Om du flyttar din blogg från WordPress.com till WordPress.org får du större flexibilitet och kontroll. Många nybörjare börjar med WordPress.com men stöter snart på dess begränsningar och vill ha mer avancerade funktioner.
Genom att flytta till den självhostade WordPress.org-plattformen får du tillgång till ett bredare utbud av teman, plugins och anpassningsalternativ som inte är tillgängliga på WordPress.com.
På WPBeginner har vi mer än 15 års erfarenhet av att använda WordPress.org. Så du kan vara säker på att vi har en djup förståelse för att genomföra denna övergång. Om du dessutom vill ha mer kontroll över din WordPress-webbplats vet vi att det är värt att byta.
I den här steg-för-steg-guiden visar vi dig hur du flyttar din blogg från WordPress.com till WordPress.org på rätt sätt, så att du får en smidig och sömlös övergång.
Varför flytta från WordPress.com till WordPress.org?
WordPress.com gör det möjligt för vem som helst att starta en blogg genom att skapa ett gratis konto. Detta gör det enkelt för nybörjare att snabbt börja blogga utan att behöva hantera några tekniska problem.
Många användare inser dock att deras kostnadsfria WordPress.com-blogg har vissa begränsningar. Dessa inkluderar den begränsade möjligheten att tjäna pengar, oförmågan att installera plugins, tredjepartsannonser som visas för användare och mer.
Det är därför användare ofta byter till den mer kraftfulla och populära plattformen WordPress.org som drivs på en egen server. Alternativt kan du uppgradera till ett betalt paket på WordPress.com.
Vi jämförde WordPress.com och WordPress.org noggrant. Denna sida vid sida-analys förklarar de båda plattformarnas skillnader, fördelar och nackdelar.
Vi rekommenderar att du använder WordPress.org eftersom det ger dig fullständig äganderätt till din website och friheten att kontrollera alla dess funktioner. För att lära dig mer om alla dessa funktioner, se vår kompletta WordPress review med för- och nackdelar.
Med det sagt, låt oss titta på hur du flyttar din blogg från WordPress.com till WordPress.org på rätt sätt.
Saker du behöver innan du börjar
För att börja med WordPress.org på egen server behöver du ett WordPress webb hotell account och ett domain name.
Vi rekommenderar Bluehost eftersom det är ett av de största hostingföretagen i världen och en officiellt rekommenderad hostingleverantör för WordPress.
De erbjuder också WPBeginners användare ett gratis domain name och en enorm rabatt på webbhotell. You can get started for $1.99 / month (och detta inkluderar även gratis SSL).
Du behöver fortfarande webbhotell om din WordPress site har ett custom domain name. Gå vidare och registrera dig hos Bluehost, och under domänsteget add to din blogg domän.
I de senare stegen kommer vi att visa dig hur du behåller samma domän när du överför från WordPress.com till WordPress.org utan att förlora ranking.
Förutom värdkontot behöver du också tillgång till ditt WordPress.com-konto för att enkelt kunna överföra dina inlägg, sidor, bilder, kommentarer och annan data till din egen WordPress-webbplats.
Gratis bonuserbjudande: Eftersom många av er har bett om detta erbjuder vi nu en gratis tjänst för att flytta från WordPress.com till WordPress.org som en del av vår gratis tjänst för att installera en WordPress blogg. Under den här guidade flytten kommer en av våra experter att göra hela migreringen åt dig (100% gratis). Detta innebär att du kan byta från WordPress.com till WordPress.org utan risk.
Men om du gillar att lära dig och göra saker själv kan du följa vår Step-by-Step tutorial under.
Video Tutorial
Om du föredrar skriftliga instruktioner är det bara att fortsätta läsa.
Step-1: Exportera data från WordPress.com
Först måste du logga in på din WordPress.com site och gå till ditt kontos dashboard.
Därifrån måste du växla till WP Admin-vyn för den blogg eller webbplats du vill migrera. Klicka bara på menyn med tre punkter bredvid webbplatsens namn och välj sedan WP Admin.
Då kommer du till den traditionella adminpanelen i WordPress.
Från den vänstra columnen måste du klicka på menyn Tools ” Exp ortera och sedan klicka på knappen ”Exportera all”.
This allows you to exportera your WordPress site. När filen som ska exporteras är klar visas en link för download. You can click to download the ZIP file on your computer.
WordPress.com kommer också att skicka länken till din email address.
När du har downloadat filen till din dator måste du packa upp den.
Inuti den hittar du en XML-fil med alla dina post, pages, images, comments, custom fields, categories, tags, navigation menus och andra data.
Step-by-Step 2: Konfigurera WordPress
Nu när du har exporterat dina WordPress.com-data är det dags att installera en ny WordPress-installation på ditt webbhotell.
WordPress är mycket enkelt att installera och det tar bara några clicks. Om du har registrerat dig hos Bluehost, som vi gillar ovan, kommer WordPress att installeras automatiskt åt dig.
Om du väljer en annan tjänst på webbhotellet kan du följa vår steg-för-steg tutorial om hur du installerar WordPress på 5 minuter.
När du har installerat WordPress är det dags att importera ditt content till din new WordPress website som drivs på en egen server.
Step 3: Importera content till en site i WordPress som drivs på en egen server
För att importera din gamla WordPress.com-webbplats innehåll till din nya WordPress.org-webbplats måste du logga in på din nyinstallerade WordPress-webbplats admin area.
Härifrån måste du besöka sidan Tools ” Import och klicka på knappen ’Install Now’ under WordPress.
WordPress installerar nu WordPress importören åt dig.
När det är klart klickar du på länken ”Run importer” för att fortsätta.
Det kommer att ta dig till en vy där du kommer att bli ombedd att uploada WordPress.com XML-filen som du downloadade i steg 1 i denna tutorial.
Klicka på knappen ”Choose File” för att selecta filen och klicka sedan på knappen ”Upload file and import”.
Obs: Om din filstorlek är större än 2 MB har du två alternativ. Det ena är att be ditt webbhotell att tillfälligt höja den gränsen så att du kan fortsätta med processen. Det andra alternativet är att dela din fil med hjälp av en WXR-fildelare.
När du börjar importera kan du tilldela importerat content till en befintlig användare eller skapa en new användare.
