A transição do seu blog do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org oferece maior flexibilidade e controle. Muitos iniciantes começam com o WordPress.com, mas logo se deparam com suas limitações e buscam recursos mais avançados.
Ao migrar para a plataforma auto-hospedada WordPress.org, você obtém acesso a uma variedade maior de temas, plug-ins e opções de personalização que não estão disponíveis no WordPress.com.
Na WPBeginner, temos mais de 15 anos de experiência no uso do WordPress.org. Portanto, você pode ter certeza de que temos um profundo conhecimento sobre como realizar essa transição. Além disso, se você quiser ter mais controle sobre seu site WordPress, sabemos que vale a pena fazer a mudança.
Neste guia passo a passo, mostraremos como mover corretamente seu blog do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org, garantindo uma transição suave e perfeita.
Por que mudar do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org?
O WordPress.com permite que qualquer pessoa inicie um blog criando uma conta gratuita. Isso facilita que os iniciantes comecem a criar blogs rapidamente, sem lidar com problemas técnicos.
No entanto, muitos usuários percebem que seu blog gratuito do WordPress.com tem algumas limitações. Entre elas estão a capacidade limitada de monetização, a impossibilidade de instalar plugins, a exibição de anúncios de terceiros para os usuários e muito mais.
É por isso que os usuários geralmente mudam para a plataforma WordPress.org auto-hospedada, mais poderosa e popular. Como alternativa, você pode fazer upgrade para um plano pago do WordPress.com.
Comparamos minuciosamente o WordPress.com e o WordPress.org. Essa análise lado a lado explica as diferenças, vantagens e desvantagens de ambas as plataformas.
Recomendamos o uso do WordPress.org porque ele lhe dá total propriedade do seu site e a liberdade de controlar todos os seus recursos. Para saber mais sobre todos esses recursos, consulte nossa análise completa do WordPress com prós e contras.
Dito isso, vamos dar uma olhada em como migrar seu blog do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org corretamente.
O que você precisa antes de começar
Para começar com o WordPress.org auto-hospedado, você precisará de uma conta de hospedagem do WordPress e de um nome de domínio.
Recomendamos a Bluehost porque ela é uma das maiores empresas de hospedagem do mundo e um provedor de hospedagem WordPress oficialmente recomendado.
Eles também estão oferecendo aos usuários do WPBeginner um nome de domínio gratuito e um grande desconto em hospedagem na Web. Você pode começar por US$ 1,99 / mês (e isso também inclui SSL gratuito).
Você ainda precisará de hospedagem na Web se o seu site WordPress tiver um nome de domínio personalizado. Vá em frente e registre-se no Bluehost e, na etapa de domínio, adicione o domínio do seu blog.
Nas etapas posteriores, mostraremos como manter o mesmo domínio ao transferir do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org sem perder as classificações de pesquisa.
Além da conta de hospedagem, você também precisará acessar sua conta do WordPress.com para transferir facilmente seus posts, páginas, imagens, comentários e outros dados para seu site WordPress auto-hospedado.
Oferta gratuita de bônus: Como muitos de vocês pediram isso, agora estamos oferecendo um serviço de migração gratuito do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org como parte do nosso serviço gratuito de configuração de blog do WordPress. Durante essa transferência guiada, um dos membros da nossa equipe de especialistas fará toda a migração para você (100% gratuita). Isso significa que você pode mudar do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org sem nenhum risco.
No entanto, se você gosta de aprender e fazer as coisas sozinho, pode seguir nosso tutorial passo a passo abaixo.
Tutorial em vídeo
Se você preferir instruções por escrito, continue lendo.
Etapa 1: Exportação de dados do WordPress.com
Primeiro, você precisa fazer login no site WordPress.com e acessar o painel da sua conta.
A partir daí, você precisará mudar para a visualização WP Admin do blog ou site que deseja migrar. Basta clicar no menu de três pontos ao lado do nome do site e selecionar WP Admin.
Isso o levará ao painel de administração tradicional do WordPress.
Na coluna da esquerda, você precisa clicar no menu Tools ” Export e, em seguida, clicar no botão “Export All”.
Isso permite que você exporte seu site WordPress. Quando o arquivo de exportação estiver pronto, um link de download ficará visível. Você pode clicar para baixar o arquivo zip em seu computador.
O WordPress.com também enviará o link para seu endereço de e-mail.
Depois de fazer o download do arquivo para o computador, é necessário descompactá-lo.
Dentro dele, você encontrará um arquivo XML com todos os seus posts, páginas, imagens, comentários, campos personalizados, categorias, tags, menus de navegação e outros dados.
Etapa 2: Configuração do WordPress
Agora que você exportou os dados do WordPress.com, o próximo passo é configurar uma nova instalação do WordPress em sua hospedagem na Web.
O WordPress é muito fácil de instalar e requer apenas alguns cliques. Se você se inscreveu na Bluehost, como mencionamos acima, o WordPress será instalado automaticamente para você.
Como alternativa, se você escolher um serviço de hospedagem diferente, poderá seguir nosso tutorial passo a passo sobre como instalar o WordPress em 5 minutos.
Depois de instalar o WordPress, é hora de importar seu conteúdo para o novo site auto-hospedado do WordPress.
Etapa 3: Importação de conteúdo para um site WordPress auto-hospedado
Para importar o conteúdo do seu antigo site WordPress.com para o novo site WordPress.org, será necessário fazer login na área de administração do site WordPress recém-instalado.
A partir daí, você precisa acessar a página Tools ” Import (Ferramentas ” Importar ) e clicar no botão “Install Now” (Instalar agora) abaixo do WordPress.
O WordPress agora instalará o importador do WordPress para você.
Quando isso for feito, clique no link “Run importer” (Executar importador) para continuar.
