org de forma GRATUITA?
Por supuesto. Ofrecemos la migración desde WordPress.com como parte de nuestro servicio gratuito de instalación de blogs en WordPress. Si necesitas nuestra ayuda, sólo tienes que acceder. Es gratis 
¿Cuáles son los costes de cambiar a WordPress.org?
WordPress es gratuito. Sin embargo, existen unos costes mínimos de alojamiento web. Le recomendamos que lea este artículo sobre: ¿Por qué WordPress es gratis? ¿Cuáles son los costes y cuál es el truco?
Ya he pagado a WordPress.com. ¿Puedo obtener un reembolso?
Sí que puedes. Si has adquirido recientemente un dominio personalizado o un plan de pago de WordPress.com, puedes solicitarles un reembolso completo.
Nota: Los registros de dominio pueden cancelarse en las 48 horas siguientes al registro, y los planes y otras compras pueden cancelarse en los 30 días siguientes a la compra.
¿Se romperán mis imágenes?
No, no lo harán. Al transferir utilizando el archivo de importación, se descargan todas las imágenes adjuntas y se actualiza el enlace.
Sin embargo, hemos advertido una advertencia. Si la URL de sus imágenes empieza por files.wordpress.com, no se convertirán. Si advierte que la URL de la imagen no ha cambiado y sigue apuntando a WordPress.com, le recomendamos que utilice el plugin de importación de imágenes externas, que se encargará de ello.
He registrado mi dominio a través de WordPress.com. Todavía puedo mover?
Pues sí. WordPress cree en la capacitación de los usuarios y en darles el control total de su contenido. Si ya tienes un nombre de dominio a través de WordPress.com, lo único que necesitas es una cuenta de alojamiento web.
Te recomendamos que lo establezcas con Bluehost o cualquiera de estos otros proveedores de alojamiento WordPress. Durante la fase de registro, se te preguntará si tienes un dominio o quieres registrar uno nuevo.
Sólo tienes que seleccionar la opción “Tengo un nombre de dominio” e introducir el dominio que registraste en WordPress.com.
Lo siguiente que tendrá que hacer es cambiar los servidores de nombre para que apunten al proveedor de alojamiento. Podemos ayudarle con esto como parte de nuestro servicio de configuración gratuito. También puede pedir soporte a su proveedor de alojamiento web.
¿Se caerá mi sitio web al cambiar?
Si lo hace correctamente, entonces NO. El método que hemos sugerido anteriormente asegurará que su sitio web nunca se caiga. Si está preocupado, sepa que estamos aquí para ayudarle. Puede utilizar nuestro servicio de configuración gratuito en cualquier momento.
¿Puedo añadir una tienda online a mi sitio web WordPress.org?
Sí, puedes añadir fácilmente una tienda online a tu sitio web WordPress.org autoalojado sin ningún coste adicional. Dado que Bluehost y otros alojamientos web populares ofrecen certificados SSL gratuitos, basta con instalar un plugin de comercio electrónico de WordPress para añadir una tienda online.
¿Cuáles son los plugins de WordPress imprescindibles que recomienda?
Ahora que ha cambiado a WordPress.org autoalojado, puede instalar tantos plugins como desee.
Aquí está nuestra selección recomendada:
- AIOSEO – para mejorar el posicionamiento SEO de su sitio web (utilizado por 3 millones de sitios).
- WPForms – para añadir un formulario de contacto inteligente en su sitio web (utilizado por 6 millones de sitios).
- SeedProd – para personalizar fácilmente sus páginas de destino con arrastrar y soltar maquetador – funciona con todos los temas de WordPress.
- MonsterInsights – para ver cómo la gente encuentra y utiliza tu sitio web. Es imprescindible para blogueros y propietarios de pequeñas empresas.
- PushEngage – para conectar con los visitantes después de que abandonen su sitio web.
- Duplicador – para crear copias de seguridad diarias de su nuevo sitio web en caso de emergencia.
- OptinMonster – para ayudarle a conseguir más suscriptores de correo electrónico y tener éxito en su viaje de blogging.
