Il passaggio del blog da WordPress.com a WordPress.org offre maggiore flessibilità e controllo. Molti principianti iniziano con WordPress.com ma presto si scontrano con i suoi limiti e cercano caratteristiche più avanzate.
Passando alla piattaforma WordPress.org, ospitata all’esterno, si ha accesso a una gamma più ampia di temi, plugin e opzioni personalizzate che non sono disponibili su WordPress.com.
Noi di WPBeginner abbiamo oltre 15 anni di esperienza nell’utilizzo di WordPress.org. Quindi, potete essere certi che abbiamo una profonda conoscenza di questa transizione. Inoltre, se volete avere un maggiore controllo sul vostro sito WordPress, sappiamo che vale la pena passare a questo sistema.
In questa guida passo passo, vi mostreremo come spostare correttamente il vostro blog da WordPress.com a WordPress.org, assicurandovi una transizione fluida e senza interruzioni.
Perché passare da WordPress.com a WordPress.org?
WordPress.com permette a chiunque di aprire un blog creando un account gratuito. Questo rende facile per i principianti iniziare a bloggare rapidamente senza dover affrontare alcun problema tecnico.
Tuttavia, molti utenti si rendono conto che il loro blog gratuito su WordPress.com ha alcune limitazioni. Tra queste, la limitata capacità di monetizzare, l’impossibilità di installare plugin, gli annunci di terze parti visualizzati dagli utenti e altro ancora.
Per questo motivo gli utenti passano spesso alla più potente e popolare piattaforma WordPress.org, ospitata in esterno. In alternativa, potete passare a un piano WordPress.com a pagamento.
Abbiamo confrontato a fondo WordPress.com e WordPress.org. Questa analisi a fianco spiega le differenze, i vantaggi e gli svantaggi di entrambe le piattaforme.
Vi consigliamo di utilizzare WordPress.org perché vi dà la completa proprietà del vostro sito web e la libertà di controllarne tutte le caratteristiche. Per approfondire tutte queste caratteristiche, consultate la nostra recensione completa di WordPress con i pro e i contro.
Detto questo, vediamo come migrare correttamente il vostro blog da WordPress.com a WordPress.org.
Cose necessarie prima di iniziare
Per iniziare con WordPress.org in hosting esterno, avrete bisogno di un account di hosting WordPress e di un dominio.
Raccomandiamo Bluehost perché è una delle più grandi società di hosting al mondo e un fornitore di hosting WordPress ufficialmente raccomandato.
Offrono inoltre agli utenti di WPBeginner un dominio gratuito e un enorme sconto sull’hosting web. È possibile iniziare per 1,99 dollari al mese (e questo include anche un SSL gratuito).
Avrete comunque bisogno di un hosting web se il vostro sito WordPress ha un dominio personalizzato. Procedete con l’iscrizione a Bluehost e, alla voce dominio, aggiungete il dominio del vostro blog.
Nei passi successivi, vi mostreremo come mantenere lo stesso dominio durante il trasferimento da WordPress.com a WordPress.org senza perdere le posizioni di ricerca.
Oltre all’account di hosting, dovrete anche accedere al vostro account WordPress.com per trasferire facilmente i vostri post, pagine, immagini, commenti e altri dati al vostro sito WordPress ospitato in esterno.
Offerta gratuita: Poiché molti di voi ce lo hanno chiesto, ora offriamo un servizio gratuito di migrazione da WordPress.com a WordPress.org come parte del nostro servizio gratuito di configurazione di blog WordPress. Durante questo trasferimento guidato, uno dei membri del nostro team di esperti eseguirà l’intera migrazione per voi (100% gratuita). Questo significa che potete passare da WordPress.com a WordPress.org senza alcun rischio.
Tuttavia, se vi piace imparare e fare le cose da soli, potete seguire la nostra guida passo-passo qui sotto.
Video tutorial
Se preferite le istruzioni scritte, continuate a leggere.
Passo 1: Esportazione dei dati da WordPress.com
Per prima cosa, dovete accedere al vostro sito WordPress.com e andare alla Bacheca del vostro account.
Da qui, è necessario passare alla visualizzazione WP Admin per il blog o il sito web che si desidera migrare. Basta fare clic sul menu a tre puntini accanto al nome del sito e selezionare WP Admin.
In questo modo si accede alla tradizionale schermata di amministrazione di WordPress.
Dalla colonna di sinistra, è necessario cliccare sul menu Strumenti ” Esportazione e poi fare clic sul pulsante ‘Esporta tutto’.
Questo permette di esportare il sito WordPress. Una volta che il file di esportazione è pronto, sarà visibile un collega per il download. Fate clic per scaricare il file zip sul vostro computer.
WordPress.com invierà il collega anche al vostro indirizzo email.
Una volta scaricato il file sul computer, è necessario decomprimerlo.
Al suo interno troverete un file XML con tutti gli articoli, le pagine, le immagini, i commenti, i campi personalizzati, le categorie, i tag, i menu di navigazione e altri dati.
Fase 2: impostazione di WordPress
Dopo aver esportato i dati di WordPress.com, è necessario procedere all’impostazione di una nuova installazione di WordPress sul vostro hosting web.
WordPress è molto facile da installare e richiede solo pochi clic. Se vi siete iscritti a Bluehost, come abbiamo detto sopra, WordPress verrà installato automaticamente per voi.
In alternativa, se scegliete un altro servizio di hosting, potete seguire il nostro tutorial passo-passo su come installare WordPress in 5 minuti.
