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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George
I am moving to a Self-Hosted WordPress Site. I import the XML file to the new WordPress 4.4.2
I have used two fonts with WordPress.com site ( for Headings Calluna and for Base Font Arimo)
Does anyone know what plugin to install ?
I also need help formatting the Page does anyone know any Plugin to use ?
Thank you
WPBeginner Support
Calluna is a typekit font see how to add awesome typography in WordPress with TypeKit. Arimo is available via Google fonts.
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Caroline
Hi, Thanks for all the info on this site. i have a Wordpress.com site, with a domain name with Godaddy. I am really confused about how to move forward. I don’t think I have a “host” as such, but my wordpress dashboard has been stuck on the whist screen of death for nearly two weeks and I can’t sort it out. I’m getting the feeling that switching to .org is the way forward – how do I do this with the WSOD? Can you help me?
WPBeginner Support
If you have a domain, then you can use it with any of our recommended WordPress hosting provider. You can also take advantage of our free blog setup service.
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real time
I am interested in your free WordPress Blog setup service, and that is my site clicks is coming too down.
WPBeginner Support
Please visit our free blog setup page for more information.
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Anuradha Chawla
Nice post.
Really useful for newbies who wants to migrate blog from wordpress to self hosted domain.
my only question is; how will it affect the google PR? How can we secure the page rank or how can we transfer the page rank from old site to new site?
craig
my wp site is currently hosted with netfirms
site is mysite.com/blog
since it’s an ecommerece site I’d like to switch it to mysite.com/shop
should a simple export/import, as shown, work?
I’d install new wp script to the .com’shop site
Thanks
LUCIA
Hi!
I did all the steps, I imported the xml file and everything seems cool, BUT once imported, I cannot seemt o find any file or post or image. Where are they located? Thanks!
Vitor Botega
Hello,
I already have a Siteground account.
But would like to know if I can use your service to migrate my site to .org
Can I still pay you something?
Best
Vitor
WPBeginner Support
Sorry, unfortunately we don’t do migration jobs at this time. We can only offer free migrations for users who signup with partner hosts using our link. You can find professionals on freelancing websites that will be able to do that for you. You can also contact SiteGround and see if they can help you migrate.
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Lisa
I recently switched both my domain (which I purchased through wordpress.com) & all of my blog content from .com to .org. I used bluehost as my hosting site. (thanks for the great article in helping me get all of it transferred correctly)
I am now at the point that I want to redirect people from my .com blog – however, the domain name was the same as my new blog (again, I transferred it) – will the redirect still work properly?
I have many imaged pinned to Pinterest & I want to make sure they still transfer to my site. Right now they do not. Thank you.
ashley
Once you transfer over to wordpress.org I would like to know if the theme that you used will transfer properly as well or will you have to set up am new one?
Lindsay
Hi there,
So I followed your How-To step by step, but I can’t seem to find anything on my WordPress.org file. I still have the general 1 post, 1 page, etc that’s set up with a new account. Is there somewhere else I should be looking for my imported files?
Thanks!
Olga Núñez Miret
Thanks for your help.
I have had a blog in wordpress.com (a free blog) for over three years. Recently I joined Wordpress.org and have a new blog self-hosted. I installed jetpack to move subscribers and for the functionality and I tried an transfer the content (although not all posts were transferred). I now have two separate accounts, one with wordpress.com and one with wordpress.org. I didn’t want to delete the old blog as I thought I’d reblog some of the old posts in time and wanted people to be able to come to the new one if they found it, but for some reason the posts that I write in the new blog appear in the old one and people are still commenting in the old blog (and therefore I’m doubling my work). Any suggestions?
KG
Thanks much for the great article. I’m following through on some stale New Year’s Resolutions (2015), and some new ones to kick off 2016. Your post was a lifesaver, and makes me feel much better about having moved my content to a WodPress.com powered site.
tracey sharp
I just wanted to thank you for a great post. It was invaluable in helping me to move my wordpress blog to my own domain.
I did find one difference though from your instructions and that was in transferring subscribers. It looks as if all my subscribers transferred over (both wordpress and email subscribers) and I didn’t have to contact wordpress in order to do that. Anyway thanks again. I love your site.