Você será levado a uma tela em que será solicitado a carregar o arquivo XML do WordPress.com que você baixou na etapa 1 deste tutorial.
Clique no botão “Choose File” (Escolher arquivo) para selecionar o arquivo e, em seguida, clique no botão “Upload file and import” (Carregar arquivo e importar).
Observação: Se o tamanho do arquivo for maior que 2 MB, você tem duas opções. Uma delas é solicitar à empresa de hospedagem na Web que aumente temporariamente esse limite para que você possa prosseguir com o processo. A outra opção é dividir seu arquivo usando um divisor de arquivos WXR.
Ao iniciar a importação, você pode atribuir o conteúdo importado a um usuário existente ou criar um novo usuário.
Você também terá a opção de importar anexos de arquivos. Você deve marcar essa caixa para que seus arquivos de imagem sejam importados corretamente.
Etapa 4: Importação dos links do seu blogroll
Se você estiver usando o recurso Links no seu blog do WordPress.com para armazenar o blogroll ou outros links, será necessário seguir estas instruções para importá-los. Os usuários que não estavam usando esse recurso podem pular para a Etapa 5.
O WordPress não oferece suporte nativo ao recurso de blogroll. Se você não tiver muitos links em seu blogroll, consulte nosso guia sobre como adicionar links de blogroll no WordPress sem usar um plug-in.
No entanto, se você tiver muitos links ou quiser manter a funcionalidade do blogroll, continue lendo.
Os links do blogroll são exportados no formato OPML. Esse é um formato XML que permite exportar e importar seus links e categorias de links. Seus links do WordPress.com têm um arquivo OPML localizado em um endereço como este:
http://example.wordpress.com/wp-links-opml.php
Substitua o exemplo pelo subdomínio do seu blog WordPress.com.
Se estiver usando um domínio personalizado com seu site WordPress.com, seu arquivo OPML poderá ser acessado visitando um URL como este:
http://www.example.com/wp-links-opml.php
O arquivo OPML será aberto na janela do navegador e você precisará salvá-lo na área de trabalho. Pressione CTRL+S (Command+S no Mac) para salvar o arquivo em seu computador.
Agora que você tem um backup dos seus links do WordPress.com, a próxima etapa é importá-los para o WordPress. No entanto, o WordPress auto-hospedado não tem um gerenciador de links ativado por padrão.
Você precisará instalar e ativar o plug-in Link Manager. A página do plug-in diz que ele não é atualizado há muitos anos. Isso ocorre porque ele não precisou ser atualizado e você pode instalar esse plug-in com segurança.
Após a ativação, o plug-in adicionará um novo item de menu denominado “Links” à sua barra de administração do WordPress.
Em seguida, você precisa instalar e ativar o plug-in OPML Importer. Esse plug-in ativa uma nova ferramenta de importação que permite importar links de blogroll.
Após a ativação, você precisa visitar a página Tools ” Import e clicar no link “Run Importer” (Executar importador) abaixo do importador de Blogroll.
Na página do importador de Blogroll, você precisa carregar o arquivo OPML que salvou anteriormente.
Clique no botão “Choose File” (Escolher arquivo) para selecionar o arquivo e, em seguida, clique no botão “Import OPML File” (Importar arquivo OPML) para continuar.
O WordPress agora importará seus links e categorias de links do arquivo OPML.
Você poderá ver o progresso e, após a conclusão, verá a mensagem de sucesso.
Etapa 5: Configurar seu blog do WordPress.com como privado
Agora, se você não quiser redirecionar os usuários antigos para o novo site, esta será a etapa final.
Primeiro, acesse o painel do WordPress.com do seu blog antigo. No menu esquerdo, clique em Configurações “ Menu geral e role para baixo até a seção “Privacidade”.
Aqui, você precisa selecionar a opção “Private” (Privado) e, em seguida, clicar no botão “Save settings” (Salvar configurações).
Isso tornará o seu antigo blog do WordPress.com privado e ele só ficará visível para você ou para outros usuários conectados que você aprovar.
Atenção: Se você já escreve há algum tempo e tem um público fiel, não faz sentido deixá-lo na mão.
Além disso, se o seu blog já está no ar há algum tempo, é provável que ele seja indexado pelo Google e por outros mecanismos de pesquisa.
Você pode manter todas as classificações do mecanismo de pesquisa e redirecionar facilmente os usuários antigos para o novo blog seguindo a Etapa 6 (altamente recomendável se o site estiver estabelecido).
Etapa 6: Redirecionamento de visitantes e preservação de SEO
Redirecionar os usuários para o novo local com o cabeçalho 301 é uma solução padrão para manter as classificações de pesquisa ao mover um site de um lugar para outro.
Como você não tem acesso ao arquivo .htaccess no WordPress.com, não pode fazer nenhuma alteração para manter as classificações nos mecanismos de pesquisa.
No entanto, o WordPress.com oferece um recurso de atualização pago chamado “Site Redirect”, que fornece essa funcionalidade.
Basta acessar a página Site Redirect. Se você tiver vários sites no WordPress.com, será perguntado qual deles deseja redirecionar.
Na próxima tela, será solicitado que você forneça o nome de domínio para o qual deseja que os visitantes sejam redirecionados. Insira o nome de domínio de seu novo site WordPress.org e clique no botão “Go” (Ir).
Observação: O Site redirect é uma atualização paga e custa US$ 13 por ano. Ele adicionará um redirecionamento 301, que redireciona os visitantes do seu blog WordPress.com e os mecanismos de pesquisa para o seu novo site.
Alguns de vocês perguntarão: por quanto tempo devo continuar pagando por esse recurso de redirecionamento offsite?