Una volta installato WordPress, è il momento di importare i contenuti nel nuovo sito web WordPress ospitato.
Passo 3: Importare il contenuto in un sito WordPress ospitato all’esterno
Per importare i contenuti del vecchio sito WordPress.com nel nuovo sito WordPress.org, è necessario accedere all’area di amministrazione del sito web WordPress appena installato.
Da qui, è necessario visitare la pagina Strumenti ” Importazione e fare clic sul pulsante “Installa ora” sotto WordPress.
WordPress installerà ora l’importatore di WordPress per voi.
Una volta terminato, fai clic sul collega “Esegui importatore” per continuare.
Si aprirà uno schermo in cui vi verrà chiesto di effettuare l’uploader del file XML di WordPress.com che avete scaricato al punto 1 di questa guida.
Fare clic sul pulsante “Scegli file” per selezionare il file, quindi fare clic sul pulsante “Uploader file e importa”.
Nota: se le dimensioni del file sono superiori a 2 MB, avete due opzioni. Una è quella di chiedere alla società di hosting web di aumentare temporaneamente il limite in modo da poter procedere con il processo. L’altra opzione è quella di dividere il file utilizzando uno splitter WXR.
Quando si avvia l’importazione, è possibile assegnare i contenuti importati a un utente esistente o creare un nuovo utente.
È inoltre disponibile l’opzione per importare file allegati. È necessario selezionare questa casella per importare correttamente i file immagine.
Passo 4: Importare i colleghi del blogroll
Se avete utilizzato la caratteristica Links sul vostro blog WordPress.com per memorizzare il blogroll o altri collegamenti, dovete seguire queste istruzioni per importarli. Gli utenti che non hanno utilizzato questa caratteristica possono passare al passaggio 5.
WordPress non supporta in modo nativo la caratteristica del blogroll. Se non avete troppi colleghi nel vostro blogroll, consultate la nostra guida su come add-on i link del blogroll in WordPress senza usare un plugin.
Tuttavia, se avete troppi colleghi o volete mantenere la funzionalità del blogroll, continuate a leggere.
I link del blogroll vengono esportati in formato OPML. Si tratta di un formato XML che permette di esportare e importare i link e le categorie di link. I vostri colleghi di WordPress.com hanno un file OPML che si trova a un indirizzo come questo:
http://example.wordpress.com/wp-links-opml.php
Sostituite l’esempio con il sottodominio del vostro blog WordPress.com.
Se si utilizza un dominio personalizzato con il proprio sito web WordPress.com, è possibile accedere al file OPML visitando un URL come questo:
http://www.example.com/wp-links-opml.php
Il file OPML si aprirà nella finestra del browser e dovrà essere salvato sul desktop. Premere CTRL+S (Command+S su Mac) per salvare il file sul computer.
Ora che avete un backup dei vostri colleghi di WordPress.com, il passo successivo è importarli in WordPress. Tuttavia, WordPress ospitato all’esterno non ha un gestore di link abilitato di default.
È necessario installare e attivare il plugin Link Manager. La pagina del plugin dice che non viene aggiornato da molti anni. Questo perché non ha avuto bisogno di aggiornamenti e potete installare questo plugin con fiducia.
Dopo l’attivazione, il plugin aggiunge alla barra di amministrazione di WordPress una nuova voce di menu con l’etichetta ‘Links’.
Successivamente, è necessario installare e attivare il plugin OPML Importer. Questo plugin abilita un nuovo strumento di importazione che permette di importare i link del blogroll.
Dopo l’attivazione, è necessario visitare la pagina Strumenti ” Importazione e fare clic sul collega “Esegui importatore” sotto l’importatore di blogroll.
Nella pagina di importazione del blogroll, è necessario effettuare l’upload del file OPML salvato in precedenza.
Fare clic sul pulsante “Scegli file” per selezionare il file, quindi fare clic sul pulsante “Importa file OPML” per continuare.
WordPress importerà ora i link e le categorie di colleghi dal file OPML.
Sarà possibile vedere l’avanzamento e, al completamento, verrà visualizzato il messaggio di successo.
Fase 5: impostazione del blog WordPress.com come privato
Ora, se non volete reindirizzare i vecchi utenti al nuovo sito, questo sarà il passo finale.
Per prima cosa, visitate la dashboard di WordPress.com del vostro vecchio blog. Dal menu di sinistra, fate clic su Impostazioni “ Menu Generale e scendete fino alla sezione “Privacy”.
Da qui, è necessario selezionare l’opzione “Privato” e poi fare clic sul pulsante “Salva impostazioni”.
In questo modo il vostro vecchio blog WordPress.com diventerà privato e sarà visibile solo a voi o ad altri utenti connessi da voi approvati.
Attenzione: Se scrivete da tempo e avete un pubblico fedele, non ha senso lasciarlo in sospeso.
Inoltre, se il vostro blog è in circolazione da tempo, è probabile che sia indicizzato da Google e da altri motori di ricerca.
È possibile mantenere tutte le posizioni nei motori di ricerca e reindirizzare facilmente i vecchi utenti al nuovo blog seguendo il passaggio 6 (altamente consigliato se il sito è già consolidato).
Passo 6: reindirizzare i visitatori e preservare la SEO
La reindirizzazione degli utenti alla nuova posizione con l’header 301 è una soluzione standard per mantenere le classifiche di ricerca durante lo spostamento di un sito da un luogo all’altro.