Du har också alternativet att importera fil attachments. You must check this box so your image files are correctly imported.
Step 4: Importera dina Blogroll Links
Om du har använt funktionen Links på din WordPress.com-blogg för att lagra blogroll eller andra länkar, måste du följa dessa instruktioner för att importera dem. Användare som ej använder den här funktionen kan hoppa till steg 5.
WordPress har inte utvald stöd för funktionen bloggroll. Om du inte har för många länkar i din bloggroll, se vår guide om hur du lägger till blogroll-länkar i WordPress utan att använda ett plugin.
Men om du har för många links eller om du gillar att behålla blogroll-funktionen, fortsätt att läsa.
Blogroll-länkar exporteras i OPML-format. Det är ett XML-format som tillåter dig att exportera och importera dina länkar och kategorier av länkar. Your WordPress.com links har en OPML-fil som finns på en adress som gillar den här:
http://example.wordpress.com/wp-links-opml.php
Ersätt exemplet med subdomain för din blogg på WordPress.com.
Om du använder en customize domän med din WordPress.com website, så kan du komma åt din OPML-fil genom att besöka en URL som gillar detta:
http://www.example.com/wp-links-opml.php
Din OPML-fil öppnas i webbläsarens fönster och du måste save den på skrivbordet. Tryck på CTRL+S (Command+S på Mac) för att save filen på din dator.
Nu när du har en backup av dina WordPress.com Links är nästa steg att importera dem till WordPress. WordPress som drivs på en egen server har dock inte en länkhanterare aktiverad som standard.
Du måste installera och aktivera plugin-programmet Link Manager. Pluginets page säger att det inte har uppdaterats på många år. Det beror på att det inte behövde updating, och du kan tryggt installera detta plugin.
Vid aktivering kommer plugin-programmet att lägga till ett nytt menyalternativ med namnet ”Länkar” i WordPress adminfält.
Därefter måste du installera och aktivera pluginet OPML Importer. Detta plugin aktiverar ett nytt importverktyg som tillåter dig att importera blogroll links.
Efter aktivering måste du besöka sidan Tools ” Import och klicka på länken ’Run Importer’ under Blogroll-importören.
På Blogroll importer page måste du uploada OPML-filen som du saved tidigare.
Klicka på knappen ”Choose File” för att selecta filen och klicka sedan på knappen ”Import OPML File” för att fortsätta.
WordPress importerar nu dina links och kategorier av links från OPML-filen.
You will be able to see the progress, and upon completion, you will see the success message.
Step-5: Ställa in din WordPress.com blogg till privat
Om du inte vill redirecta dina gamla användare till din nya site blir det här ditt sista steg.
Först besöker du din gamla bloggs WordPress.com dashboard. Från den vänstra menyn måste du click Settings ” Allmänt menyn och rulla ner till ”Integritet” section.
Härifrån måste du välja alternativet ”Privat” och sedan klicka på knappen ”Save settings”.
Detta kommer att göra din gamla WordPress.com blogg privat, och den kommer bara att vara synlig för dig eller andra inloggade användare som du godkänner.
Uppmärksamhet: Om du har skrivit under en tid och du har en lojal publik, då är det inte meningsfullt att lämna dem hängande.
Om din blogg har funnits där ute ett tag är chansen dessutom stor att den indexeras av Google och andra search engines.
Du kan behålla all ranking hos search engine och enkelt redirecta dina gamla användare till din nya blogg genom att följa Step-by-Step 6 (rekommenderas starkt om din site är etablerad).
Step-by-Step 6: Redirecta besökare och bevara sökmotorsoptimering
Att redirecta användare till den nya location med 301 header är en standardlösning för att behålla ranking när man flyttar en site från en plats till en annan.
Eftersom du inte har tillgång till .htaccess-filen på WordPress.com kan du inte göra några ändringar för att behålla rankingen hos search engine.
WordPress.com erbjuder dock en utvald funktion mot betalning som heter ”Omdirigera webbplats”, som ger denna funktion.
Gå bara till Omdirigera webbplatsens page. Om du har flera webbplatser på WordPress.com kommer du att få frågan om vilken du gillar att redirecta.
På nästa vy kommer du att bli ombedd att ange det domain name dit du vill att visitorerna ska redirectas. Enter your new WordPress.org site’s domain name och click på knappen go.
Note: Omdirigera webbplats är en betald uppgradering och kostar $13 per år. Den lägger till en 301 redirect, som redirectar din WordPress.com-blogs besökare och search engines till din nya site.
Några av er kommer att fråga: hur länge ska jag fortsätta att betala för den här utvalda funktionen Offsite redirect?
Svaret är så länge du vill. Två år skulle dock vara tillräckligt för att dina gamla användare ska memorera ditt new domain name.
Om du ändrar domäner är en annan sak du vill göra att uppdatera alla URL: er i posten. Om du någonsin har länkat dina posts måste dessa links updates. Du kan använda vår artikel om hur du uppdaterar URL:er när du flyttar din WordPress site.
Om du har en anpassad domän på WordPress.com behöver du inte oroa dig. Ändra bara DNS-posten till din host , så behåller du alla SEO-fördelar.
Vanliga frågor och svar (FAQ)
Vi skrev den första versionen av den här artikeln i januari 2013. Sedan dess har vi fått massor av bra frågor. Vi har besvarat många av dem via email eller i comments, så vi tänkte att det skulle vara trevligt att sammanställa de populäraste på ett ställe där alla kan se dem.
Vad händer med mina prenumeranter på WordPress.com?
Thank you, WordPress.com allow you to migrate your prenumerants with one condition. Du måste använda deras Jetpack plugin, som lägger till samma funktionalitet för prenumeranter som du hade på WordPress.com.
När du har installerat och aktiverat plugin-programmet Jetpack måste du kontakta WordPress.com-teamet och be dem att migrera prenumeranterna åt dig. Vi hoppas att detta kommer att bli enklare i senare versioner av Jetpack och att användarna kommer att kunna göra det själva.
Kan du hjälpa mig att flytta från WordPress.com till WordPress.org GRATIS?
Ja, absolut. Vi erbjuder flytt från WordPress.com som en del av vår gratis tjänst för installation av WordPress-blogg. Om du behöver vår hjälp är det bara att registrera dig. Det är gratis
Vilka är kostnaderna för att byta till WordPress.org?