A resposta é: pelo tempo que você quiser. No entanto, dois anos seria tempo suficiente para que seus usuários antigos memorizassem seu novo nome de domínio.
Se você estiver mudando os domínios, outra coisa que deve fazer é atualizar todos os URLs dos posts. Se você já interligou suas postagens, esses links devem ser atualizados. Você pode usar nosso artigo sobre como atualizar URLs ao mover seu site WordPress.
Se você tiver um domínio personalizado no WordPress.com, não precisa se preocupar. Basta alterar o registro DNS para o seu host e você manterá todos os benefícios de SEO.
Perguntas frequentes (FAQs)
Escrevemos a primeira versão deste artigo em janeiro de 2013. Desde então, recebemos muitas perguntas excelentes. Respondemos a muitas delas por e-mail ou nos comentários, por isso achamos que seria bom compilar as mais populares em um único lugar onde todos possam vê-las.
O que acontece com meus assinantes do WordPress.com?
Felizmente, o WordPress.com permite que você migre seus assinantes com uma condição. Você deve usar o plug-in Jetpack, que adiciona a mesma funcionalidade de assinante que você tinha no WordPress.com.
Depois de instalar e ativar o plug-in Jetpack, você precisará entrar em contato com a equipe do WordPress.com e pedir que eles migrem os assinantes para você. Esperamos que isso se torne mais fácil nas versões posteriores do Jetpack, e que os usuários possam fazer isso sozinhos.
Você pode me ajudar a transferir do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org GRATUITAMENTE?
Com certeza. Oferecemos a migração do WordPress.com como parte do nosso serviço gratuito de configuração de blogs no WordPress. Se precisar de nossa assistência, basta se inscrever. É grátis 
Quais são os custos da mudança para o WordPress.org?
O WordPress é gratuito. Entretanto, há alguns custos mínimos de hospedagem na Web. Recomendamos que você leia este artigo sobre: Por que o WordPress é gratuito? Quais são os custos e qual é a desvantagem?
Eu já paguei ao WordPress.com. Posso obter um reembolso?
Sim, você pode. Se você adquiriu recentemente um domínio personalizado ou um plano pago do WordPress.com, poderá solicitar um reembolso total.
Observação: os registros de domínios podem ser cancelados em até 48 horas após o registro, e os planos e outras compras podem ser cancelados em até 30 dias após a compra.
Minhas imagens vão quebrar?
Não, não vão. Quando você transfere usando o arquivo de importação, todas as imagens anexadas são baixadas e o link é atualizado.
No entanto, notamos uma ressalva. Se o URL da imagem começar com files.wordpress.com, ela não será convertida. Se você perceber que o URL da imagem não foi alterado e ainda aponta para o WordPress.com, recomendamos que use o plug-in de importação de imagens externas, que cuidará disso.
Registrei meu domínio no WordPress.com. Ainda posso mudar?
Sim, você pode. O WordPress acredita em capacitar os usuários e dar a eles controle total sobre seu conteúdo. Se você já tem um nome de domínio no WordPress.com, tudo o que precisa é de uma conta de hospedagem na Web.
Recomendamos que você faça a configuração com a Bluehost ou com qualquer um desses outros provedores de hospedagem WordPress. Durante a fase de inscrição, será perguntado se você tem um domínio ou se deseja registrar um novo.
Basta selecionar a opção “Eu tenho um nome de domínio” e inserir o domínio que você registrou no WordPress.com.
A próxima coisa que você terá de fazer é alterar os servidores de nomes para que apontem para o provedor de hospedagem. Podemos ajudar com isso como parte de nosso serviço de configuração gratuito. Você também pode solicitar suporte ao seu provedor de hospedagem na Web.
Meu site ficará fora do ar quando eu mudar?
Se você fizer isso corretamente, então NÃO. O método que sugerimos acima garantirá que seu site nunca fique fora do ar. Se você estiver preocupado, saiba que estamos aqui para ajudar. Você pode usar nosso serviço de configuração gratuito a qualquer momento.
Posso adicionar uma loja on-line ao meu site WordPress.org?
Sim, você pode adicionar facilmente uma loja on-line ao seu site WordPress.org auto-hospedado sem nenhum custo adicional. Como a Bluehost e outros hosts da Web populares oferecem certificados SSL gratuitos, basta instalar um plug-in de comércio eletrônico do WordPress para adicionar uma loja on-line.
Quais são alguns dos plug-ins obrigatórios do WordPress que você recomenda?
Agora que você mudou para o WordPress.org auto-hospedado, pode instalar quantos plug-ins quiser.
Aqui está nossa escolha recomendada:
- AIOSEO – para melhorar as classificações de SEO do seu site (usado por 3 milhões de sites).
- WPForms – para adicionar um formulário de contato inteligente ao seu site (usado por 6 milhões de sites).
- SeedProd – para personalizar facilmente suas páginas de destino com o construtor de arrastar e soltar – funciona com todos os temas do WordPress.
- MonsterInsights – para ver como as pessoas encontram e usam seu site. É um item obrigatório para blogueiros e proprietários de pequenas empresas.
- PushEngage – para se conectar com os visitantes depois que eles saem do seu site.
- Duplicador – para criar backups diários de seu novo site em caso de emergência.
- OptinMonster – para ajudá-lo a obter mais assinantes de e-mail e ter sucesso em sua jornada de blog.
Além desses, recomendamos que você dê uma olhada em nossa seleção de especialistas dos plug-ins obrigatórios do WordPress e das ferramentas úteis de blog para gerenciar e expandir seu blog.
Você pode instalar todos esses plug-ins no painel do WordPress. Criamos um guia passo a passo sobre como instalar um plug-in do WordPress.
Quero alterar o tema do WordPress do meu site. Posso fazer isso?