Tess Ciarloni
HELP! I just bought hosting through bluehost and installed wordpress. Now Im trying to get to my wordpress.org site, but it keeps redirecting me to wordpress.com. I don’t know what to do!
WPBeginner Support
If you were using custom domain on your WordPress.com site, then you will need to point that domain to BlueHost.
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Emily
Can you please help on how to do this? I’m having the same problem :-(. I went through Bluehost and installed Wordpress. I typed in the domain (customed) when I started and thought that was it? I transferred my blog/content but when I try to login through Bluehost I get what I think is the white screen of death with a 0 in the upper left hand corner. I can however type in my domain/wp-admin.php and get to the dashboard fine but it seems like it’s still Wordpress.com
everything is how I left it and I still can’t install plugins etc. I’m so confused!
WPBeginner Support
It seems your domain is still pointing to WordPress.com. You need to make sure your domain points to BlueHost servers. If you registered your domain through WordPress.com then you need to login to WordPress.com dashboard and click on domains. After that click on your domain name. On the next page, click on name servers and DNS. Now enter your BluehHost name servers like this:
ns1.bluehost.com
ns2.bluehost.com
Emily
Thank you for your help, I hadn’t done that and now have. However I still get the blank page with one 0 when I try to login to wp admin. I spent 1 hour with Bluehost support and in the end they told me I have to wait 24 hours for it to be pointed over. I’ve got a feeling this isn’t the problem though as it happened before I done what you suggested.
Jane Polcino
Hi,
Thank you for this article! My company is thinking of moving their WordPress blog to the company website.
Is there a way how the move-over can transfer all the numbers of shares for each social media button on each post, without resetting to 0?
Another concern is: we do not want the images on the Facebook (and other social media sites) disappearing once it is done. When I post a link on Facebook, most of the time it grabs an image from whichever website it is from and shows on the Facebook. If these were to disappear, it would ruin the Facebook. Do you know if this move-over and the deletion of the original blog would not cause any of these images to disappear? (I am also trying to do tests of my own.)
Thank you so much!
Best regards,
Jane Polcino
WPBeginner Support
If you are using custom domain on your WordPress.com blog, then your Facebook likes and images will not change as they will still be pointing to the same URL. Yes it would be best to setup a demo blog on WordPress.com with similar content to test all things that you think may cause trouble during migration.
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Jane Polcino
It would be a different URL (from .wordpress.com to WordPress being installed on the HTML website). Do you know if this would cause the Facebook images to disappear?
Thanks again!
Yvonne
Hello,
I am totally new to wordpress and would like to have some advice. I’ve just upgraded company’s free wordpress.com website and were supposed to map our old website domain name and to get more flexibility on layout customisation (eg: add plugins). I did not know there are two wordpress versions not until I read your post here.
I am not sure what to do now, shall I migrate wordpress.com to wordpress.org now (would this affect anything to the domain mapping?) Does the plan we just upgraded (it’s a business plan) also applicable to wordpress.org?
Thank you so much and I really hope you can give me some advice to this problem. Thanks so much!!
WPBeginner Support
Don’t worry, you can still easily point your domain to a self hosted WordPress.org site. You can ask WordPress.com for a refund, and they will downgrade your WordPress.com account to basic.
Administrador
Brittany
I transferred my wp.com site to wp.org utilizing my wp.com domain I bought. After successfully transferring everything over (I go through bluehost), the only issue I am seeing is my links. They have the ip address attached to it vs. having my domain name with the title of my blog post behind it (like my wp.com site used to do). How do I fix this?
Thanks!
Savana
I followed all the steps that you provided up above and everything seemed to work perfectly, but the only thing that seems to have switched over is my categories. but none of my previous posts are showing. When I go to media it shows all of my previous pics from old blog, but that is it. Does it take a while for all my posts to eventually show up? thanks!
Sandrine
Hi there,
I have a domain which I have paid on wordpress.com which is about to renew. I would like to transfer to wordpress.org so I can now be in control of my blog and therefore avoid paying the next renewal fee with wordpress.com. Can I keep the same domain then? What steps do I need to do?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Regards,
Sandrine
WPBeginner Support
You can transfer your domain to your new web host or you can just change your domain settings and point it to your self hosted WordPress.org website. You may have to renew your domain when transferring it to be managed by a different domain registrar.