Además, te recomendamos que eches un vistazo a nuestra selección de plugins para WordPress y herramientas de blog útiles para gestionar y hacer crecer tu blog.
Puedes instalar todos estos plugins desde tu escritorio de WordPress. Hemos creado una guía paso a paso para instalar un plugin de WordPress.
Quiero cambiar el tema de WordPress de mi sitio, ¿puedo hacerlo?
Sí, puedes cambiar tu tema de WordPress en cualquier momento. Otra gran ventaja de cambiar a WordPress.org es que dispones de opciones de personalización adicionales y de una mayor colección de temas entre los que elegir.
En la barra lateral del administrador de WordPress, haga clic en el menú desplegable Apariencia y seleccione “Temas” para instalar un tema.
Hemos seleccionado algunos de los mejores temas para ayudar a los usuarios a evitar la parálisis de la elección. Consulta nuestra guía sobre los mejores temas gratuitos para blogs y los mejores temas polivalentes para WordPress.
También puede consultar nuestra guía sobre cómo cambiar correctamente un tema de WordPress.
Esperamos que este artículo te haya ayudado a trasladar correctamente tu blog de WordPress.com a WordPress.org. También puedes consultar nuestra lista de las cosas más importantes que debes hacer después de instalar WordPress y nuestra guía definitiva para aumentar el tráfico de tu blog.
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Lori J.
I am very, very new with a WP blog (learning curve!), it is set on private with just a small amount of content. I do plan to monetize in the future and now see where there would be limitations. I have the Premium .com plan, and now see that it does not allow access to plug-ins and outside templates. I understand that SEO is very important for visibility and gaining followers which then shows affiliates that your blog is of interest, etc., and a plug-in assists with this, correct? ANYWAY….. I will probably use your assistance to migrate. But, one question: How will WP know to stop billing me for annual service and for me to pay them just the $13 annually for my domain name? Or should the domain name move also, if that is even possible? And, will my controls/dashboard be similar or the same? I have pulled my hair out a few times learning already! Thank you in advance for your response.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Lori,
Once you have migrated your website and pointed your domain to your self-hosted WordPress.org website, you can then go to manage purchases page to make sure that auto-renewals are turned off. Contact WordPress.com support to make sure your are not rebilled. After that you can just wait for your subscription to expire.
You can keep your domain on WordPress.com and pay them annual domain renewal fee. You can also move it to your new hosting provider.
Self-hosted WordPress.org websites have a slightly different user interface but some parts of the admin area are similar to WordPress.com.
Administrador
petra
obviously something went wrong I only get my titles in my new wordpress. I don’t get the blogpost itself and no photo’s. What do I do?
Eugene
have you completed uploading all of the content? it could be a faulty database setting. which part of the process are you at? maybe i can help.
Adrianne
Hello and thanks for the great article – it is very handy.
I migrated my blog from a wordpress.com site to a wordpress.org site. I have moved my followers also and can see the old comments on my posts at my site.
The one thing missing is the likes from my old site on my posts. Are they gone now from the content, only existing on the old site, or is it possible to transfer them across too?
Cheers!!
Chad
I transferred my Wordpress.com to self-host on a different server. I thought for some reason that after the migration I would have my original set-up at Wordpress.com and then my new set-up with new theme on the new server. What surprised me was that the Wordpress.com site I had is now updated with my self-hosted site. What could have caused this and better yet, if I cancel or delete the Wordpress.com membership will it affect my new site on the new server?
Zin Nwe Kyaw
I am totally new to this. I found wp.com first and saw my favourite theme from wp.com. However, I am going to use wp.org and start creating it for my website but I cannot find my fav theme from wp.com in wp.org. So what should I do?
Oluwadare
Hi. If I purchase a premium theme under WordPress.com, when I do migrate to WordPress.org – will my premium theme be exported as well?
Ron berant
Hi,
I created an XML file and tried to transfer my site but I got an error message that all my media hadn’t been transferred. Is there a way to fix that?
Thx,
Ron.
WPBeginner Support
Hey Ron,
You can run the importer again. It is smart enough not to import content already imported. If it fails to fetch all your media, then you may need to import those files manually.