Poiché non avete accesso al file .htaccess su WordPress.com, non potete apportare alcuna modifica per mantenere il posizionamento sui motori di ricerca.
Tuttavia, WordPress.com offre una caratteristica di aggiornamento a pagamento chiamata “Reindirizza sito”, che fornisce questa funzionalità.
Basta andare alla pagina Reindirizza sito. Se avete più siti su WordPress.com, vi verrà chiesto quale desiderate reindirizzare.
Nello schermo successivo, vi verrà chiesto di fornire il nome del dominio a cui volete reindirizzare i visitatori. Inserite il dominio del vostro nuovo sito WordPress.org e fate clic sul pulsante Vai.
Nota: Reindirizza sito è un aggiornamento a pagamento e costa 13 dollari all’anno. Aggiunge un reindirizzamento 301, che reindirizza i visitatori del vostro blog WordPress.com e i motori di ricerca al vostro nuovo sito.
Alcuni di voi si chiederanno: per quanto tempo devo continuare a pagare per questa caratteristica di reindirizzamento fuori sede?
La risposta è: per tutto il tempo che volete. Tuttavia, due anni sono sufficienti per permettere ai vecchi utenti di memorizzare il nuovo dominio.
Se state cambiando dominio, un’altra cosa da fare è aggiornare tutti gli URL degli articoli. Se i vostri articoli sono stati collegati tra loro, questi collegamenti devono essere aggiornati. Potete utilizzare il nostro articolo su come aggiornare gli URL quando si sposta il sito WordPress.
Se avete un dominio personalizzato su WordPress.com, non dovete preoccuparvi. È sufficiente modificare il record DNS del vostro host per mantenere tutti i vantaggi SEO.
Domande frequenti (FAQ)
Abbiamo scritto la prima versione di questo articolo nel gennaio 2013. Da allora, abbiamo ricevuto tonnellate di domande fantastiche. Abbiamo risposto a molte di esse via email o nei commenti, quindi abbiamo pensato che sarebbe stato bello raccogliere quelle più popolari in un unico posto dove tutti possono vederle.
Cosa succede ai miei abbonati a WordPress.com?
Fortunatamente, WordPress.com consente di migrare gli abbonati a una condizione. Dovete usare il loro plugin Jetpack, che aggiunge la stessa funzionalità di abbonamento che avevate su WordPress.com.
Una volta installato e attivato il plugin Jetpack, dovrete contattare il team di WordPress.com e chiedere di migrare gli abbonati per voi. Ci auguriamo che nelle versioni successive di Jetpack questa operazione diventi più semplice e che gli utenti siano in grado di farlo da soli.
Potete aiutarmi a passare da WordPress.com a WordPress.org in modo gratuito?
Assolutamente sì. Offriamo la migrazione da WordPress.com come parte del nostro servizio gratuito di configurazione di blog WordPress. Se avete bisogno della nostra assistenza, iscrivetevi. È gratuito 
Quali sono i costi del passaggio a WordPress.org?
WordPress è gratuito. Tuttavia, ci sono alcuni costi minimi per l’hosting web. Vi consigliamo di leggere questo articolo su: Perché WordPress è gratuito? Quali sono i costi e quali sono le fregature?
Ho già pagato WordPress.com. Posso ottenere un rimborso?
Sì, è possibile. Se avete recentemente acquistato un dominio personalizzato o un piano a pagamento da WordPress.com, potete chiedere un rimborso completo.
Nota: le registrazioni di dominio possono essere annullate entro 48 ore dalla registrazione, mentre i piani e gli altri acquisti possono essere annullati entro 30 giorni dall’acquisto.
Le mie immagini si romperanno?
No, non è così. Quando si trasferisce utilizzando il file di importazione, tutte le immagini allegate vengono scaricate e il collega viene aggiornato.
Tuttavia, abbiamo notato un’avvertenza. Se l’URL delle immagini inizia con files.wordpress.com, le immagini non verranno convertite. Se notate che l’URL delle immagini non è stato modificato e punta ancora a WordPress.com, vi consigliamo di utilizzare il plugin Importa immagini esterne, che se ne occuperà.
Ho registrato il mio dominio tramite WordPress.com. Posso ancora spostarmi?
Sì, è possibile. WordPress crede nella possibilità di dare agli utenti il controllo completo dei loro contenuti. Se avete già un dominio su WordPress.com, tutto ciò che vi serve è un account di hosting web.
Vi consigliamo di effettuare l’impostazione con Bluehost o con uno di questi altri fornitori di hosting WordPress. Durante la fase di registrazione, vi verrà chiesto se avete un dominio o se volete registrarne uno nuovo.
È sufficiente selezionare l’opzione “Ho un nome di dominio” e inserire il dominio registrato su WordPress.com.
La prossima cosa da fare è cambiare i nameserver in modo che puntino al fornitore di hosting. Possiamo assistervi in questa operazione nell’ambito del nostro servizio gratuito di configurazione. Potete anche chiedere assistenza al vostro fornitore di hosting.
Il mio sito web va giù quando cambio?
Se lo fate correttamente, allora NO. Il metodo che vi abbiamo suggerito sopra garantirà che il vostro sito web non vada mai giù. Se siete preoccupati, sappiate che siamo qui per aiutarvi. Potete utilizzare il nostro servizio di configurazione gratuito in qualsiasi momento.
Posso aggiungere un negozio online al mio sito web WordPress.org?