WordPress är gratis. Det finns dock några minimalistiska kostnader för webbhotell. Vi rekommenderar att du läser den här artikeln: Varför är WordPress gratis? Vilka är kostnaderna och vad är haken?
Jag har redan betalat WordPress.com. Kan jag få pengarna tillbaka?
Ja, det kan du. Om du senast har köpt en customize domän eller en betald plan från WordPress.com, kan du be dem om full återbetalning.
Observera: Domänregistreringar kan avbrytas inom 48 timmar efter registreringen, och abonnemang och andra köp kan avbrytas inom 30 dagar efter köpet.
Kommer mina images att gå sönder?
Nej, det kommer de ej att göra. När du importerar med importfilen downloadas all attachment images och länken updates.
Vi märkte dock en varning. Om din bild-URL börjar med files.wordpress.com kommer de inte att konverteras. Om du märker att bild-URL:en inte har ändrats och fortfarande pekar på WordPress.com, rekommenderar vi att du använder pluginet Import External Images, som tar hand om det.
Jag registrerade min domän via WordPress.com. Kan jag fortfarande flytta?
Ja, det kan du. WordPress tror på att stärka användarna och ge dem fullständig control över sitt content. Om du redan har ett domain name via WordPress.com behöver du bara ett konto på ett webbhotell.
Vi rekommenderar att du registrerar dig hos Bluehost eller någon av dessa andra hosting providers för WordPress. Under registreringsfasen kommer du att få frågan om du har en domän eller om du vill registrera en new.
Välj bara alternativet ”Jag har ett domännamn” och ange den domän som du registrerade på WordPress.com.
Nästa sak du måste göra är att ändra namnservrarna så att de pekar på hosting providern. Vi kan hjälpa till med detta som en del av vår gratis tjänst för installation. Du kan också be din hosting provider om support för detta.
Kommer min website att gå ner när jag byter?
Om du gör det korrekt, då är det NEJ. Den metod som vi har föreslagit ovan kommer att säkerställa att din website aldrig går ner. Om du är orolig ska du veta att vi finns här för att hjälpa till. You are welcome to use our gratis setup service at any time.
Kan jag add to en online store till min WordPress.org website?
Ja, du kan enkelt add to en online store till din egen server WordPress.org website utan några extra kostnader. Eftersom Bluehost och andra populära webbhotell erbjuder gratis SSL-certifikat, behöver du bara installera ett WordPress eCommerce tillägg för att add to en online store.
Vilka tillägg till WordPress rekommenderar du att man måste ha?
Nu när du har bytt till WordPress.org på en egen server kan du installera så många tillägg som du gillar.
Här är vårt rekommenderade val:
- AIOSEO – för att förbättra din websites sökmotorsoptimering och ranking (används av 3 miljoner webbplatser).
- WPForms – för att add to ett smart kontaktformulär på din website (används av 6 miljoner webbplatser).
- SeedProd – för att enkelt customize dina landing pages med drag and drop builder – fungerar med alla WordPress themes.
- MonsterInsights – för att se hur människor hittar och använder din website. Det är ett måste för bloggare och småföretagare.
- PushEngage – för att ansluta till besökare efter att de lämnat din website.
- Duplicator – för att skapa dagliga backups av your new website i nödfall.
- OptinMonster – för att hjälpa dig att få fler prenumeranter och lyckas med din blogg.
Utöver dessa rekommenderar vi att du tittar på vårt experturval av WordPress-plugins som du måste ha och användbara bloggverktyg för att hantera och utveckla din blogg.
Du kan installera alla dessa insticksprogram från din WordPress-panel. Vi har skapat en steg-för-steg-guide om hur du installerar ett WordPress-plugin.
Jag vill ändra temat för min site i WordPress, kan jag göra det?
Ja, du kan ändra din WordPress theme när som helst. En annan stor fördel med att byta till WordPress.org är att du får ytterligare alternativ för customize och en större samling teman att välja mellan.
I din WordPress admin sidebar, click on the Appearance Menu dropdown and select ’Themes’ to install a theme.
Vi har handplockat några av de bästa teman för att hjälpa användare att undvika valförlamning. Se vår guide om de bästa gratis blogg tem an och bästa mångsidiga teman för WordPress.
Du kanske också vill läsa vår guide om hur du ändrar ett WordPress theme på rätt sätt.
Vi hoppas att den här artikeln hjälpte dig att flytta din blogg från WordPress.com till WordPress.org. Du kanske också vill se vår checklista över de viktigaste sakerna du behöver göra efter att ha installerat WordPress och vår ultimata guide om hur du ökar trafiken på din blogg.
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Pamela Wright
Incredibly useful article! Your instructions are user-friendly and easy to understand (even for a novice).
I just moved from http://thefilledlocket.wordpress.com to http://www.pamelockets.com in a matter of minutes WITHOUT FRUSTRATION.
Thanks so much!!
Marlene
Thanks for this post!
I have a question which I didn’t see covered (if it was, sorry for the repeat!).
I have a blog that is currently on WordPress.com, but I registered a domain THROUGH WordPress.com. Now that my blog is growing, I want to switch to WordPress.org. But I want to keep the name ”jadeandfern.com”. Since the domain was purchased through wp.com, how do I keep it when switching over?
Editorial Staff
Marlene,
You would need to purchase hosting through Bluehost or another provider. During the process choose the option to use an existing domain (which would be your domain). Once setup, go to WordPress.com domain management and change the nameservers to point to the hosting provider. Alternatively, you can also transfer the domain out.
Administratör
Piotr Pluta
Did just that, i.e. got a Bluehost account and used the ’existing domain’ option. Where do I find the name Bluehost name servers?
Thanks
Editorial Staff
It is in your email receipt. Usually looks like: ns1.bluehost.com and ns2.bluehost.com
Monica
Hi!
I have done just what this person has done, I have a nameserver in my receipt, but I am not finding where I input that in the domain menu on WordPress. Help!
Thanks in advance,
Monica
Editorial Staff
Store > Domain (scroll to the bottom). You should see an option to create a new password along with the customer ID. Create the new password. Then use the customer ID and the new password to login to the domain panel using the link that is also on that page.