Sim, você pode alterar seu tema do WordPress a qualquer momento. Outra grande vantagem de mudar para o WordPress.org é que você tem mais opções de personalização e uma coleção maior de temas para escolher.
Na barra lateral do administrador do WordPress, clique no menu suspenso Appearance (Aparência ) e selecione “Themes” (Temas) para instalar um tema.
Selecionamos a dedo alguns dos melhores temas para ajudar os usuários a evitar a paralisia da escolha. Consulte nosso guia sobre os melhores temas de blog gratuitos e os melhores temas multiuso para WordPress.
Talvez você também queira consultar nosso guia sobre como alterar corretamente um tema do WordPress.
Esperamos que este artigo tenha ajudado você a transferir corretamente seu blog do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org. Talvez você também queira ver nossa lista de verificação das coisas mais importantes que você precisa fazer depois de instalar o WordPress e nosso guia definitivo sobre como aumentar o tráfego do seu blog.
Se você gostou deste artigo, inscreva-se em nosso canal do YouTube para receber tutoriais em vídeo sobre o WordPress. Você também pode nos encontrar no Twitter e no Facebook.
Tobias
Hey, if we go with your discount, do they charge monthly or do I need to pay the full sum right away?
Regards
WPBeginner Support
Unless I hear otherwise, it is a one time fee rather than monthly charges. You would want to reach out to the host for clarification
Administrador
ol
Hi, I’m wondering if you could help. We migrated from .com to .org and followed the instructions for moving the subscribers/followers. Note, we have the domain name registered with .com.
For some reason, even after the .org site is set up, subscribers are still showing up in the .com version and not the new site. I’ve spoken to .com and they can’t figure it out. I’m wondering should we shut down the .com site completely? Move the domain name over to our new host and cut ties with the old blog? I personally feel like jetpack is getting its wires crossed. Have you ever come across this issue?
WPBeginner Support
If you’re still getting subscribers, they could be from the WordPress.com reader if you’re not using the site redirect from WordPress.com and it is allowing them to see the old site’s posts through that method.
Administrador
scolastica
Great Post ! Just bought my domain and registered with .com. After reading your post and all the comments I’ve decided to move before I gets traffic. I don’t want to do redirects. Will my new post be directed to the old .com ? What’s the way forward.
Thanks.
WPBeginner Support
If you move your site to WordPress.org then the new posts would appear on your WordPress.org site rather than back on the WordPress.com site.
Administrador
ol
should we just shut down this old wordpress.com site and transfer the domain over to the new host? do you know if that would affect anything on the new site if we did that?
WPBeginner Support
You can certainly do that and it shouldn’t affect your new site if you remove the old site.
Rose
would’ve been nice if you had mentioned all the name-server stuff. I have been on chat with both bluehost and wordpress for 2 hours because of all the confusion
WPBeginner Support
Apologies for the confusion, we will certainly look to clarify it in the article.
Administrador
Researcher
So I have a challenge or kinda a weird problem. I have a wordpress.com (e.g example.wordpress.com) site that I later upgraded to example.com still hosted at wordpress under the personal plan. Then I realized I can’t upload themes or plugins that I want. With the lack of flexibility and costs for upgrading at worpress.com, I decide to migrate to another host using (worpress.org) so that I can take advantage of what I am missing. In my wp admin, I am stuck. I don’t know why example.com/wp-admin/ is still pointing to wordpress.com instead my new wordpress.org admin. My website is now marked as “parked” and I am losing clients. I wish your guide would cover transfers of websites including example.wordpress.com and example.com, hosted at wordpress.com.
Hoping to see a reply soon.
WPBeginner Support
For that issue, you would want to take a look at the end of step 6. You would need to change the DNS or nameservers to point to your hosting provider. If you reach out to your new host they can let you know the nameservers/DNS records to update to.
Administrador
Priscilla
I’m new to worpress.com. I started using wordpress.com free plan and only have 7 published posts along with photos. My blog is still set to private since I’m not ready to publish the blog. I have 7 more posts in my drafts. I realized I want to monetize my blog in the future and want to use wordpress.org. I was planning on signing up with Bluehost basic plan and I can do that through here, I’d like to take advantage of your free service of exporting my content to wordpress.org. I’m so new at this, I just want to get the blog going and not have to stress over technical details! I have a domain already. Is it easy to sign up my existing domain with Bluehost? Since I’m more comfortable of using wordpress.com, is the interface similar with wordpress.org? I’m hoping it’s easy to use. Are there free layout themes I can choose from until I’m ready to purchase a theme? Thanks for your help!
WPBeginner Support
After selecting your plan you can let BlueHost know you own a domain already, the admin interfaces in the wp-admin area are very similar, and the themes under Themes>Add New are free
Administrador
Phahli
I am in South Africa, I want to start a blogg, a friend of mine suggested that I use wordPRESS. Can you kindly tell me the costs per month for acquiring or for using this.
WPBeginner Support
To understand the costs of WordPress you would want to take a look at our article here: https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/why-is-wordpress-free-what-are-the-costs-what-is-the-catch/
Administrador
Rahel
HI
I’m not sure if I have a .org or a .com site :/ if I had Wordpress host my site would it then say “Wordpress” in the Websitename?
WPBeginner Support
If you purchased hosting through a host such as BlueHost then you would be a WordPress.org site. You would have a WordPress.com site if you built your site through the WordPress.com website.
Administrador
Nathan Corliss
Hi there,
I recently migrated my site, from WordPress.com to WordPress.org using Blue Host. Thanks for giving me the confidence to do it. Great article!
I’m now having some minor acct issues – for instance, the WordPress.com app seems to override posting in my blog – my blog doesnt communicate back to the app. Do I need to stop using the app?