Sì, potete aggiungere facilmente un negozio online al vostro sito web WordPress.org ospitato in esterno senza costi aggiuntivi. Dato che Bluehost e altri host web popolari offrono certificati SSL gratuiti, è sufficiente installare un plugin per WordPress e-commerce per aggiungere un negozio online.
Quali sono i plugin WordPress indispensabili che consigliate?
Ora che siete passati a WordPress.org esterno, potete installare tutti i plugin che volete.
Ecco la nostra scelta consigliata:
- AIOSEO – per migliorare il posizionamento SEO del vostro sito web (utilizzato da 3 milioni di siti).
- WPForms – per add-on un modulo di contatto intelligente sul vostro sito web (utilizzato da 6 milioni di siti).
- SeedProd – per personalizzare facilmente le landing page con il builder trascina e rilascia – funziona con tutti i temi di WordPress.
- MonsterInsights – per vedere come le persone trovano e utilizzano il vostro sito web. È un must per blogger e piccoli imprenditori.
- PushEngage – per connettersi con i visitatori dopo che hanno lasciato il sito web.
- Duplicatore – per creare backup giornalieri del vostro nuovo sito web in caso di emergenza.
- OptinMonster – per aiutarvi a ottenere più iscritti alle email e ad avere successo nel vostro percorso di blog.
Oltre a questi, vi consigliamo di dare un’occhiata alla nostra selezione di esperti dei plugin WordPress indispensabili e degli strumenti di blogging utili per gestire e far crescere il vostro blog.
È possibile installare tutti questi plugin dall’interno della propria Bacheca di WordPress. Abbiamo creato una guida passo-passo sull’installazione di un plugin di WordPress.
Voglio cambiare il tema di WordPress del mio sito, posso farlo?
Sì, potete cambiare il vostro tema WordPress in qualsiasi momento. Un altro grande vantaggio del passaggio a WordPress.org è che si ottengono ulteriori opzioni personalizzate e una più ampia collezione di temi tra cui scegliere.
Nella barra laterale dell’amministrazione di WordPress, fate clic sul menu a discesa Aspetto e selezionate “Temi” per installare un tema.
Abbiamo selezionato alcuni dei migliori temi per aiutare gli utenti a evitare la paralisi della scelta. Consultate la nostra guida sui migliori temi gratuiti per blog e sui migliori temi multiuso per WordPress.
Si consiglia di consultare anche la nostra guida su come cambiare correttamente un tema di WordPress.
Speriamo che questo articolo vi abbia aiutato a spostare correttamente il vostro blog da WordPress.com a WordPress.org. Potreste anche consultare la nostra lista di controllo delle cose più importanti da fare dopo l’installazione di WordPress e la nostra guida definitiva su come aumentare il traffico del vostro blog.
Se questo articolo vi è piaciuto, iscrivetevi al nostro canale YouTube per le esercitazioni video su WordPress. Potete trovarci anche su Twitter e Facebook.
Sherlock
I already have a domain attached to my wordpress.com site, which is the only name my fans know it as. When I sign up with bluehost and the wordpress.org, how do i switch the domain over without a delay in service to my wordpress.com site?
WPBeginner Staff
It will work the same way. During the import process WordPress will ask you whether you would like to create new users for the posts written by other authors. After the import, you can edit those user accounts and your users can then sign into your self hosted WordPress site to create posts.
Geordie Connell
I have a WordPress.com blog with multiple users in author roles. When I change over to a .org, does having multiple users work the same way? If not, what will be different for them as authors?
CD
What will happen to the theme/widgets i’m currently using? Will it transfer along over?
WPBeginner Staff
Yes if the theme you are using is also available for self hosted WordPress sites then you can easily install that theme and setup your widgets as they were before.
heba
I tried but widgets were not moved , they don’t really exist in my site, as they were wordpress.com widgets. what shall i do ? shall i search widgets (facebook, twitter,….) and install them then add them to my sidebar ??
WPBeginner Staff
Seems like you have already successfully imported your blog. To make sure go to Posts and see if any of your older posts are listed there.
karki
I imported my wordpress into the blue host ,but i cant see any of my post,when i am trying to re import it is showing a list which says files already exists ,please help
Guest
My confusion in transferring my wordpress.com to wordpress.org?
I’ve followed your steps to the 4
But I am confused in step 5. Dimakah I could find offsite redirect?
Sherri
I registered my domain name through wordpress.com and opted to keep my site on the wordpress.org site. But, I still have the limited functionality of the wordpress.com site. Am I doing something wrong?
Juan Cardona
Thank you so much for this. You are awesome! It worked like a charm.
Spatial Strip - Alex Mare
One question: When i move my posts from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org will i keep numbers of share on social buttons in posts?
ValHasIt
I followed the instruction and am hosted via bluehost. the problem now
is that my customized theme from wordpress.com did not import!!! Seems
that worpress.org won’t load a theme that was customized but i paid for
the theme!!! I go back to wordpress.com and try to reset the theme back
to original but it still shows the customization i made. what do i do?
WPBeginner Staff
Please contact wordpress.com support.
Lindsay
Once I’ve followed all of the steps above and exported and then imported to my self-hosted website, how do I get the imported content to appear on just one page? For instance, I have my self-hosted website set up the way I want it, but I want my imported content to appear as one separate page called “Blog”.m
Angie Holmes
This was so helpful and such a money saving tip! i imported everything with no problems in under 10 minutes.