Administrador
Gregory
Hi,
I am trying to export my XML file from Wordpress.com to create my own website without Wordpress.
But I have problems with the XML from Wordpress.com and the SQL from Wordpress.com (I already import the XML to get a SQL).
Do you know if we can leave Wordpress and use our DB, or if we have to create a new one and do Htaccess redirection?
Thanks
Yvette
Hi, I wanted to change my wordpress.com site to wordpress.org so I rushed ahead and cancelled my premium account and deleted the wordpress.com site.
I think now I have lost my domain name. Have I? Is there anything i can do?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Yvette,
Domains are registered for yearly terms. You can still login to WordPress.com dashboard and manage your domain. You can point to your new hosting provider.
Administrador
Yvette
I think I deleted everything. The domain name is no longer available. How do I ask wordpress if they can release it to me? The worst thing is, I am doing this for a friend, so really I have lost his domain name. I feel terrible.
Yvette
I did get a warning that I wouldn’t be able to use the domain again, but i thought it meant that I wouldn’t be able to create a new wordpress.com site with that name, not that I’d never be able to register it anywhere ever again.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Yvette,
Please contact WordPress.com support, they will be able to guide you.
mike
This is great. I’d like to utilize the setup service and transfer my wordpress.com site/blog to wordpress.org, (including bluehost hosting). I’d like to keep the same domain to maintain traffic levels.
A few questions first:
1. I have a premium theme from wordpress.com. Will that transfer? If not, can I repurchase the same theme for the new site? I checked and that theme is available for purchase (but ideally i’d like to keep it if I already paid for it under wordpress.com). Either way, does the setup service include helping me get the theme setup?
2. I have lots of links within my site. They’re links from blog posts to other blog posts, links from blog posts to pages, etc.. Can all of those permalinks and subdomains maintain the same URLs so that all links throughout my site/blog continue to operate after the migration? Even on older posts that link to other old posts?
3. How much downtime should I expect in the migration process? Can the old site still be operational while the new site is being set up? How does that work? Should I plan to do it over a weekend (when I have less traffic)? I am interested in keeping my same domain.
Once I get these questions answered, i’m ready to move forward. Thanks for your time.
Mike
WPBeginner Support
Hi Mike,
Please send your questions using the contact form. Include your blog’s address and one of our team members will take a look and get back to you.
Administrador
Mae
Hi! Whenever I decided to move my site to wordpress.org and Bluehost, will I still be paying the yearly cost for the domain name I purchased with wordpress.com? thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Mae,
Yes, you will be paying the yearly domain renewal fee regardless of where you website is hosted.
Administrador
Nur
If I won’t use the paid SiteRedirect from wordpress.com, will search ranking and traffic be affected tremendously after migrating? And if no redirect (just export into site.mydomain.com) will the old site.wordpress.com be gone?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Nur,
Yes, initially it will affect search ranking and traffic. However, if you unpublish posts on your old WordPress.com website then your new website will start ranking for some of those terms. It may take a while for you to recover all your search rankings and traffic.
Administrador
sahil saifi
helpful post
Ryan
How long does your guys free setup take?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Ryan,
It takes 2 business days after you send us your purchase receipt.
Administrador
Amber
I am trying to migrate my blog content from wordpress.com to my self-hosted wordpress.org site. I ran the export/import process (which I’ve done before without any trouble), but for some reason, the importer on my self-hosted site is only importing 6 of my 37 published posts. I looked through the XML file to see if perhaps it downloaded incomplete, but everything is there. The importer successfully added my pages, menus, tags, categories, and six of my published posts WITH their attached images. But i can’t figure out why it stops and doesn’t finish importing the rest of my content. Is there another way to get that information loaded into my site?
WPBeginner Support
Hey Amber,
Feel free to run importer again, it doesn’t import duplicate content. If that doesn’t work, then you can try generating a new XML file from WordPress.com. This time before running the export tool, send the posts you have imported to the trash. This way those posts will not be included in the new export file.
Hope this helps.