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Karina
Hello, I exported, followed the download link emailed to me and received a folder containing two documents. I am now being asked to choose a file to import. I can only choose one and the folder is not an option. Which file do I choose? Or do I import both individually.
Stacy
I want to make revenue from my blog…to do this will i need to have my blog hosted instead of free?..and if so, what do i need to do on my blog to gain revenue, is it about adding Adsense, getting LIKES and comments from my followers?
WPBeginner Support
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Mihia Mells
Hi,
I started a Wordpress.com account with my own domain, but have yet to post anything. While doing further research I realized wordpress.org is a better fit for me. So, I purchased rfe hosting, went to my domain site changed the namesavers (still waiting for it to forward, takes up to 48hrs), and followed the steps above. I’m at the last step: site redirecting. Do I need to purchase that since I’m keeping the same domain name and don’t have a following or posts yet?
Sorry if that’s a dumb question…I’m new to blogging and building a wordpress.org site.
Mihia Mells
I think I found my answer below! NO need to purchase it…
Preeti Tomar
Today I had bought free hosting plus plan from bluehost and installed wordpress. After installing that password wasn’t working so I changed it, but when I am logging in its showing the same old dashboard , mine is looking like same old wordpress.com dashboard. After reading above i think it need this migration process, is it? Kindly guide me whats wrong with it, where I am at fault, why I am not able to login through username and password i got while installing WordPress through blue host.
Ankeah Srivastav
Hello admin.
I have registered a domain naming during sign up of google apps from its partner ENOM INC.
I have given a mail id too following my domain name.
Bit i don’t wanna use that anymore because actually i was doing all this to have a website for my new company.
But now i am feeling that i have sticked to just a mail service from google. Now i solely want to have a website ( no more keen to use google apps).
I have seen about mapping my domain to wordpress.com,
Will it give me a website ?
I can afford anything in between 12$ to 15$ yearly.
As i am not a technical geek please help me best. I have already expanded 12$ on google apps without any worth
WPBeginner Support
Yes you can do that. You can also add your domain to a self hosted WordPress site. Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Katharine
Hi! Thanks for this. I have two questions:
1. I live very rural and must use Internet that is limited. I have a somewhat large site, about 700 posts, 1600 followers. My question is how much of my data would I burn by moving the site, myself? Should I hire it done for me? I pay $10 per gig of data. I can only purchase 5gigs at a time. Would the move be interrupted by my needing to instal more data.
Okay, that was one question. Ha.
2. What would be wrong with me moving the posts, individually, myself, as I edit them, delete some, and generally improve them by adding photos, etc., as if they were new posts? As if the site were brand new…
Thanks!
Michael Amir
Can I use my wp.com theme on the new website and us there any work around dor it ?
WPBeginner Support
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
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Sarah
Hello, I had a question about how transferring will affect the theme of my blog and settings I have. I pay for the premium version of Wordpress.com so I am able to use different fonts and colors, is this still applicable once everything is migrated? Thank you for your help!
Stephanie
I have a wordpress.com site and now reading your article I would like to switch to .org. But I have paid for my Premium account for the year, as well as my domain name. Will this all be wasted? I do not wan to have paid for an upgrade I will not use… And then on top of that pay for hosting. What do you suggest?
WPBeginner Support
You can get refund by canceling your upgrade with in 30 days. Please contact WordPress.com support for more details. As for your domain, you can continue using the same domain with your new .org website.
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Stephanie
It has been more than 30 days.
Arthur Spiel
A friend of mine deleted the old wordpress.com blog and when switching to wordpress.com, using import option as described in this article, somehow the images were not imported. Is there a way he can get that images again?
Maris
I have 2 questions:
1. Can I purchase my own domain name directly from wordpress.org? How much does it cost per year?
2. If I had purchased my own domain name from wordpress.com, do I still need to pay it yearly? How? Through visa/mastercard?
Help!
WPBeginner Support
WordPress.org does not sell domains. Yes you will have to renew registration for the domain you purchased from WordPress.com if you want to continue using that domain.
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Vivienne
Good day
I migrated my blog from .com to .org a while back and all has been running well and smoothly. My .com site remains as a xxx.wordpress.com with old posts still showing there. I have also downloaded the mobile app, and when I login it shows me logged in under the .com account.