Kimberly G
Please share how you managed to import everything and transfer your domain in less than 10 min, that would be very helpful. Thanks.
carol
followed the instructions and noe everything is duplicated on my site… i even tried up installing to go back but that doesnt work either…. need help
caitlin
could anyone help me REDIRECT my wordpress.com –> to my .org this is one of the last steps i am tryin to accomplosh and NOTHING is working!
THANK U!
WPBeginner Support
Caitlin, as we mentioned in the article, for redirection you would need to purchase Redirect update from WordPress.com
Admin
Aisha
I am struggling big time here. I need to figure out what I am doing wrong!
I have a blog through wordpress.com and I want to migrate it all to wordpress.org.
Here’s what I did so far-
Signed up with Bluehost and transferred my domain.
when I log into bluehost, it takes me to wordpress.com …. I cannot figure out how to get wordpress.org on there. I downloaded wordpress.org onto my computer and the file makes zero sense to me and this is where I am stuck!!!
Also, when I transferred my domain, it said it could take up to 2-3 days, but then I was live-chatting with a customer service rep, he said it could take up to 7 days? I am very confused by all this, and I am very tempted to forget the whole thing and ask for a reimbursement! Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Simon
I seem to have the same issue as Aisha. I have an account with Bluehost already and followed all the above directions to migrate over to Wordpress.org, but it seems I am still on Wordpress.com. When I did the install through Bluehost it took me to Wordpress.com. What are we doing wrong?
Thanks!
Simon
Simon
I just realized my domain nameservers were pointing towards Wordpress. I changed it to point towards Bluehost…should that help?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
Yes that should help.
Molly Mahannah
I did this, and moved my name servers as well and I’m still on wordpress.com? Is it just taking a while to switch over? I’m so confused.
Molly Mahannah
Also, I logged out of my wordpress.com site and tried to login on the link provided with the wp-admin. It is saying my email and password are not valid even though I am using what Bluehost provided, which is my actual email and password.
Justin Rudisille
This post and the comments were very helpful, as I was experiencing this issue. Once I got (1) my registered domain transferred from Wordpress.com to Bluehost, (2) my DNS on Wordpress.com updated to point towards the Bluehost DNS, (3) waited some time to get email confirmation of successful transfer, and then (4) started back up at Step #3 above with accessing the new self-hosted Wordpress.org dashboard for importing over my content. There was definitely a waiting period when it seemed like nothing had changed and I had no way to access the new dashboard (which is understandable). But once the domain and DNS changes went through, all is up and running smoothly.
Jen
how long did you have to wait Justin? I have just got up to the point of updating my DNS on wordpress.com to point towards the blue host DNS. Now I’m waiting…
Also, how do I get into the wordpress.org dashboard?
Justin Rudisille
Jen–if I recall correctly, it was probably about 8 hours or so of total time for everything to line up again.
And to access the Wordpress dashboard for your new .org site, they should send you a URL, but for me it is: {…my.site.url…}.com/wp-admin/ (where Wordpress will ask me to login, and the dashboard will launch).
kelley
I would like to migrate my wordpress.com blog to a wordpress.org. I already paid a fee to own the domain site on wordpress.com. So, when I do the migration, will my followers automatically be guided to my wordpress.org site? Also, is your service free to import content over or is it 129? I am thinking that I will probably subscribe to sitebuilder hosting. Thanks s much for your help!
WPBeginner Support
Your WordPress.com followers will not be automatically transferred. For that you will have to contact WordPress.com support and they can assist you with that. Please take a look at our free blog setup page for instructions on how to avail our free setup service.
Admin
Mike Gantt
I have been blogging on WordPress.com for over four years, having five blogs, and having written over 6,000 posts and pages. I have recently migrated to WordPress.org through BlueHost.
Now that I am doing self-hosting, I am wondering what will give me the same ability to manage my five blogs under WordPress.org than I had under WordPress.com.
I have installed ManageWP but it does not seem as smooth a set-up as what I had with WordPress.com.
I’ve thought about using WordPres Multisite, but I’m not sure that’s the answer either.
What do you recommend as the best solution for managing five sites under WordPress.org with the same ease as managing them under WordPress.com?
WPBeginner Support
A Multisite Network would probably make it easier to switch blogs and work simultaneously on all of them. Also you can take a look at InfiniteWP? It would help you with updates and management.
Admin
Karen Kellow
Hi, I thought your directions were moving my blog from my wordpress.com site to my bluehost site was super simple. Took no time at all. What I haven’t been able to figure out is related to the page management tab on the dashboard. My About page shows up and I can add a blog page (learned that from one of your great videos) but I don’t see my existing blog page. I do see it in posts. And, maybe this means that nothing is wrong. I just thought I would see it in the Page tab since when I add a Blog page it shows up in the Page tab. Have I done something wrong or am I just expecting to see something there that shouldn’t be there anyway. Thanks for this awesome website
Toni
I am wary of the WP import plugins.
They are old. As in not updated for a year or more. I have used one anyway – but I am curious. Seems like a bad idea.
WPBeginner Support
Toni, not all plugins need to be updated. Unless the WordPress core is changed the importer would work just fine. Rest assured that these importer plugins are mostly maintained by the core WordPress development team and are used by hundreds and thousands of users. If there is something wrong it will get immediately reported and fixed.
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Julie
Thanks for this very easy-to-follow tutorial! I’ve done all the steps. When I do the Import, nothing seems to happen. I’ve done it three times now (none of my old posts are in the new blog). First there was a blank screen. Then there’s a list of “media xx” already exists. The Import file is nowhere near the size limit, so that shouldn’t be an issue. What could be happening/how can I fix it? What is supposed to happen at the end of a successful import?