Administrador
Gregorio Durante Suapero II
If I migrate to self-hosting, will my views at my post back to zero? Thanks ^ω^
Larissa
why isn’t anyone answering this great question?
WPBeginner Support
Hey Larissa,
Thanks for pointing out, we just replied to the original comment.
Administrador
WPBeginner Support
It depends.
If you had custom domain on WordPress.com, then you can save those views by using JetPack plugin on your self-hosted WordPress.org website.
You will need to ask WordPress.com support to transfer them for you.
Administrador
Lucy
Hi,
What do I need to do if I would like you guys to transfer my wordpress.com to a bluehost?? How long will it take and will my subscribers also be transferred??
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Lucy,
Please see our free WordPress blog setup page for details and feel free to contact us using the form on the page.
Administrador
Enzo
Hi! Thanks for the how to first of all. I have a question. Can I do this if I have already a domain with wordpress.com?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Enzo,
Yes, you can point your domain to your self-hosted WordPress.org website by changing its DNS settings.
Administrador
therlife
If i just change the nameserver from Wordpress.com to bluehost.com , then i will have the same domain and url at my wordpress.org blog? or i have to do also redirection from adress site with extra cost 13 euros.Because i started my blog through wordpress.com, paid the personal package and my domain so i have a domain and my blog, so i am wondering if i can use the same url on my wordpress.org so i can delete my account at wordpress.com and keep only the blog at wordpress.org with bluehost web hosting.
Thank you for your time!
WPBeginner Support
You can transfer the domain to BlueHost and the domain will be the same, the redirection service is to make sure any links in the WordPress.com reader points to your site at the new location.
Sierra
Am I able to transfer my WP.com premium plan to WP.org? I purchased it months ago and cannot cancel.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Sierra,
Yes you can transfer from WordPress.com to WordPress.org at any time. Transferring your website to WordPress.org will not cancel your account and you can keep it until it expires.
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John
WordPress.com should offer .htaccess redirects for free-it’s like you don’t own anything with WordPress.com
Priyanka
Hi,
I started a blog on wordpress.com last month with a free plan and self-hosting. Now I want to migrate my self-hosted blog to a hosting site. I’m trying to do that from last week and I made lots of effort to do that. First I tried to host my blog with Godaddy, I could not export my blog backups. Now I want to migrate my blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org but still having the same problem. Now I’m stuck with these things and want to get out of it. please suggest me what should I do and how I can migrate my blog to Wordpress.org
WPBeginner Support
Hi Priyanka,
See our guide on how to start a WordPress blog. You can also take advantage of our free blog setup service.
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Tine
Hi,
I have the same question as Paul.
When moving from WP.com to WP.org is it then possible to keep the same theme?
Thx!
Tine
WPBeginner Support
Hi Tine,
Most WordPress themes available for WordPress.com websites are also available for WordPress.org websites. You will need to search for the theme to see if it is available for WordPress.org websites.
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Azhar Ismail
This article really helped me a lot. I managed to transfer my wordpress.com website to Bluehost web hosting with no glitches at all. Your guides are really awesome.
Paul Trunk
I am going to switch from Wordpress.com to WP.org. I have changed the DNS in my ISP so I can use my domain in WP.com If I switch to WP.org, will I have to switch my DNS in my ISP again? I once used Dreamweaver but recently switched to WP.com. Now that I realize I can use WP.org for more flexibility, I would like to switch. Thanks.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Paul,
Yes, in this case you will make the DNS changes in your ISP again.
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Joanna
Hi – I am totally new to this and have not really launched a blog yet other than to play around with writing a home page. I signed up with Bluehost and have a domain name through them. Wordpress was automatically installed via Bluehost. However, I noticed that it is Wordpress.com and having done some reading, I want Wordpress.org as I want to be able to use Adsense, Amazon Affiliates etc etc. But it looks like from everything I’ve read that if you sign up via Bluehost, you should automatically get Wordpress.org. Thoroughly confused. I’ve tried downloading wordpress.org on my iPad but it doesn’t work. Do I need to do it on a full laptop, mac or PC? And considering I don’t really have any content to move, is it complicated to get started?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Joanna,
The only reason your domain may still be pointing to WordPress.org if you previously used it on a WordPress.com website. In that case you will need to point your domain’s DNS settings to Bluehost servers.