Then you will see a Godaddy style domain manager where you would need to click on the domain, and then edit the nameservers.
Holly
I’m wanting to move to self-hosted (from wordpress.com) and I’m considering the Free WP Blog Setup. I figured there would be less frustration for me.
I’m wondering what the downtime would be for my site. Also, is there a catch?
Editorial Staff
There is no downtime. The way we do setup, we migrate all the data first, so when you switch the user will either see the new site or the old site (which are both identical). The only thing you have to do is stop publication for 24 hour period
Administratör
Holly
Thanks! I think it is almost done. The transfer was easy for me and it sounds like it save me a ton of headache that others have experienced. It took me a while to figure out how to change the nameserver but that is done now.
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables
I’m so excited about this! You guys have made it so simple! I’m just SO scared of accidentally erasing my blog! When I install wordpress.org, to my domain name, is it going to erase everything from my old domain? Or would I still be able to access it at example.wordpress.com just in case something goes wrong? I’m SO scared of losing all my content!
Editorial Staff
You would still be able to access everything on example.wordpress.com. You are not deleting any old content, so you can revert back at anytime.
Administratör
Alexis Girault
Hey all,
Thanks for your article, I think it will be very usefull.
Before I start transfering my website, I wanted to know if the theme I am using right now, the designs, and the customizations I made will be saved and transfered too? And if not, if you know any way to do it?
Thanks a lot.
Editorial Staff
No the themes do not transfer over. You would have to find the theme and install it separately. You would have to re-add the widgets and such as well.
Administratör
Alesis Girault
Ok thanks, but if the design was free on wordpress.com, is it available too on wordpress.org?
Editorial Staff
Most of the time it is.
Alexis Girault
Thank you for your answer.
Can I install the same theme I was using on wordpress.com if it was a free theme? What I mean is, are those themes&designs also available on wordpress.org?
Thank you.
Michael
Hii. Of all the posts i have read on migration to .org, this is certainly the best by all standards.
I have a similar challenge like Stacey. Firstly what is a nameserver?
Secondly, i have a ….wordpress.com blog. I do not plan on changing anything. I just want to move my contents to .org. In this case, do i have to do any redirect?
Lastly, will my new url end with ”.com or .org?
I would really appreciate it if you can help me with these 3 questions the way you have helped other readers of your awesome post.
Bill
A nameserver is what is used to point a domain to a hosting account. They generally come in pairs and look like this:
ns1.example.com
ns2.example.com
If you have a .com blog you want to host on WordPress.org, you will need a hosting account which means you will need a domain name for hosting. It can end in whatever you wish it to end in. Whether it is whatever.com or whatever.org You have almost total freedom over what domain you register.
The only real redirect you would need to do is to point you domain to your hosting account at the host. Most hosting companies, will do this for you if you register your domain through them.
As far as moving the site, a good web hosting company can move the site for you for free within the first 30 or so days of the account.
Eugenio
Hi,
Your blog is great! Thanks indeed for your services. So, yesterday I decided to make an affiliations with amazon for my blog http://semanto.me It turned out that you cannot doing untill you’re on WP.COM ; so after looking through the web I finally found your guide. It took 5 hours to start completing successfully the shifting to WP.ORG
-The blog was hosted on wp.com first level domain with a (.me)
– I decided to move the blog on wp.org
– I followed your guide
– I changed the host-name to bluehost (using your cookie)
– the WP.ORG site is on when I digit semanto.me
– this morning I woke up and going to .me site but it redirected me to the old wp.com blog
– so i thought it was about transfering, then I start to do the steps for transfering
– I realized that my . me domain is not supported by bluehost, so I couldn’t transfer the domain to it, but just redirect it
– but now again semanto.me now redirect me again (but slowly) to the new wp.org blog on bluehost
QUESTION:
1 Do I have to make the redirect 301 through wp.com, or change other settings on wp.com ? Like now it’s public, should I turn it back on private through the wp.com dashboard or do other stuff?
2 Also, what I have to do to have a faster access to the contents? (I’ve already put supercache)
3 If bluehost doesn’t allow the transfer of the domain .me; should I keep my domain with wp.com or should I change host ? (consider that I’ve already payed a 3 year subscription with bluehost, so I cannot move to another host again and keep all in the same place)
4 What is the best plugin to manage Amazon affiliations (I’d like to change the link if my visitor is from EU (UK; IT; SP; FR; DE) – or in US)
Thanks for your support!
Best,
Eugenio
Editorial Staff
The best way to do this would be to change the nameservers and point that to Bluehost. It’s upto you to leave the domain at WP.com or move to another more affordable registrar like NameCheap or Godaddy.
Administratör
Eugenio
Thanks, I’ll do it before the expiring date….
I know it’s OT, but:
– what I have to do to have a faster access to the contents? (I’ve already put supercache)
– What is the best plugin to manage Amazon affiliations (I’d like to change the link if my visitor is from EU (UK; IT; SP; FR; DE) – or in US)
Best,
Eugenio
Editorial Staff
Speed optimization is a very broad subject. It has to do with the plugins, themes, and the server. All 3 can have an impact on your performance. As for amazon plugins, we can’t recommend any that changes links for each country.
Raj
I have already moved my wordpress.com blog to self hosted domain. But I am unable to add plugins and other stuufs.
Shall I move my original blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org?
OR what should I do?
Editorial Staff
Custom domain upgrade doesn’t enable plugins. You have to move to a self-hosted WordPress site which requires following this process.
Administratör
Barbara Hughes
Hello!
I just successfully moved a rather massive blog from wordpress.com to my own domain on Hostgator. It turns out that I couldn’t do it without Hostgator’s advice, through numerous emails with their Migration expert.
The problem I encountered was that the blog is darn large, so that it didn’t get imported in one try. I tried twice and still nothing changed on the new blog, except that I did notice images getting imported. They just weren’t attached to any posts.
Unlike your instructions, which say that the maximum file size is 2MB, when I went to import, Wordpress told me my maximum file size is 64MB. Since my XML file was only 5.8 MB, I figured I was good to go.
But when it didn’t work, I panicked and tried to get help from Hostgator. They told me the best thing to do would be to have them import the file for me. Also, unlike your instructions, they do NOT offer temporary lifting of their size restrictions on shared servers. They do that only for dedicated servers.