My two questions are this:
1 – if I delete my .com account will this affect anything on my .org account (keeping in mind that I’ve had my own URL for both and have no need of the xxx.wordpress.com link)
2 – Is there a trick to linking the mobile app to the privately hosted .org account instead of the .com account?
Kind regards,
Vivienne
WPBeginner Support
On the app, you need to add your WordPress.org site as self hosted site. When you are logged in make sure that the app is showing posts from your new self hosted WordPress.org site. You cannot delete a WordPress.com account, you can delete your WordPress.com blog if you want.
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Marianna Sharma
Hello! Thank you for lovely tutorial.
I have followed it but getting this error while attempting import data:
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@sudhir-sharma.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
What can be done to complete the transfer?
Thank you lots,
Marianna
WPBeginner Support
Please see our guide on How to fix the internal server error in WordPress
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Rebecca S
I am interested in transferring my wp.com blog to wp.org however I am concerned that the pins I have on Pinterest will not link to the new site. Is there a solution so that I don’t have to go back and relink them all?
Sarah
Hello, I currently have a wordpress.com site, but I have a purchased domain name. Will I still need to have a redirect page? Also, when switching from wordpress.com to wordpress.org, will my likes and social media interactions on my posts be transferred as well? (ex. Facebook icon with 35 facebook likes under the post) Thanks for your help!
Sarah
Another few questions I had, will I still be able to use the WordPress app and will stats be transferred as well? Thank you
WPBeginner Support
WordPress App works for self hosted WordPress sites as well. You can get stats moved by using jetpack connect. Please contact WordPress.com support and they will merge them for you.
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WPBeginner Support
You will not need to redirect, just point your domain to your WordPress.org hosting provider. Since you will have the same domain and URL structure, your likes will still appear as before.
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Deniza
Hi!
I am currently reading through your articles as I decided to transfer my wordpress.com blog to .org. I’m sick of the limited themes and the unability to use plugins.
However, I have just purchased a .com domain on wordpress.com. Could I still transfer my blog to wordpress.org with bluehost as hosting and just change the name servers? I read about the 60 days rule but I understand that is only for transferring the domain to the new host.
Thank you so much for this site. It is incredibly helpful!
Have a great day,
Deniza
WPBeginner Support
Yes, you will have to just change nameserver and point them to Bluehost.
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Sumti Bhadani
Hello,
I have a free wordpress blog and I am blogging since last 2 months. I would like to now take a custom domain and remove the .wordpress from my blog name. My question is if I take a custom domain with bluehost then I will have a new wordpress account and I will have to move my existing blog contnet to the new account. Is it possible that I can purchase domain with wordpress ($ 13/year plan) and host the same on bluehost. In this case will I also get the 100 GB space for photos or I will have to get the premium wordpress plan.
Regards,
Sumti
WPBeginner Support
Please see our guide on the difference between self hosted WordPress.org vs free WordPress.com blog.
When you purchase a hosting plan from Bluehost. You will get a free domain name. You will not be using the free WordPress.com blogging service. Instead you will be hosting your own WordPress.org site.
On the other hand if you purchase domain from WordPress.com then you will still be hosted on WordPress.com. It will remove WordPress from your free blog’s address. But you will not get any of the advantages of using a self hosted WordPress powered website.
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natasha were
I have moved my wrodpress.com site to wrodpress.org. It it normal that theme is lost in the process? I thought it would appear as if nothing had changed
WPBeginner Support
You will still need to install and activate the theme that you used on your WordPress.com site. Most themes available on WordPress.com are also available for self-hosted WordPress.org site. Go to WordPress.com/themes locate the theme that you used on your site. In the right hand column you will find a link to download the theme for your self hosted WordPress site.
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Kayti Christian
Thanks for the awesome post – this worked perfect for me!
Two questions – is a redirect necessary if your are on the same domain as before? Since I kept the same domain and imported all my content from .com to .org – all the links work fine. I would assume SEO and everything was transferred over as as well since the domain is the same? I’m just not sure what I would be paying to redirect since there are not any broken links.
Second, should I delete my .com site after having imported it all over to my .org? I know it only exists on the admin panel, but not sure if I should just shut down my wordpress.com account since everything is self hosted now.
Thanks for the help and awesome article!
WPBeginner Support
No you do not need to setup redirection.