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yarik
I recently started a blog on wordpress.com and didn’t do enough research (I was bit in a hurry to have it up and running). Searching for several help topics I’ve landed on this site couple of times already. Now I’ve seen this option. Has been 24 days since I bought a “Premium Plan” with WordPress, but afterwards I realized that I’m not able to install plugins. The basic HostGator plan allows to install plugins and do some extra configurations that wordpress.com do not allow? If yes, how much time take your “Free Blog Setup” service, can I still be reimbursed from the Premium plan I bought on WordPress.com? Thanks.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Yarik,
Yes, basic HostGator plan allows you to install plugins and do other things you cannot do on WordPress.com premium plan. You can ask for a refund with in 30 days of purchase. Domain names cannot be refunded after 48 hours of purchase.
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Brittany H
I started with a Wordpress.com blog a couple months ago. Two days ago, I decided to move ahead with self-hosting through Bluehost and got my posts imported, my theme changed, and everything. But now when I log in through bluehost and go to wordpress.org, all that comes up is a 0 for my webpage. I can still type in my domain and get to my wordpress.com blog. What’s happening?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Brittany,
It seems your site’s domain name is still pointing to WordPress.com’s name servers. You need to login to your WordPress.com account and then change your domain settings. Point the name servers to Bluehost.
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Paul
Hi,
I wanted to know if I get the same theme on wordPress.org or will it copy it the same, if I switch to .org ?
Secondly, Can I change the structure of permalink in wordpress.com site? I have a business upgrade, If yes, then I don’t mind to continue using .com site. Please suggest.
Thank you!
Rodgers
So I ran into an issue where I created a wordpress.com first (which apparently is super common, go figure.)
I discovered this immediately so I didn’t need to import anything.
It would appear I’ve followed all the other steps, I added the domain to Bluehost, I setup a new webpage through Bluehost, I’ve set my wordpress.com page to private. And set the .com DNS to point to the Bluehost DNS.
The problem is the domain URL still points to the .com default site that you get when you initially create a wordpress.com account. And I have not found a way to get it to work.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Rodgers,
DNS changes take some time to take effect. Sometimes it can take up to 48 hours for changes to propagate across the internet.
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Hartford
Hi, thanks for all the great info you post and publish…I use it all the time!
I’ve set up a new site in WP, have many pages, and I’d now like to move my .com posts over to it.
I’ve set the front/home page set up as a static page…home page for the site. And my blogs to appear on a different page. I think I have that set up correctly.
But looking at the export/import process, will WP know to put my blogs on the page I indicate as my blog page, rather than on the front/home page? I’d hate to go through the process only to discover that all my imported blogs were in the wrong place.
Thanks.
Bobby
i have completed the steps. I don’t know what to do now. I see something on the blog page, but am stymied now. Is there a next step I am missing?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Bobby,
On your .org website, login to the admin area and then go to Posts to see if all your posts have been imported. If they are then you probably need to setup your theme to display them. Head over to Appearance » Customize page and then click on ‘Front page settings’ tab. There you can select front page to display your latest posts. Hope this helps.
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Danielle
Hi – I transferred a wordpress.com blog to a wordpress.org blog back in 2016. At the time, I changed the domain name. Fast forward to now – I am in the middle of a server migration, and I’ve realized that I don’t have “access” to my domain name. As in – I know that I purchased it through wordpress during the change in 2016 to .org (via Wild West Domains), but I’d like to transfer my domain to a different company so that I can best manage it. I cannot find any information on how to do so, and I would so so helpful for some advice. I called Wild West Domains and while they confirmed that they do own the domain name, they are only the “back end host” and they informed me that I need to get in touch with Wordpress to obtain the EPP code so that I can properly transfer my domain name. Please help! Thanks!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Danielle,
You need to contact the WordPress.com support. They will be able to provide you step by step instructions you need to follow in order to generate the EPP code.