Jetpack is linked to my WordPress.com acct and I think that might be causing the issue. The other thing is that my /wp-admin page if giving me the option to login through WordPress.com – is this possibly related to the jet pack connection?
Is there away I can continue to publish to the free version of WordPress.com? Or should I do away with that account entirely?
Any ideas for a friend on this are appreciated.
Thanks for the help!
– Nate
WPBeginner Support
You normally would want to recreate your site’s connection with the app to clear up errors with connecting after moving. The option to log in using WordPress.com is something added through Jetpack that you should be able to disable through Jetpack’s settings if you like.
You could continue to publish on both sites but we would normally recommend focusing on your new site if you transferred it to WordPress.org.
Administrador
Nicole
Hi, I just got started and have nothing written or designed yet in my blog and want to transfer from wordpress.com to .org. Do I need to follow all the same steps here, or is it simpler because I have no content? Please advise. I’m a total newbie, obviously, and clueless! Thank you!
WPBeginner Support
If you don’t have a domain name set on WordPress.com then you could set it up as if it was a brand new site. If you do have a domain name, you would need to transfer the domain or point the nameservers to the new host to see your new site.
Administrador
Dawn
one more question?? Should I sign up with Siteground or Bluehost with the NEW domain name I want to use, and then you can help migrate the old domain from wordpress.com to the new one?? Thanks for your help!
WPBeginner Support
You can certainly do that if you’re wanting to change your domain name
Administrador
Helen
Hi there,
Thank you for all this wonderful information. Will this still work and is the offer still available even though I am on a premium wordpress.com site?
Thanks!
WPBeginner Support
Yes and yes
Administrador
Dawn
Hi there. I am wanting to move my wordpress.com site to wordpress.org. I also want to change the domain name. I currently have already purchased a new domain name thru NameCheap. I am planning to use siteground to host. If I use your link to sign up for siteground, is your migration service able to migrate to the new domain name??
Thanks so much!
WPBeginner Support
Our migration service can certainly help you change the domain
Administrador
Jennifer
I reciently made the same mistake as many others and purchased a subscription thru wordpress.com. I moved the church web page from Wix to WordPress but now understand that I should move to the .org version of WordPress. I transferred the domain from Wix to WordPress.com. Do I follow the same steps and move from .com to .org and will my domain name move along with it?
WPBeginner Support
You would want to follow the steps in the article for moving the content over, for your domain if you no longer want to pay WordPress.com you would want to manually transfer the domain to your new hosting provider rather than changing the DNS/nameservers.
Administrador
Sridhar
Hi,
I like to thank WPbeginner.com for providing this valuable information. It helped me move to self-hosted website. Good work.
However, when I did do all the export and backups (XML files) on my system and later set up new domain and imported all content, things did not work as expected. I fully respect your hard work and expertise but I do belive Wordpress has changed thier systems or made some changes thats making the process difficult.
I hoped to have about 85-90% of the contents and stuff restored. However, in reality it wasn’t. I tried redoing all steps again only to find all contents (blog posts) being restoed, but the themes, layouts, etc got messed up.
Now I had two options – either I waste time researching how to restore or gradually put the missing pieces back.
Fortunately my website is just one month old so I decided to restore by redoing the themes, widgets, layouts, etc. In the process I could do some improvements too w.r. to social plugins, showing recent posts, sharing options, etc.
Given that you are an expert in this field I request your honest feedback. Please take a look at my webiste above and share your feedback on its layout, design, etc. It is a blog, but I’m working hard at curating content to make sure its of high quality and presentation-ready. I’d appreciate your thoughts on this too.
Thank you.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Sridhar,
The WordPress importer successfully imports your content. It does not import themes, widgets, design settings, subscribers, etc. This is why after the import your new self hosted site looks different than your WordPress.com blog.
Good luck with your new site, it looks alright.
Administrador
Sridhar
Thanks Syed for the clarification. Okay I get it – wordpress imports just the content, so the other components need to be redone anyway.
Wish you and the team a Happy New Year and good luck.
Godwin Ihagh
Dear Admin,
I have to appreciate you for such a clear and informative post. I have been blogging on wordpress.com for almost 2 years, but want to migrate to wordpress.org.
The part of the post I got a bit confused with is “Step 4: Importing Your Blogroll Links”: Were you referring to the links some bloggers, like myself, place within and at the bottom of our articles/posts? I have never used the Links feature (on my wordpress.com blog) to store blogroll or any other links. So I would like to know the difference between placing links within/at the bottom of posts, and using the Links feature: do they go hand in hand?
One question I want to ask is: if I’m exporting my posts, will the links I placed within/at the bottom of my post be moved to together along with my posts, or do I have to follow your instructions and export blogroll (which I don’t think I have because I’ve never used it directly) in OPML format?
Thank you and regards.
WPBeginner Support
If you were not using the links feature on WordPress.com then you won’t have to worry about setting it up on your new site. The links that were manually added at the bottom of your posts should remain
Administrador
Nikhil
Hi,
I am using bluehost shared server. I have installed wordpress. But the problem is I am not able to import data. I can see downloaded images, but i can’t see any posts. Chorme console shows err_incomplete_chunked_encoding 200. Can you please guide me how to resolve this?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Nikhil,
Try the importer again. It is smart enough not to import duplicate content. If that doesn’t work, then try creating a new export file from your older install.
Administrador
Nikhil
Hi,
I have tried this multiple time, with different browsers. Still no luck. My xml file size is around 4MB. I think it’s something related to the size. Is there any other way?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Nikhil,
You can open the export file in a plain text editor and try to break it into two. However, to do this you will need to understand the format of the xml file.
Saba
Hello,
To follow up on my just posted question — my website just went down! Is that because of the order of things ? I signed up with bluehost, then exported from current wordpress.com, then redirected the servers, then went immediately to wordpress.com and cancelled the premium subscription, then went back in to try and import the site but got stuck… should I have waited the 48hrs to let it re-direct?