When they got to my ticket and offered to import the file, they told me that they’d also have to install a fresh version of WordPress… but I had just done that! Not only that, I had already begun to modify the new theme. So that wasn’t an option. Then the expert told me something. She said, ”The upload max filesize is 64MB. However this doesn’t mean that the size of the import file was not a factor when it did not import correctly. Sometimes an import needs to be attempted multiple times before all data is successfully imported. This has more to do with the PHP memory limit, which is 256MB on shared plans. When an import has succeeded, WordPress will print, ”All done. Have fun!” If this output never occurs then the import needs to be re-attempted.
I ended up doing the import myself, and I lost track of how many times I tried after 10+. It took maybe 15 attempts to reimport the whole blog. Each time, I could see that new data was being added (in this case, a massive number of images) as the importer did its thing, so I could tell that progress was being made and I just needed to persevere.
So I think that you’d really be doing your readers a service if you addressed the issue of very large blogs. You should emphasize that it may take many multiples of attempts to import, and might have more to do with the PHP MEMORY LIMIT on shared hosting, rather than on any file size limits. You should also alert people to the fact that the message ”All done. Have fun!” is output when the process is complete. Because I didn’t know these things in advance, I panicked unnecessarily. Your instructions make it sound like this is just a one-two click and you’re done process. It IS simple, but make sure people know what to expect in terms of how many times they’ll have to keep doing it, and there’s nothing wrong if they do!
Additionally, I would suspect that more hosts than just Hostgator will refuse to temporarily lift any size restrictions on shared hosting.
Thanks for listening!
Paul Brodie
Thank you for this comment Barbara!
I followed these instructions and after I clicked import it sat for a while and then the main screen in the dashboard went blank. The toolbar remained, so I assumed it was done importing. I started clicking around and customizing things and found that only my first two months of archived posts came over to display, but all of my posts and pages were accessible through the dashboard. I reread the instructions here and then the comments. Your comment comforted my fears.
I reran the import, and as my xml file isn’t very large (just under 2MB) it took on the second try.
Thank you very much, you saved me a lot of hassle!
Barbara Hughes
I’m glad at least one person was helped by my comment, Paul!
It would be great if they changed their instructions here on this page, because obviously this is iimportant enough to include… but they haven’t done it yet, so I hope others find this. It’s a simple enough problem to solve, but if you don’t know enough to expect it, you’ll go through a ton of hassle like I did!
Barbara Hughes
OK… I need to know what’s going on. I have followed every instruction to the letter. I set up a new installation of WordPress on my domain, I exported from wordpress.com and imported to my new domain. I chose to export ALL CONTENT and all attachments. The XML file that was created took almost no time to download, and the file size is 5,981 KB. This is for posts that go all the way back to August 2010.
The result of importing is that I have 339 images that are unattached, and no posts, no categories, no nothing. The importing took about 5 minutes. The dialog box I was shown said my maximum file size was 64 MB, not 2 MB.
I don’t understand. I followed each step so carefully. Where is everything?
Editorial Staff
Did you get the error before that sais unable to import author? Usually this happens when the export file is corrupted in WordPress.com. Out of all the users we have helped, 3 have had this issue. For one user, we were able to import the content by importing one post type at a time. So we import only posts, then only pages, etc.
For another user, we turned on Jetpack, and the importer magically worked fine.
For the third user, we were unable to get it to work. We sent an email to WordPress.com, and never heard back.
WPBeginner is an unofficial resource site, and we are not connected to WordPress.com (automattic). We hope that one of the tricks above works for you. IF not, then try getting in touch with support folks at WordPress.com
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Barbara Hughes
Hello!
I did not see this message prior to writing my message above, which resolved my problems. I do feel that you need to modify your instructions slightly to account for situations like mine.
Thank you for posting these instructions!
John McAndrew
Can I have more than 1 wp.org site I have 1 wp.org website, and 1 wp.com blog can I move the blog to an additional wp.org website both have self hosted domains. I also have purchased a third address which I would like one of the sites to link to. Am I expecting too much?
Editorial Staff
Yes you can
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Dwayne
I am planning to learn WordPress this summer and thought it would be a good opportunity to start blogging and basically chronicle my adventure. The next step i think would be to create my portfolio with WordPress and migrate to that site instead of WordPress.com. The thought came of how i would migrate those blog postings to the new site when the time came. I went googling for answers and found your post. Thanks for the info and i shall now be adding this link to Delicious
Editorial Staff
Always a pleasure to help Dwayne. Let us know if we could help any further.
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Theresa Frederick
I recently changed from host gator to a new company which i thought was a hosting company. At hostgator i was using Joomla which i paid someone to set up for me. At this new company i got word press and it is much easier to use. The problem is that it is set up as a blogging site and i want a website with blogging facilities which is different.
I want static pages etc but the new hosting company says it is not just a hosting company but it offers other services which i accept but in my site some of the things have been disable e.g. i cannot import plugins, export anything, background and header are removed, you cannot change or customize themes, there is no colour wheel to name a few.
This is what i am looking for – a theme that will allow me to have widgets on some pages and not others so i can run it as a website, someone to help me transfer my website to this new theme and web hosting. i do not understand the conversation with .org or com but i was concerned in that some one of them said you were not allowed plugings- i need to be able to download plugins that i require. can you recommend something for me.
Editorial Staff
Hey Theresa,
Which hosting company did you switch to? Yes, you need to have WordPress.org to get everything that you are looking for.
You would also have to use Widget Logic or another plugin of that sort to control which widget shows up where.
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Mellers
quick question:
I have a custom domain name with my wp.com account, so would I still need a re-direct method if I’m not changing it?
Editorial Staff
No you don’t need the redirect option. You would simply change the nameservers on your domain.
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maaike
great post! it helped me to make the desicion to finally move ;-).
and the move went very well! Exactly as you described and so easy!!
Thanks!
Only thing I am not sure about is how to move my existing followers…
Editorial Staff
Use Jetpack and then ask WordPress.com to transfer the followers.
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maaike
Thanks.
It worked perfectly that way!
:-))
Viney Dhiman
thanks for the tutorial, but I’m looking for tutorial about How to import and make 301 redirection from one Wordpress blog to another without loosing any ranking
if you have anytutorial on that please share with me a link
Saima
I’ve done all of the above for my blog LDNshopaholic.com – apart from the make this private – is this a must?