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Jana J
Hi! Your tutorial was great and super simple. I had no problem with the process but somehow not all my content was in the XML file? OR it was not imported? I have been trying to troubleshoot for hours now and cannot find any information to help
I have tried exporting from both my wp-admin interface and the blog editing interface on wordpress.com. I got two different sized xml files which is strange. The first one was 729kb and the second one was in a zip file but when extracted was just one file of 1.1mb. I have tried importing them both multiple times to my new blue hosted wordpress.org interface, and only a small portion of my content is there…. like 2 of 8 blog posts, 1 of 25 pages, and 20 of 75 photos, no menus or theme or settings transferred. Anyway, any ideas or resources you could point me to!?!? Thank you
WPBeginner Support
Hi Jana,
Try running the importer again, it is smart enough to avoid duplicates. To troubleshoot this issue, try exporting your data from WordPress.com and then open the export file in a plain text editor like notepad. See if your missing posts are inside the file. If they are not there, then please try exporting again.
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Jana J
Hi!
Thanks for the response. So, I tried importing about 10 times….and it would import like one more post or page sometimes, and a few more photos each time. But no matter how many times I do it again and again, not all the content is importing. I just checked the export file as you suggested, and I do see information in the file for blog posts and pages that are not showing after my import attempts…but I was not able to tell if the file indeed contains ALL my posts and pages. I also did try exporting multiple times from both the wp-admin interface (which gives me 729kb file) and the blog editing interface (which gives me a 1.1mb file)…. and I tried importing each file multiple times. I also tried exporting just blogs or just pages and then importing those smaller xml files individually to see if that would get all the content, and it still does not successfully import all the content
Not sure what else to try. Any ideas? Thank you for the support!!
'Dami
This has been really helpful. Any idea why I only got 26 posts imported instead of 46?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Dami,
Feel free to run the importer again. It is smart enough to avoid duplicate content and will be able to import remaining posts.
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Joylee
Hi! I am trying to do this now by my smartphone. I am onto step 2 but feel I am stuck. Is it possible to do all this using smartphone and the wordpress app?
Cody
Would you happen to know how the switch would affect a Gmail GSuite subscription purchased through wordpress.com? I currently have the wordpress.com premium plan with custom domain name and a two gmail accounts for business associated with the custom domain.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Cody,
If you continue to manage your domain on WordPress.com while hosting your site elsewhere, then it will keep working. However, if you transfer the domain to some other domain registrar or your web host, then you may need to setup the DNS records to point them to Gsuite.
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Tiff
Can I still keep my old Wordpress.com blog for a while AFTER I have moved it onto Wordpress.org? Or will my old Wordpress.com blog disappear completely after it’s been moved? Just trying to get myself mentally ready for the big move!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Tiff,
You can keep your old WordPress.com site, it will not be accessible but you can still access it by logging into your WordPress.com account and visiting the WordPress.com dashboard.
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Nickeisha
I followed the steps indicated above and only two of my blogs were uploaded
Jana J
Hi Nickeisha, I am having the same issue! Did you ever find a solution?
Unathi
Thank you so much for this, was very helpful!
Liz
Hi, could you clarify something please? I am with wp.com i have bought new hosting with siteground (using your affiliate link for transporting my site) But… if I want to build a new site and theme over on site ground, how do i do this while still keeping my wp.com blog live until the new one is ready?? I want to use all of the same posts and images and logos but its going to take me at least a week to build the new site and where do my readers go in the meantime? Thanks for any help!
WPBeginner Support
Hey Liz,
If you haven’t yet moved your WordPress.com site to Siteground then you can continue using it. Meanwhile you can build your site using a temporary subdomain. Please ask the support staff at Siteground and they will set it up for you.
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Elaine
I had my .com site content moved to .org with Siteground last night. They migrated the content over but the domain is not being pointed to their servers yet.
Can they set up a temporary domain still so I can work on it before it goes live over there? My theme didn’t transfer so I don’t want it to go live unformatted if possible and am considering purchasing a custom theme to apply first.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Elaine,
Yes, you can contact their support via chat and they will set up a temporary domain so you can access and work on your website.