To clarify my previous question – will I be able to get to the wp-admin area of my new wordpress.org site once 48 hrs have passed?
Thanks!
Kat
I have followed each step and most of my content seems to have transferred, however it has been over a week and my domain name is still temporary. I have tried everything and don’t know how to move my custom domain name that I had at WP.com to my new WP.org site (powered by Bluehost). Do I need to delete my old site? Or do I need to transfer domain to a different registrar? Please can you assist so that my domain name transfers to my new site. Also, what happens to my premium WP.com plan? Will my custom domain need to be upgraded when the plan expires?
Kind wishes,
Kat
WPBeginner Support
Hi Kat,
After you login to WordPress.com dashboard click on the ‘My Site’ link at the top left corner of the screen.
On the next page, from the left column scroll down and click on the “Domains” menu. You will see your domain name listed there. Click on it to open its settings and then click on the “Name Servers and DNS” option.
Now you will see a toggle next to “Use WordPress.com” name servers. You need to turn it off. When you do that you will see the option to add ‘Custom Name Servers’. You need to add your name servers like this:
ns1.bluehost.com
ns2.bluehost.com
After that click on the ‘Save custom name servers’ button to store your changes.
If you run into trouble at any time, please contact WordPress.com support and they will be able to help you.
As for your premium plan, you can cancel it. The domain name is yours as it is already registered for an year. When the time comes you will need to login to your WordPress.com dashboard to renew your domain name. At that time you will only pay the domain renewal fee. You can also choose to transfer the domain name to another registrar or your hosting provider.
Administrador
Saba
Hello – following up on this same general question…
a. Are the Custom Name Server names you have listed here ‘ns1.bluehost.com’ actually the accurate ones if I have bluehost (which I do?) or these are just examples? If examples, then where do I find the server names on bluehost to re-direct my wp.com site to?
and
b. If I have re-directed the servers to bluehost correctly, where do I find the wp-admin area in my new wordpress.org site? I have been typing in ‘www.mywebsite.com/wp-admin’ and it takes me to my old wordpress.com control panel
Thanks, Saba
WPBeginner Support
Hi Saba,
These are actual Bluehost nameservers and you can use them if your site is hosted with Bluehost
Kat
Hello and thank you for your response and all your help!
I have done both those steps over a week ago, however when I try to open my new website, it keeps coming up with the message “A new WordPress site coming soon”.
I have checked all the steps and transferred the domain name to Bluehost, however my site is still down and has been for weeks.
Is there any way I can trouble shoot it to figure out where the problem is?
Thanks in advance for your help.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Kat,
Please contact Bluehost support and WordPress.com support. They would be able to point you in the right direction.
Ken
Hi, Your article tell how to move content.
What if you have custom files, plugins and themes your want moved from Wordpress.com? They don’t seem to ahve an option for that and do not allow FTP access. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Ken,
All plugins are also available for self-hosted WordPress.org websites. After you move your content you can install them one by one. Most WordPress.com themes are also available and you can install them and then set them up.
The importer tries to import all your attached media files. However, if it fails to import some files, then you can manually download those files from your WordPress.com dashboard.
Administrador
Kat
Hello,
I have followed your instructions and moved my site from com to org, but it has been more than 48 hours and my new Wordpress.org website is still blank with a temp domain. However all my followers and content is gone from the old .com site. Is this normal? How long should I wait for the Wordpress.org site to be up and running? I had a custom domain.
Kind wishes,
Kat
WPBeginner Support
Hi Kat,
48 Hours is enough and your site should be up by now. You need to login to your WordPress.com dashboard and see that your domain name is pointing to correct DNS nameservers of your new host.
Administrador
Kat
Hello,
I have tried to move from .com to .org. I had a custom domain name so I was wondering if you could explain the last step to me – how do change the DNS record to my host?
Kind wishes,
Kat
WPBeginner Support
Hi Kat,
First you need to find out the DNS nameservers used by your host. After that you will need to edit your domain settings under WordPress.com account and point your domain to your new host’s nameservers.
Administrador
Igor
Hello guys
I’m stuck up.
I’ve got a domain registered on website wordpress.com, but I would like to move the domain to wordpress.org.
On the page is nothing at the moment, so I don’t need to export and import.
But I can’t find any informations how to move the domain from com to org.
Could you please help me? Thank you
Asmita
I read it and tried doing this. .but I am stuck up.
I purchased Hosting from Hostgator .
I already have a domain purchased in wordpress.com .
I installed Wordpress on Hostgator but it’s taking me to wordpress.com where I want wordpress.org
I created separate account in wordpress org with same domain .
I did export from wordpress com
But I don’t know how I can access dashboard in wordpress.org
Nothing working out.
I can just see my Old site
Please help
WPBeginner Support
Hi Asmita,
You will need to point your domain name to your WordPress.org hosting provider. Please see the domains section in your WordPress.com dashboard. There you will need to edit the Nameserver settings.
Administrador
Annabel Potter
I moved over my wordpress.com blog to .org about 4 months ago and have now set up site redirect. Thank you for your clear tutorial, should have read your blog earlier!
The permalink structure includes the date but I would like to change that to just post name. Will site redirect still work and handle this change?
Do I need to do anything to redirect new posts I’ve written and are there any other problems I should be aware of?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Annabel,
Please contact WordPress.com support for questions about site-redirect addon. You can continue writing new blog posts on your WordPress.org website. If everything went smoothly, there shouldn’t be any issues.
