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.
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
Administrador
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.
Administrador
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.
Administrador
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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