I can’t figure out how being self-hosted has made a difference, my admin login just takes me to wordpress.com and logs me in as it did before I did any of this.
Any help would be much appreciated!
Thanks
Editorial Staff
Hey Saima,
While your admin panel will look similar, it is definitely different. You should be seeing a new menu like Plugins. You should also see more features under other menus as well. As for making it private, it is not necessary. However if you care about SEO, then it is. The best solution is to get offsite redirect from WP.com unless you were using the same domain. If you were using the same domain, then you are good to go.
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Fifi
Hi guys, thanks for the tutorials. I’m in the process too and need a little clarification.
When I purchased a subdomain update (premium) for my blog, I got offered a free .com site. What I need is a .com site that allows me to upload and use wordpress plugins. Should I go ahead and accept this and then point this new .com site to the old one?
1. Will doing this change my address to mysitename.com automatically or is there more I need to do?
2. Will I be able to use plugins with this new mysitename.com?
Thanks in advance
Editorial Staff
Even if you get the .com upgrade from WordPress.com, you still will NOT be able to use plugins.
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Rachel
Hello. Great tutorial! If I sign up with Bluehost with you, you will transfer for me for FREE? Can I use a theme of my choice if I choose to have you transfer? Thanks!
Editorial Staff
Yes, you can use the theme of your choice.
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Bill
What about themes? Is there any way to move the theme over if I bought one that I am using on wp.com?
Editorial Staff
Unfortunately that is not possible. However most paid themes that are available on WordPress.com are usually available to purchase for WordPress.org as well. You would have to repurchase the theme.
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Stacey
Thank you – this is the most helpful tutorial I’ve read. I have one important question before I go through with it though. My current blog is hosted on Wordpress.com. I understand one option is to redirect, but instead can I move my blog to Wordpress.org and keep the same domain name/URL? (In other words, I have http://www.staceyalevine.com – can I keep that and move it to wordpress.org?) Thank you!
Editorial Staff
Yes you can keep that same domain. All you have to do is change the nameservers to the new host.
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Erin
Thanks for a great tutorial! I had been putting off a transfer thinking it would take a long time, but it was pretty straight forward.
I had my own domain and just transferred the name servers over. I’m still waiting for the changes to propogate, but I had a question on my images. I had all my images hosted through wordpress.com previously. I chose to export then import into my new wordpress.org hosted site – what happens if someone was linking to my images from the wordpress site or they were indexed in google images. Would these show up as broken images. Do I need to do the redirect service so this won’t happen?
Thanks!
Editorial Staff
During the export/import, all images are migrated. Since you are using the same domain, nothing will break.
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Candace Jo
Help! I have my own domain name and host through blue host. Transferring my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org I am all set to complete the process but I do not know what to do to shut down the .com ? I am confused! Please help! Thank you!
Editorial Staff
The best course of action is to do a off-site redirect to preserve the SEO rankings.
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Brandi Domin
Hello, I have a couple of questions. I just purchased Bluehost account. I currently already have a Wordpress blog thehealthyflavor.com. I want to change my theme and just simply transfer everything currently to the new design/theme which is a Wordpress upgraded theme. Do I do this before I do the whole Wordpress install transfer thing to self-hosting? Or do I do it all after I transfer?
Also, I’m no longer going to use thehealthyflavor.com but instead TheVegan8.com which I just got today when I purchased a Bluehost account…I selected purchase a new domain.
How do I transfer a new theme and new domain name without messing everything up…basically what order do I do this in? Thank you so much!
Editorial Staff
You would follow the same steps. In the last steps, simply point the old domain to the new one.
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Steve Scroggs
What if you first downloaded wordpress.org and then later connected with free wordpress.com?
do i have to go through all of the same steps to put is all back under the .org?
Thanks for your insight.
Shirsha
Great tutorial. Helped me immensely with my move from wordpress.com to wordpress.org.
I do have a couple of questions though – I purchased the site redirect package and now if you type in the old blog name, it redirects you to the new site, which is fine. However, I still get emails saying ”XYZ subscribed to the [Old Blog Name]”. Is that normal? Shouldn’t the messages be reading as ”XYZ subscribed to the [New Blog Name]?
Also, since I have purchased the site redirect package, should I be making my wp.com blog private or even opting for search engines to not index the site?
Editorial Staff
The redirect upgrade takes care of everything. If you connect your new site with Jetpack, you can ask the WordPress.com staff to move your subscribers to the new site.
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Julio Moreno
This is what I did:
I signed up for Dreamhost and clicked that I already owned a domain (so I didn’t get a new domain). I have already purchased (travelworldheritage.com) from wordpress.com.
Then I did a wordpress.org install. When it asked what domain, I picked the one I already owned. [Currently, I am still updating and working on the site through wordpress.com.]
I got a link through my email that the installation was successful, but when I click on that link, it directs me to my old subdomained site (http://juliosworldmarvels.wordpress.com/wp-admin/install.php) website which isn’t even the one I use now since I bought a domain. It also says ”oops that page cannot be found.”
I am super confused.
1) I can still update my site through wordpress.com. But my dreamhost account says that the site is not ”fully hosted.” Which site really is hosting my site right now?
2) Why don’t the links that dreamhost sent me work? Did I miss something?
Editorial Staff
You cannot work and update the site from WordPress.com. The moment you decide to switch, you have to stop all updates. Download the export file. Point the DNS of your domain to your hosting provider in this case (Dreamhost). Then install WordPress and import everything. Once done, your site is ready to use.
From this point on, you will login to your site to manage and do updates (not WordPress.com).
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Ann
Thank you, thank you, thank you so much for this! My current webhost is Namecheap. I would love to switch over to Bluehost because I keep hearing such great things about it. Is there an easy way to do that?
Thanks again for your time!
ke wang
hi, thanks for your tutorial!
i have couple questions.
1, i ow a domain of my old wordpress.com site. how can i transfer it to my new wordpress.org site? i got the domain from godaddy.
2. i paid $99 for that wordpress.com site. can i get it back?
thanks for you help.
Editorial Staff
Hey,
1. All you have to do is point the nameservers on your Godaddy account to your new host (Bluehost, or whichever one you decide to go with). They will be able to assist you with that.