Carol Federoff
Please help. Several weeks ago I wrote several messages and got a response to contact the staff support…. I did that , twice, and have never gotten a response. I would very much like to use your free service to move my OrthodoxMom3.wordpress.com to wordpress.org. My main questions were 1.) What exactly do I need to do first?- Do I need to change the name OrthodoxMom3?? – Do I need to sign up for blue host somehow or is that something you do in the process? What else might I need to know that a computer illiterate person like me might not realize? and 2.) Why would it take 2-3 days? I like to post 6 days a week and am just wondering if what I was told is always the case…
I would appreciate a response. I am really wanting to do this and soon.
andrew
If I redirect my .wordpress site to my own hosting domain name will my comments and visits transfer over as well?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
Yes, your comments will be transfered. What you mean by visits?
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Patrice
Thanks for this article! One question – I paid for Domains by Proxy protection when I registered my domain with Wordpress.com. If I decide to move to one of the ORG hosts, will I still be able to keep my domain register information private?
WPBeginner Support
Patrice it actually depends on how you move your domain names. There are two ways to move your domain. The first method is to simply change DNS information and point your domain to your new wp.org site. If you choose this method then yes your domain proxy should continue to work. However, you will be managing your domain through WordPress.com and when you will pay your domain renewal fees to them when the time comes. The second method is to transfer your domain to your new webhost handling your .org site. In that case, your new web host may charge you again for the domain privacy.
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miriam
Hi, I am an absolute novice in this and despite that I have managed to understand the article so thank you
The only part I got confused is this: “Next thing you would have to do is change the nameservers to point to the hosting provider.”
I already have my domain on WP.com so is there an explanation of this step for beginners…? (I have no clue what a nameserver is.) If not – how does your free set-up support looks like? I mean steps of the procedure…? Do you need access to my dashboard? What is my role in it…?
Also if I decide to use one of the hosting companies and then it turns out I do not like it – how does the procedure for changing hosting company look like?
Looking forward to your answer
Thank you!
WPBeginner Support
Miriam, a nameserver is like a directory of domains managed by your web hosting company. This directory contains the information where to send users when they request your domain name. When you are moving your blog from WordPress.com to a Self hosted WordPress site, you will be switching the directory by assigning your domain to your new host’s name server.
As for the transfer process, you can sign up for our free blog setup service and we can help you move your site from WordPress.com to yourself hosted website.
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Melissa Summa
In a panic- I purchased my domain name from Wordpress.com in November. I have exported the current webpage. Set up my Hostgator account and installed Wordpress through Fantastico, unfortunately I am taken right back into my wordpress.com account when I select view site. Please let me know what I have done incorrectly?
Thanks so much for the support you show to those starting off. Makes a world of difference.
mel
WPBeginner Support
You need to update your site url and home url settings. If you have access to wp-admin area then you change those from Settings » General. If you do not have access to WordPress admin area then you can change those by accessing your site using an FTP client or through cPanel’s file manager by editing wp-config.php file. You need to add these lines to your wp-config.php file:
1-click Use in WordPress
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dhani
Hi,
Great post! I am looking to switch over however, I would like to know if once my wordpress.com account becomes wordpress.org, am I able to change themes? I found themes online and would like to change my current theme. Just wondering if this would be possible with the switch as currently I am using the free service.
Thank you
WPBeginner Support
yes after changing from WordPress.com to WordPress.org you will be able use themes of your choice.
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Dhani
Thank you for the help!
I have now downloaded my site onto wordpress.org but am wondering how to transfer my site over.
Do I just import/export my site everytime after I update it on wordpress.com?
Megan
thank you, so helpful, just did this with ease! my only issue is my old site didnt require a feature image and my new template does, any suggestions or do I have to manually go through each old post?
Thanks!
WPBeginner Support
The best way to go is doing it manually for each post. You can also set a default featured image for now and then go through your old posts on your own pace.
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Emanuela Cardetta
Hi,
thanks a lot for the clear and useful information. I followed the instructions of exporting my wordpress.com blog (from Dashboard / Tools) to WordPress.org through the xml file, but the posts and pages just don’t appear on my .org blog. The only thing that has been correctly imported is the media library in the dashboard. How can I sort it out? Thanks a lot
WPBeginner Support
You can repeat the procedure, the importer will not create duplicates. It is possible that you may have missed out what to export or import during the process and may have only imported your media files.
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Kate
Hi There
I’m in the process of migrating my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. The above is really helpful & seemed easy to follow, however I’ve run into the below issue when I’m trying to IMPORT my xml file. Can you let me know where I may have gone wrong?
When it comes to the screen Assigning Content. There are two author names that pop up…mine and another person who I don’t know. Would this be affecting it??
Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@foodiesagenda.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 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Thankyou
WPBeginner Support
When you import a blog, WordPress also imports authors from the site you are importing. You can ignore this and assign all posts to yourself during the import. As for internal server error, please take a look at this guide.
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mandy
Hi, I’ve been following your step by step process for exporting from wordpress.com into wordpress.org but still having trouble keeping the new wordpress.org site to look exactly like the old wordpress.com. Am I able to maintain the old Oxygen theme? Is there a paid service that I can buy to help me with transferring EVERYTHING (including theme and look) of wordpress.com into wordpress.org?
Thanks.