Administrador
Ad van der Neut
On September 18 I opted for your free migration service from WordPress.com to WordPress.org as part of your free WordPress blog setup service (I also took a hosting account with Blue Host). Up to now, I didn´t hear from you, not even a reply mail that you received my application and that you will get back to me a.s.a.p., within two weeks, or something like that. Is this your normal procedure or did something go wrong?
Regards, Ad
WPBeginner Support
Hello,
Thank you for reaching out. Our team replied to your request the same day but didn’t hear back from you. Can you please check spam folder? If you cannot find the email, please drop us another message using the contact form. Our support team will try to reach out again.
Administrador
Harriet C
Thankyou for this help (love wpbeginner) but I just have one issue and im not sure how to fix it.. I chose to only import my posts from my old wordpress.com site, which is has done, however it has not brought across the pictures on each post etc. Why is that? what can I do? many thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Harriet,
You can importer again. It will not create duplicate content and may be able to import missing images.
Administrador
Justin
I have a small question about the redirecting to the new site. If I am keeping the domain name the same and simply moving it over to Bluehost instead of wp.com, why would I need to redirect anybody? Shouldn’t my domain name be the same?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Justin,
If you had a custom domain name, then you don’t need to redirect. However, a lot of WordPress.com users don’t have a custom domain name, those users will need to purchase site redirect to properly setup redirects.
Administrador
Marsa
Hi! Can anyone tell me if my comments will automatically follow if I move from wordpress.com to .org? I really don’t want to lose them as my blog has been like a personal journal.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Marsa,
Yes your comments will be moved when you transfer data from WordPress.com to WordPress.org
Administrador
Cammi
I’m trying to migrate my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org, and after I run the importer then try to import my content, I get an error saying that it doesn’t appear to be a WXR file? I have no idea what that means and have had no luck finding answers. Can you help?
Courtney
Hi Cammi. I realize you posted about a month ago, but I am just now doing this myself & wanted to offer some insight…
I was also receiving the same error. When you downloaded the file from Wordpress.com, it was a zipped file, you have to extract it in order to import it into Wordpress.org
I hope this helps!
Andrea
Hi I have a personal plan with WP so I have a custom domain. I am now planning to migrate to Bluehost to start monetize. According to Bluehost they only deal with .org accounts, does that mean I would need to have it transferred to a .org account first, if I do that will I still be billed for my custom domain? Thank you!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Andrea,
Bluehost meant WordPress.org not just the .org which is a popular domain name extension used by millions of websites. If you have custom domain on WordPress.com (regardless of what domain extension you are using) you can move it to Bluehost and start using WordPress.org.
Administrador
Mario Manlupig Jr
I went through the post and it’s very helpful. I need a little help with mine, though. I might sound a little stupid but just to be sure before I transfer my domain
I have a Bluehost-hosted site and it runs on Wordpress.com. I wanted to transfer it to Wordpress.org. I’ll use the same domain name. Would that be fine?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Mario,
We are not sure we understand your question, but we will try to answer it.
You can keep a domain on WordPress.com and still have a WordPress.org website on Bluehost using the same domain name.
Administrador
Dave Mount
Apologies if this is covered elsewhere, but I didn’t see it in a search.
I transferred my Wordpress.com blog to Bluehost, and it has finally propagated. I had my own domain on the .com version, and it’s staying the same for the new version. So the url for the two blogs is the same.
Is it enough to make the .com version of the blog private, or should I actually delete it? Some folks online recommend the latter, saying it can affect SEO.
Thanks!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Dave,
Once you have moved your website and pointed your domain to your new Bluehost website, you can make it private.
Administrador
Dave Mount
Just wondering how long it usually takes for a migrated blog to “propagate” to Bluehost. I did the migration about an hour ago. It seemed to go smoothly (thanks!) but I still have a “temp.domains” url.
The WP blog I migrated already had its own domain name.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Dave,
DNS changes can take upto 48 hours to propagate across the internet.
Administrador
Dave Mount
Okay, I’ll be patient. Thanks for the quick response!
Dave Mount
I came across this Help page in Bluehost about how, when migrating a domain you already own, you need to point the name servers to Bluehost manually:
My domain is currently registered with WP, and I just went in and changed the name servers. Should I have? And it sounds like now I’ll have to wait another 48 hours, potentially?
If this is correct, it might be worth adding to your instructions, although maybe it’s in there somewhere and I just missed it.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Dave,
This time to update servers is an estimate, normally your domain will start pointing to Bluehost way earlier. During this time your domain will still show your old WordPress.com site in regions where your DNS has not propagated yet.
Christopher
i have three Questions
(1) pls can I ask for a refund from WordPress. com and then register for the WordPress. org.
(2) since my domain registration is more than 48hrs in WordPress with no refund can I still use it to register for WordPress. org.
(3) and pls which is more easier, is it to switch from WordPress. com to WordPress. org OR to ask for refund and start a fresh registration under WordPress. org Since I registered my site a week ago and I have more than 3,000 visitors with just three posts.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Christopher,
The domain you registered is yours and you can point it to any self-hosted WordPress.org website without migrating it.
If you purchased WordPress.com premium plan, then you can request a refund. Please contact WordPress.com support for details.
If your website is already getting traffic, then it would be best to properly transfer your website so that you don’t lose traffic.
Administrador
Roger McCartney
I am still waiting a reply. Since it does not show my question I will ask it again.
When I go to tools at wordpress.com and click Export, it does not give me the option for an XML file. It appears to be a Zip file but I do not know where it goes. All I am trying to do is transfer my blog from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org.
Please help!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Roger,
You can download the ZIP file and extract it on your computer by right clicking on the file and then select extract. Inside, you will find one or more XML files. These files contain your WordPress.com data and you will need to import them on your new WordPress.org website.