2. You can ask them to see if they would refund you, but we cannot make any guarantees.
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Allie
So right now I have a wordpress.com site (www.lovexcess.net) & as you can see, I’ve purchased a custom domain from wordpress.com. I’m now wondering… doesn’t that make wordpress.com my host? or do I need an additional host? I’m confused. I want to transfer for more customization of my website. I want the same domain name also.
Editorial Staff
Yes that makes WordPress.com your host, but as a host they have restrictions. They are not like other web hosts that give you full control. If you want more customization, then you would have to find a new host. Yes, you can use the same domain on the new host like Bluehost.
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Eliz
Hello, great tutorial. Very clear. Thank you.
Question: I was confused about one thing. Do I have to use the Offsite redirect feature if I am transferring the exact domain name like http://www.blogsite.com from WordPress.com to Wordpress.org. Also, would I still need to set my site on wordpress.com to private if I am using the same domain?
I haven’t even started my blog yet, I’m just doing all my research first. Deciding on wordpress.com or wordpress.org.
Thank you!
Editorial Staff
You don’t need the offsite redirect if you are transferring custom domain like yoursite.com.
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Lucila
Hello
Tks a lot for the tutorial. I have transfer my blog to .org and everything seems to be ok, unless the ”likes” and ”twitts” i had on every post (the number of them) had all gone And i had posts with more than a 100 likes. Is it possible to transfer also this to .org?
Editorial Staff
Hey Lucila,
If you were using the subdomain and have switched to your own domain now, then yes you will lose the tweets. If you are on the same domain, then you shouldn’t lose them. As for Likes, you would need to use the Jetpack plugin, and contact the WordPress.com staff to see if they would be able to move all your subscribers and likes from the .com account to .org account that is using Jetpack.
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Lucila
Tks a lot for ur answer.
daisy
Hello,
Thank you for the post.
There is something I’m not sure I understand though:
If I want a custom design (editing CSS or changing theme to a theme that isn’t on the Wordpress.com site) I will have to pay anyway ?
I mean, if I stay on wp.com, I’ll have to pay for tweaking my code.
Besides, if I go to wp.org, I’ll have to pay for a hosting.
So basically I’ll have to pay any way.
Sorry this is confusing I’m still young and english is not my native language so I may have done some mistakes
Editorial Staff
Hey Daisy,
With WordPress.com, you are limited to the themes that they have made available. With WordPress.org, you can get many other free themes. If you get commercial themes, then yes you have to pay. However, you don’t have to pay anything to modify an existing theme. You can also modify much more than just CSS.
Just to modify an existing theme’s CSS, you have to pay WordPress.com for that upgrade.
Yes, you will have to pay for hosting. But for most small sites, a simple $3.95 / month plan of Bluehost would work. Let’s say you use WordPress.com, buy their custom domain ($17 per year), pay for ad-free option ($29.97 per year), and get custom design upgrade ($30 per year). That total is $76.97, and you are still not in full control.
For WordPress.org, you can use Bluehost (officially recommended by WordPress) which costs $3.95 per month so $47.4 per year, and it includes a free domain name.
You are also free to place all type of advertisement on your site and earn money.
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Amy
But what if you bought your domain name for the 18 or $26 a year? Do you still have to pay that after transferring to wordpress.org?? Or do you only have to pay the Bluehost fee? I just don’t understand the domain transfer, how do I do it with Bluehost?? Thanks!! -Amy
Editorial Staff
I believe there is a transfer fee. You can ask the Bluehost folks to confirm it.
-Syed
vecoya
Do the stats (blog hits) transfer when you export your blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org?
Editorial Staff
No they do not.
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vecoya
Okay thanks. I may wait and pay for the guided transfer. While I was waiting on your reply, I found under the WP Guided Transfer FAQ that the stats do transfer. I also asked BlueHost if the stats transfer and they indicated that they do. I wonder what’s the difference between the stats transferring and not transferring …… maybe it’s if you take the export route.
Pete
Hi guys,
Just wondering if you do the transfer to wpengine – because I can’t find that option in the drop down menu when selecting the web host? Cheers
Editorial Staff
No we do not.
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Paul Mountney
I have a question about the sign up process with BlueHost.com. I’ve got a domain name for my website, but i haven’t purchased it yet. I’m on the page where you pay for the service, and it has the line that shows the $3.95 charge for the monthly fee, plus 4 other, what i would call options, that you can pay for. It works out to about $85-90 a year, which isn’t that much, considering all they offer. I’m nervous about signing up for something like this that i’m not too sure about.
OK, my question is: do i absolutely need all those other things to make my website active online, or can i go without them and get them later?
Editorial Staff
Hey Paul,
You don’t need any of the upsells. You simply need the hosting and that’s it.
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Sandy
Great tutorial. I think I did it right. The question I have right now (and there may be more), will the Wordpress.com blog ”go away?” Right now, when I try to go to my new Wordpress.org site, it just takes me to the old .com one. Did I do something wrong, or do I just need to wait a while for everything to get into place. I just did the transfer, using BlueHost, half an hour ago.
Thank you,
Sandy
Editorial Staff
Hey Sandy,
Did you change the DNS (name server) of your domain? That can take from few hours upto 48 hours to propagate.
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Sandy
No, I kept the same custom domain name that I had (purchased a few months ago) at Wordpress.com. Maybe I should give it a day or two?
Thanks for your reply,
Sandy
Sandy
Okay, I knew I should have let you all do the moving of my blog from WP.com to WP.org. I think I’ve really messed it up.
It still takes me to the old .com blog when I type in the URL (somewhereinthesand.com), and it’s now a day later. Also, the posts do not show on the Home page of the new site (they did yesterday), and some of the other things I did yesterday are not showing.
I would really appreciate any help I can get. I’m sorry to be such a pain.
Thank you so much,
Sandy
Editorial Staff
You are more than welcome to hire us to do this for you
MArk
Hi, I am fairly new to all this, but confused about one point. I currently have a blog running on wordpress.com http://serenephotographyblog.wordpress.com I never know of the differences between .com and .org until a few days ago. I managed to download wampserver and wordpress.org and have it all set up, with a new database but not sure if it is live online or even the http.