WPBeginner Support
You can use Oxygen theme on your WordPress.org site. Go to theme’s page on WordPress.com, At the bottom of the right sidebar you will see a link to download theme for your WordPress.org blog.
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Alison Pirtle
I already have a domain name and when I am trying to install Wordpress through Blue Host, I get this message: “OOPS! Looks like something already exists there! I understand that continuing will overwrite the files.”
Should I continue and overwrite the files?
WPBeginner Support
It seems like there are already some files in the directory where you are installing WordPress. If you are certain that there is nothing then proceed but we would still recommend creating backup from cPanel.
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Mandy Lam
Hi there,
I have already signed up for bluehost and already have a partial website set up on wordpress.com
You mentioned that you can transfer my website for free from wordpress.com to wordpress.org? How do I go about enjoying this free service?
Thanks,
Mandy
WPBeginner Support
Please checkout our free blog set up page.
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Ellie
Hi, so I followed your instructions and imported my blog on wordpress.org. I already had a custom domain name with wordpress.com and now I’m not sure about what I have to do.
I switched my wordpress.com to be private, but now if I type in my domain, I cannot see my blog at all (it just ask you the password to see the contents, so it’s still on wordpress.com).
What should I do?
PS: I hope you understood what I meant, because my english in not really good…
WPBeginner Support
You need to transfer your custom domain to your new web host. To do that Login to your WordPress.com account and go to Store-> Domains. There you can change the DNS settings for your custom domain and point it to your new webhost. Ask your new webhost for their DNS Nameserver, it would be something like NS1.bluehost.com ns2.bluehost.com
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Karl
Hi! I’ve just moved my content from my old wordpress.com blog to a self-hosted site via wordpress.org and put my old wordpress.com site to private when it was all done. all my content was transferred ok except for issues with some of my photos. when I visit my old posts that were transferred, I noticed I got broken link images and when I click on them, I get a wordpress error saying “403: Access Denied — This file requires authorization” and I can only view the photos if I am logged in to wordpress.com and/or if I set my old site to public. that being said, is there anything I did wrong in the transfer? moving forward, what can I do so I can let others see the media without having to log in to wordpress and/or having me to set my site to public? thanks to anyone who can help me on this one!
WPBeginner Support
Karl, go to your WordPress.com site and unmark the private setting. Then on your WordPress.org site run import external images plugin to import your images.
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Brian Albrecht
So I created my wordpress.org site on bluehost at a 68.123 whatever address. Now I transferred my wordpress.com domain to bluehost. However, now I can’t figure out how to have my new wordpress.org site at the .com site I own.
It seems basic, but I can’t find anything on this last step.
WPBeginner Support
First you need to Export content from your WordPress.com site.
Then you need to install WordPress.org software on your BlueHost site.
After you have installed WordPress, then you need to Import content in WordPress hosted on your BlueHost site.
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Alfred Lua
Hi,
I have updated my server name to bluehost (my host), installed wordpress and received the credentials to log in. However, when I click on the admin URL, I was redirected to my wordpress.com dashboard. How do I log in to my wordpress.org? Thanks.
WPBeginner Support
It seems like you need to update URLs. Connect to your website using an FTP client or File Manager in cPanel. Find wp-config.php file and edit it. Simply copy paste these two lines in wp-config.php file
define('WP_HOME','http://example.com'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://example.com');1-click Use in WordPress
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Carol Federoff
I want to switch from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. I’m going to use BlueHost but I have a couple questions. How long does this process take? I’m asking because with the fee that WordPress charges to do this they state it takes a day or so I think. I want to know how quickly it will take to transfer everything. I only have 159 posts…. Will all the photos, etc. be transferred as well?? Is there a risk in losing anything I have on the site? And am I to understand that I will be able to automatically keep my followers? Also…. I don’t know who else to ask… but on other blogs I follow, I get a choice for ID and one of them is wordpress.com I’ve never seen one for wordpress.org So I’m not sure… am I going to be able to use my wordpress.org ID on other blogs or is that not possible? Also…. I just go by orhtodoxmom3.wordpress.com right now…. can I still use orthodoxmom3 or will that need to change? THANK YOU!
WPBeginner Support
The overall process should not take very long. If you are doing it your self then you will be able to signup for hosting, install wordpress, and import your blog with in less than an hour.
All your WordPress blog posts and all your photos will be imported as well. Yes, there is always the risk of loosing or missing something when moving websites. But you can always re-run the import if you miss out something, or you can manually import later.
WordPress.com will move your WordPress followers to your self hosted website. You will have to contact WordPress.com support to do that for you once you have installed WordPress on Bluehost and imported your blog from WordPress.com
You can not use example.wordpress.com on Bluehost because it is a subdomain owned by WordPress.com however you can search and register your own domain name like http://www.example.com
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Carol Federoff
I’m actually asking how long it will take for me to use your site to do the transfer? SO less than an hour, is that what you are saying?
Also, the bottom section confuses me. SO I have to swtich Orthodoxmom3.wordpress.com to http://www.orthodoxmom3 is that what you mean? That doesn’t happen automatically when you use the free switch it over? I’m sorry. I’m just confused… help? I guess what I need to do is understand if there is anything that I personally have to do before I use your free setup to switch from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and I didn’t think there was anything…???
WPBeginner Support
Our free setup can take up to 2-3 days.
Carol Federoff
I’m not sure what happened… I asked some questions yesterday but they are not here now? ANyway… what I wanted to say was I wanted to use your service to do the change, not do it myself… so my original question was for how long THAT would take…not for me to do it myself. So would that also be an hour?