Gina
I have a hosting plan for one year through BlueHost
I have a Domain name. A .com name
I want it to be a .org So I can start my blog with affiliate marketing
How do I do this, I have not set up anything yet, no theme, and I have not Paid for Wordpress. I have added some plugins.
What do I do next, I am really confused, as the above shows how to move everything over, but I have nothing to move over (I think) at this stage – well I tried and didn’t get any pages looking like you had.
Do I have to pay for Wordpress first? If so for how long?
Help? Please. I don’t know what to do next, but I want to start with a .org site
Sarah
Can I keep the theme I am using on Wordpress.com?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Sarah,
Some of the themes on WordPress.com are also available for WordPress.org websites.
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Cal
Thanks for the insights! Does migrating the old data to new website take up the memory space on my new website?
The reason why I upgraded to my own domain because I run out of space for my old Wordpress.com. So if I were to migrate my Wordpress.com to .com, will it affect the storage space?
Hope you can understand my question. I am not familiar with technical jargons.
Hope someone can assist. Thanks!!!
Sacha
I had no idea there were 2 different wordpress sites. I’ve been blogging at wordpress.com for years, thinking it was the only one.
I’ve begun creating a website for a new business on wordpress.com and want it to be a membership site. After a bit of research (too little, apparently), I found that to do this, you must have the ability to add plugins, and the only way to that is to get the business plan, so that’s what I did. Now I’m seeing everywhere that I STILL can’t do it on wordpress.com.
Have I just thrown away my $279?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Sacha,
You can cancel WordPress.com plans within 30 days of purchase for a refund.
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Jeff
Hi, I’ve been using Wordpress.com for my own blogsite. I recently purchased hosting from a web hosting company. I followed the steps on this page but when I access my domain that is connected to my wordpress site, it;s still showing the default wordpress.org site. Not sure what I did incorrectly.
WPBeginner Support
Hey Jeff,
If you had a custom domain on WordPress.com, then you’d need to point that to your new host. If you are using a new domain, then you will need to import your content from WordPress.com. Please see the instructions above.
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Lesley Jones
Hi there! I’ve been using Wordpress.com for about four years, but I’m not good with the terminology. I have a current web site on one domain, which is where I want to eventually have a combined web site/blog using Photocrati on Wordpress.org. My current blog is on another domain (not a Wordpress one) on Wordpress.com. However… I would like to take advantage of the free 60 day trial with Photocrati and create the new site tucked behind my current web site – so something along the lines of realwebsite.uk.com/test_area – so I can get it how I want before going live. I did something like this creating a site for a charity a few years ago. I hope I can do the same with this. Could you give me brief instructions on what I should do please? I’ve already downloaded Photocrati, but I’m already stuck. Thank you!
Deepthi
I am trying to hange the DNS server from my wordpress.com account to my new hosting service which is siteground (wordpress.org) and it is saying the DNS server cant be found? I asked siteground directly and they provided me with the DNS server addresses.
Carolin
Hi,
thanks for the helpful article! I followed it step by step, however, when I tried to import the xml-file into my new blog, I got this message on the screen for part of the files:
Failed to import “”: Invalid post type jetpack-portfolio
What did I do wrong? Thanks für your help!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Carolin,
It seems like you were using JetPack’s portfolio post type on your WordPress.com blog. Try installing free version of JetPack on your self-hosted WordPress.org blog. After that enable the portfolio module and then try to import your xml file.
Once you have imported the content successfully, you can use any other portfolio plugin and convert jetpack-portfolio post type to any other post type in WordPress.
Administrador
Jodi
It says that I need to install the JetPack plug in to migrate my existing subscribers to the new wordpress.org site. Can I install the free version of Jetpack to do this?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Jodi,
Yes, you can install the free version of JetPack on your self hosted WordPress.org site.
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Spenser Smith
I want to switch to WP.org. My website is… Will my theme stay the same if I transfer it?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Spenser,
Many of the themes used by WordPress.com websites are also available for self-hosted WordPress.org sites. You’ll need to Google your theme name and you may be able to find it on WordPress.org as well.
Administrador