I get the export thing from .com to .org but you mentioned hosting.
I am not sure about this and would really need a bit of help.
1 I dont know if my wordpress.com site already has a custom domain name. All i did was sign up with log in details, I have not bought anything from .com
2 is wampserver a hosting company, for I have it installed on localhost (hope im making sense here, sorry) and database set up for new wordpress.org, but it is different files from my .com
Basically I have installed wordpress through wampserver looking to transfer my .com to .org but not sure if i have a custom domain name or if I have a hosting company?
Sorry if this all sounds foolish, but its genuine confusion on my part.
Many thanks
Mark
Editorial Staff
Hey Mark,
First of all no question is a stupid one. All of your concerns are fairly common and others have them too.
1. No, you do not have a custom domain name. A custom domain name looks like wpbeginner.com. What you have is called a subdomain which looks like xyz.wordpress.com
2. Yes, you will need a web hosting company. WAMP is a local server (i.e not connected to the internet). So only you can see your site. With web hosting, anyone in the world with internet access can see your site. Developers use WAMP or other local servers for testing and development purposes.
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wordpress-hosting/ << Here is an article that will explain more about hosting. https://www.wpbeginner.com/how-to-install-wordpress/ << Here is an article on how to easily install WordPress
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Mark
Hi Guys, many thanks for you reply. That has clarified a lot for me. Have signed up with bluehost and got domain, so the fun probably begins here!!
Take care and your site is amazing, thank you again
Jared
Hi, I read that if you currently have private domain registration and you plan to transfer your blog and domain to wordpress.org, then you need to take your registration off private before you transfer your blog/domain?
Editorial Staff
Yes that is correct.
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Pete
Thankyou for this article. I have a custom domain from wordpress.com, so just to double-check… does your free setup service from wordpress.com to wordpress.org transfer this domain to the new wordpress.org site? I also want to keep my SEO and search ranking so do I need to purchase the site redirect or is that part of the setup service as well? Cheers
Editorial Staff
Pete,
Yes we can help with that.
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Pete
Cheers, I’ve noticed that you recommend WPEngine as a Host provider, but it’s not actually an option in the drop-down menu for ’Which host did you sign up with?’
Zane
Thank you for the useful article. I have 2 beginner questions concerning themes. If I have a free wordpress.com site that I move to self hosted site with wordpress.org, would the wordpress.com ad still be displayed at the bottom of the page?
Also, if I am using a wordpress.com theme, won’t that theme still have its customization limitations that are imposed by wordpress.com’s free service? Or would I have to pick a new theme altogether? It doesn’t appear that the library of available themes is the same with wp.com and wp.org.
Editorial Staff
Hey Zane,
1. When you switch, the WordPress.com ads will no longer be there. You would be free to add your own ads if you choose to.
2. If that theme is available on .org, then you would be able to use/customize it in any way you want. If it is not available for .org, then you would have to find another theme.
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erricgunawan
One other thing bothering when moving from WordPress.com to self-hosted WordPress is replacing the old URLs in the post content to the new URL domain.
Here’s some tricks to overcome that:
http://www.wikihow.com/Move-a-Wordpress-Blog-From-One-Domain-and-Host-to-Another
http://gabrielharper.com/blog/2012/10/replace-changed-url-in-wordpress-posts/
Or these plugins also could be useful:
– Search & Replace
– Velvet Blues Update URLs
*Hope this won’t end in spam since I’ve posted some links
Editorial Staff
Updated the article Can’t believe we didn’t interlink one of our older articles that covered this
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War Julian
Thank you so much for this post!
I’m a newbie yet I did it all perfectly because of your tutorial!
Michael
I’m confused. I successfully made this whole switch thing so I could (eventually) monetize my site. But I didn’t go from wordless.com to wordpress.org
i went from
talespinsbooks.wordpress.com to talespinsbooks.com (The latter has a web
Is this the same thing? Thanks!
Michael
sorry – typo!
”But I didn’t go from wordpress.com to wordpress.org … ”
Editorial Staff
Yes it is the same thing.
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Danasia Fantastic
Once you transfer your wordpress.com blog to your wordpress.org blog is the wordpress.com posts automatically published or can you pick and choose what to put up?
Editorial Staff
All of your posts will be transferred over as they were on WordPress.com. So if they were published, then they will be transferred over as a published post (with the right published on date, comments, images, and everything).
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Muhammed Abdullahi Tosin
Thanks for this post. As you advised, if the Offsite Redirect is terminated after 2 years, the site viewers should have noted the new URL. But what happens to the pagerank?
Editorial Staff
Google too would have transferred all the URL juice by then. But again, if you are worried, then you can keep it for as long as you want.
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Asif Billah
I have allso moved a wordpress this way. Only thing you have to remember is, that images dont allways gets exported.
Barbara
Hmmm… Moderator, can you comment on this please? Under what circumstances would images not get exported? Thank you!
Editorial Staff
All images gets imported from what we see unless you are linking to external images (i.e flickr image) because those external images stay on their respective sites.
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Ryan Naylor
Excellent tutorial. Good deal on the bluehost service too…they were the first hosting company I chose years ago and still prefer them over others because of their support staff.
M Asif Rahman
Nice and neat guide, nothing could go wrong for a new WP user now.
zimbrul
Moving WordPress site is a difficult business. I always relied on manual handling rather than on plugins. But to move a site with everything and preserve its functionality looks to me like a hit and miss thing.
I think would be very interesting to have a series of articles about moving WordPress blof form local server to a live server, moving WordPress from one server to another server preserving the domain and moving to another domain and another server, etc.
What I find tricky is the part with the database: renaming database and stuff and disabling and enabling cache plugins.
Editorial Staff
Moving from WordPress.com to self-hosted is not that hard. The tutorial above shows you exactly how to do it. The sites you are talking about are not simple like WP.com sites which is why it can be tricky.
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zack
I have had problems in the past with importing large amounts of images. On several different hosts, and with upload limits changed accordingly, the import would hang aftef a few hundred images. I solved this by installing a local wordpress installation and iimporting my images to it.
Editorial Staff
Thank you for sharing your experience because it will be handy for those who run into that issue. From our experience when we have migrated blogs from WordPress.com, we simply ask the host to temporarily increase the upload limit. This takes care of most problems.
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