Also… the last thing you answered actually confused me. Are you saying I can not use organicmom3 on bluehost?? since that is my username on wordpress.com? So do I have to switch my name to something entirely different or are you saying I just can t use the wordpress.com in the name? I also am unsure if y ou are telling me do I have to register a name before signing up for your free transfer servies or is this something that is part of that service??? I’m so confused!!
I guess my biggest question is exactly what do I need to do BEFORE getting your service to switch my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org??
Carol Federoff
I’m getting frustrated. Please help. I feel like the webmaster answers the first question I ask and that’s it. I really want to do this but I am very confused. the last thing you answered actually confused me. Are you saying I can not use organicmom3 on bluehost?? since that is my username on wordpress.com? So do I have to switch my name to something entirely different or are you saying I just can t use the wordpress.com in the name? I also am unsure if y ou are telling me do I have to register a name before signing up for your free transfer servies or is this something that is part of that service??? I’m so confused!!
I guess my biggest question is exactly what do I need to do BEFORE getting your service to switch my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org??
Also, why would it take 2-3 days?
WPBeginner Support
Carol, please contact us for more help.
Karen ZInn
thank you – that was very easy.
Alexandre
Hi guys! Thank you very much for this useful post.
Could I know what may happen with my Facebook fans when I move to .org?
Thanks!
WPBeginner Support
If by fan you mean people who liked your Facebook page, then nothing will happen to them. They liked your Facebook page which is on Facebook not on your site. All you would have to do is update your site address on your facebook page (if the address is changed during the move). As for people who liked your posts, those likes will be there if you had a custom domain on WordPress.com other wise you will loose those likes.
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Wawan
thanks for this tutorial post. I need this. Thanks alot
Jason Vowles
Hi there,
I am currently running my site http://www.thenovelreviewer.com through Blue Host (via wordpress.org) and actually wanted to go backwards, go back to wordpress.com and instead simply buy the domain name, some storage and remain on wordpress.com
When my hosting runs out in March, will I have to export back to wordpress.com?
Any help before March would be really appreciated!
WPBeginner Support
If you have already exported your site to WordPress.com properly you wouldn’t need to do it again. In any case you should keep a backup of your BlueHost site on your computer so that when your hosting runs out you have a backup to fix if anything goes wrong or missing.
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Danica
Hello,
Great article – couldn’t have done it with out you! I believe I did this a bit inside out though… I installed MAMP and wordpress.org, and imported my blog — THEN I signed up with bluehost. How can I assign my new domain name to my existing blog in wordpress?
Thanks,
WPBeginner Support
See our guide on how to move WordPress to a new domain name.
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Tosin
Please I want to change my blogs url. how do I do it?
Sebastian
Hi I have a question.
I just exxported my .com blog and imported it on a self-hosted .org blog. My question is if its possible to bring my stats with me to my new blog, I have more than 5 000 000 visitors on my .com blog and it would be really nice if I could bring them with me.
Nice article.
Daniel
Hi there, thanks for the information, but I still have a few questions of my own and hopefully you will be able to provide an answer to them. I recently started my wordpress blog and went premium, and now I’m wondering if I’ll be able to keep the songs and videos I’ve uploaded on blue host.
I would also like to know what will happen with the domain name I registered through wordpress. Will I have to continue with them or will I be able to sign up with blue host once I’m there ?
Thanks again,
D.
WPBeginner Support
Do you have your songs and videos uploaded on WordPress.com or Bluehost? In either case you can download them to your computer.
If you registered your domain name through WordPress.com you can point it to use Bluehost’s DNS servers. You don’t really need to move your domain name to new host. However, if you would like to move it to Bluehost, then you can do that too.
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Austin
What happens to all the internal links of my blog after self host my blog? Should I undo all the internal links and then again point all the internal links to my new blog address? I hope you understood my question. Help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
WPBeginner Support
See How to Update URLs When Moving your WordPress Site
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Laureen James
If I start my blog self hosted through GoDaddy with WordPress.com then want to switch to WordPress.org will I loose my domain name? I need to keep my domain name the same.
Thanks,
Laureen James
WPBeginner Support
no you can change your domain name to point to your new web host.
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Supriti Chauhan
Hi,
Great post, especially for a newbie & a non-techie like me. Thanks. I have read the post and all the comments but I still have a couple of fears (some have already been addressed in the comments). I am planning to self host so I was wondering:
1. What happens to all the registrations/verification of my WP.com blog at various Blogging Directories? Will I have to submit new self hosted .org blog again to these Directories?
2. Also, what happens to my .com blog’s ranking at these Directories ?
3. What happens to my current .com blog? If migration goes fine, should I delete it ?
Request for your help & guide. Thanks
WPBeginner Support
If you properly redirect users then we don’t think you need to resubmit to directories. However, if you are part of some important blog directory, then you should update your information there. You should make your wordpress.com blog private and hold on to it.
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Deepa Dutta Chaudhuri
Hi,
I am planning to migrate. But am completely scared about losing my thousands of ‘page views’ that i have achieved over 9 months of blogging. Its been pure sweat and blood. Will i lose all that and my blog followers?
WPBeginner Support
Yes migrating a website is a huge step and can be scary. However, if you carefully the instructions you will be able to quickly regain your visitors. As for your blog followers on WordPress.com those can be migrated as well. Please contact WordPress.com support and they will be able to help you with that.
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