You can make your old WordPress.com site private. Login to WordPress.com account and then visit My Site » Settings and under the Site Visibility section you will find the option to make your blog completely private.
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Alisha
If I move my wordpress.com blog to wordpress.org, will I be able to add a new theme that’s available for wordpress.org or no?
WPBeginner Support
Yes, you will be able to install any WordPress theme available on WordPress.org as well as themes sold by third-party theme shops.
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Hania
Hello, I’ve discovered your website and your offer of moving wordpress site from .com to .org too late!
I did this all without backup and export and it looks that I’ve lost everything what was there before.
I’ve heard so many times that nothing is ever lost in internet – is there any way to recover my posts? Thanks in advance
WPBeginner Support
If you login to your WordPress.com account you should still be able to access your content.
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Kerry
Do external links work through redirect?
Shalini
Hi Team,
My blog domain was registered with Wordpress last Aug 2014. It got auto-renewed on July 2015. I would like to move to self hosting. Could you please let me know if the package will be downgraded or will I be getting a payback. Solutions please.
praveenb
Hi Sir, First of all Thank you so much for wonderful tutorial. I’m able to move my wordpress.com blog website to personal domain name. Wonderful, Till read your page I thought that, its a not possible for me, but i made it now myself with your wonderful blog.
Very much pleased to read whole website with helpful links, videos, and your valuable suggestions in between.
Thank you again.
Jacqueline Bland
I just went through the step to move from WP.com to WP.org. I received the email to say it was successful. Now what??? HELP!!! I am ready to start using plugins, etc. Where do I find the switch?
Julio
Hi
I want to ask about how to install wordpress.org, because from my web hosting (namecheap) I do not have access to my cpanel!!!!. I have a page in wordpress.com and I need to install a commercial theme, but I have understood that it is better if you have wordpress.org. If the next step is to set up a fresh WordPress install on my web hosting, How can i get access to the cpanel?
Jessica
I recently moved my blog from wordpress.com to self-hosted. I’m using the same domain but transferred it and pointed it to my new server (I use OVH). My self-hosted site seems to be running fine except for the Blog page, which loads super slow. I noticed that when it’s loading the browser says it’s transferring data from my wordpress.com site. Do you have any tips on how to fix this? Thanks!
WPBeginner Support
If you are using JetPack plugin then it could be loading things from WordPress.com servers. Locate the scripts that are being loaded from WordPress.com using the Inspect Element tool in your browser. Try to find out whether its a plugin loading those scripts or your WordPress theme. Then you can deactivate that plugin and find an alternative.
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Laura
I have migrated my site and everything moved ok but the images. I tried the Import External Images plugin and it just says there is nothing found even though well over 100 of my images and files are just external links back to the old wordpress.com site. Any other suggestions? Or do I just need to go digging through old files and re-upload everything manually?
ron barnes
I have an interesting situation; i signed up for wordpress.com, and got the premium package with a ‘.me’ domain. i would like to get more liberty with my customization, so i want to move to someone like bluehost, which i have heard good things about. I have only had my wordpress.com blog for less than 2 weeks, but i have the option to cancel it within 30 days.
if i go to bluehost and port my domain to them, which i got through wp.com, then i will presumably have it after i cancel my wordpress.com subscription. i don’t feel so good about that, since it feels like i would have gotten my premium domain for free (if it would even work), though that wasn’t my intention.
if i cancel it without trying to port my domain name over to bluehost, then that domain name, which i really like, is lost in the abyss, right? or wrong?
obviously, i want to keep the domain name, and nix the stifling atmosphere of wordpress.com
solutions????
WPBeginner Support
You need to contact WordPress.com support. They can downgrade your package and then you can only pay for the domain name.
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Cathy
Hi,
I am interested in your free WordPress Blog setup service. Though, I have some blog posts that are scheduled to be published in the future dates, will you be able to move them as well?
WPBeginner Support
Yes.
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Harry
Hi,
I want to ask about permalinks.
wp.com default permalink is /year/month/date/postname so I need to make same format for new selfhosted right? there is no way to make only /postname/ ?? I read some articles that /postname/ is the best permalink for SEO.
WPBeginner Support
You can make /post-name/ but that would require you to setup complex redirects to make sure all your posts retain their SEO rankings and are not giving 404 errors.
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