Administrador
Jenn M
Hi, thank you so much for this article! For some reason when I do the import, when complete, it directs me to my blog page and it just tells me the page is not found. There are other posts however so it’s the correct page and there’s a page customized…
Mary Beth
Hello,
I want to change from wordpress.com to wordpress.org. However, I have a domain and hosting through bluehost…If I make the switch, will my custom theme and all posts switch over fine? Thank you!
Chisom Vincent
Thanks a lot for the tip. I’m actually on a free hosting on Wordpress.com and would love to migrate to. org.
I have a domain name but not gotten a hosting site so how do o go about it. Do I register with bluehost before migrating Or I can migrate before hosting with bluehost.
and what are the costs of self hosting on Wordpress.org
thanks
WPBeginner Support
Hi Chisom,
You can sign up for hosting and add your domain name later. You can point your existing domain name to your new hosting account on Bluehost. After that, you can go ahead and migrate your free WordPress.com website.
Administrador
Navpreet
Hey I wish to move my account from .com to.org. and i want you to do.it for me.please assist
WPBeginner Support
Hi Navpreet,
Please see our free blog set up service for details.
Administrador
Mairon
Hi! Thank you for the useful information. I followed your instructions and installed WP in a wordpress sudbirectory in my Godaddy hosting.
When I run the importer I get this error message: Before you can upload your import file, you will need to fix the following error:
Unable to create directory uploads/2018/05. Is its parent directory writable by the server?
Would you be able to tell me what’s going on? Thanks in advance
WPBeginner Support
Hi Mairon,
It seems that your subdirectory does not have correct permissions for the wp-content folder. Please see our article on how to fix file and folder permissions error in WordPress
Administrador
Chloe
I’m having trouble doing this using my ipad! I have exported my .com site, purchased the domain via godaddy and now need to move it across- however I seem to be blocked at actually making the .org site at all as the app constantly redirects me to my original version! Because I have the same email address, trying to make a new account is taking me in circles and I’m having to do deep calming breaths to not throw the whole thing out the window…. any advice? Do I need to find a computer and install the Wordpress software to get started?
Jake Doran
I need some help setting up my wordpress.ORG site. I purchased a domain from wordpress.COM and transferred it to a self-hosting site and installed wordpress.ORG. However, when I try to access my domain I get sent back to wordpress.COM instead of being able to create a wordpress.ORG site?
Really need to sort this out. Is there any way to fix this or do I need a new domain name…?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Jake,
You need to change your domain name settings. Login to your WordPress.com account and go to the Domains page. For more help please contact WordPress.com support.
Administrador
Donna
Is there a more simplified way to this? I’m trying to read each instruction, open up separate screens and desktop and do what instructions say. I’m confused on all this. Is there no short-cut version of these instructions? I only want to change from .com to .org.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Donna,
You can take advantage of our free blog set up offer.
Administrador
Ilal jude
Hi. I want to move to self hosted. But I want to ask if I should migrate first before designing my blog to my taste. Thanks.
WPBeginner Support
Hello,
It is up to you, you can migrate your site and then work on the design or you can first set up your design and then import your .com content.
Administrador
Mandy Naglich
Ok I feel like a dumb dumb here. BUT i will ask anyway. So I started on wordpress.com bought a couple domains etc. But I haven’t even posted yet because I realized I should be on .org. SO I got an account with siteground and transferred my account. Now I realize I’m just on site ground but still with a .com (somehow!?) do I need to delete wordpress from my siteground account and re-install? Or delete my whole site? I’m so confused!
WPBeginner Support
Hi Mandy,
You will need to visit your WordPress.com account and under your domain settings change DNS settings and point them to SiteGround. Please contact SiteGround or WordPress.com support and they will help you point your domain to your new hosting provider.
Administrador
Denise
Thank you for all of this valuable information! What if my domain name is hosted by WordPress.com? Do I cancel and get a new host like Bluehost? Or is there a way to keep it as is (on WP.com)?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Denise,
If it is a custom domain name (like wpbeginner.com) then you can use it on Bluehost.
If it is a WordPress.com domain name (like example.wordpress.com), then no you cannot bring it to self-hosted WordPress.org website.
Administrador
Denise
Thank you for letting me know. Do I have to cancel my custom domain with WordPress before I sign-up with Bluehost? Or is there an option to transfer it over during the migration process?
WPBeginner Support
Hi Denise,
You can transfer your domain and you can also keep it on WordPress.com and simply point it to your Bluehost servers.
chris edozie
Wow….
I will surely purchase a new domain name from Bluehost following your guides
I have one question though, can I equally export my free Wordpress.com site to WordPress.Org or is it possible with a paid WordPress.com site?
.
WPBeginner Support
Hi Chris,
You can export your free WordPress.com site.
Administrador
Awomojure Oluwaseyi
Dear Sir,
I need your professional help, initially when i developed my blog in wordpress, it was on free plan and the domain name was . i later bought domain name from godaddy which was and also upgraded to personal plan on wordpress. But i noticed that i could not add new theme nor able to install plugins accept i upgrade to Business plan and the money involved is huge. So, i decided to purchase Godaddy hosting plan and installed wordpress on their server may be having access to Cpanel will enable me to upload themes and plugins either through FTP or File Manager but i noticed that after several attempts to upload those files even the original theme files that has Styles.css, it never appeared in the dashboard>Appearance>theme. I became worried until i come across your content that being in wordpress.com can not give access to any of these features until one migrates to wordpress.org.
So, with my already hosted wordpress.com site by Godaddy, I want to migrate to wordpress.org to be able to develop the site. How can you assist me on me this?
Mansa
Hi… I followed all the steps from your wonderful article to export my content from wordpress.com and import to self hosted site. First I got an error on importing. So I retried it but then I got an error that those files already exist. But I dont see them anywhere. No pages or posts or media files. What am doing wrong?