Deseja mover seu blog do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org?
Muitos iniciantes começam com o WordPress.com, mas logo percebem suas limitações e querem mudar para a plataforma auto-hospedada WordPress.org.
Neste guia passo a passo, mostraremos como mover corretamente seu blog do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org.
Por que mudar do WordPress.com para o WordPress.org?
O WordPress.com permite que qualquer pessoa inicie um blog criando uma conta.
No entanto, os iniciantes logo percebem que há muitas limitações em seu blog gratuito do WordPress.com, como a capacidade limitada de monetizar, a impossibilidade de instalar plug-ins, a exibição de anúncios de terceiros para seus usuários e muito mais.
É por isso que os usuários geralmente mudam para a plataforma WordPress.org auto-hospedada, mais poderosa e popular.
Para entender as diferenças entre as duas plataformas, veja nossa comparação completa entre o WordPress.com e o WordPress.org.
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 o uso da 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 mover 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.
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 terá duas opções. Uma delas é solicitar à empresa de hospedagem na Web que aumente esse limite temporariamente para que você possa continuar com o processo. A outra opção seria 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 em sua barra de administração do WordPress chamado “Links”.
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 precisará se preocupar com nada. 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, nas versões posteriores do Jetpack, isso se torne mais fácil e 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. 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, há uma ressalva que notamos. 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, também 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.
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Lori J. says
I am very, very new with a WP blog (learning curve!), it is set on private with just a small amount of content. I do plan to monetize in the future and now see where there would be limitations. I have the Premium .com plan, and now see that it does not allow access to plug-ins and outside templates. I understand that SEO is very important for visibility and gaining followers which then shows affiliates that your blog is of interest, etc., and a plug-in assists with this, correct? ANYWAY….. I will probably use your assistance to migrate. But, one question: How will WP know to stop billing me for annual service and for me to pay them just the $13 annually for my domain name? Or should the domain name move also, if that is even possible? And, will my controls/dashboard be similar or the same? I have pulled my hair out a few times learning already! Thank you in advance for your response.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Lori,
Once you have migrated your website and pointed your domain to your self-hosted WordPress.org website, you can then go to manage purchases page to make sure that auto-renewals are turned off. Contact WordPress.com support to make sure your are not rebilled. After that you can just wait for your subscription to expire.
You can keep your domain on WordPress.com and pay them annual domain renewal fee. You can also move it to your new hosting provider.
Self-hosted WordPress.org websites have a slightly different user interface but some parts of the admin area are similar to WordPress.com.
Administrador
petra says
obviously something went wrong I only get my titles in my new wordpress. I don’t get the blogpost itself and no photo’s. What do I do?
Eugene says
have you completed uploading all of the content? it could be a faulty database setting. which part of the process are you at? maybe i can help.
Adrianne says
Hello and thanks for the great article – it is very handy.
I migrated my blog from a wordpress.com site to a wordpress.org site. I have moved my followers also and can see the old comments on my posts at my site.
The one thing missing is the likes from my old site on my posts. Are they gone now from the content, only existing on the old site, or is it possible to transfer them across too?
Cheers!!
Chad says
I transferred my WordPress.com to self-host on a different server. I thought for some reason that after the migration I would have my original set-up at WordPress.com and then my new set-up with new theme on the new server. What surprised me was that the WordPress.com site I had is now updated with my self-hosted site. What could have caused this and better yet, if I cancel or delete the WordPress.com membership will it affect my new site on the new server?
Zin Nwe Kyaw says
I am totally new to this. I found wp.com first and saw my favourite theme from wp.com. However, I am going to use wp.org and start creating it for my website but I cannot find my fav theme from wp.com in wp.org. So what should I do?
Oluwadare says
Hi. If I purchase a premium theme under WordPress.com, when I do migrate to WordPress.org – will my premium theme be exported as well?
Ron berant says
Hi,
I created an XML file and tried to transfer my site but I got an error message that all my media hadn’t been transferred. Is there a way to fix that?
Thx,
Ron.
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Ron,
You can run the importer again. It is smart enough not to import content already imported. If it fails to fetch all your media, then you may need to import those files manually.
Administrador
Gregory says
Hi,
I am trying to export my XML file from WordPress.com to create my own website without WordPress.
But I have problems with the XML from WordPress.com and the SQL from WordPress.com (I already import the XML to get a SQL).
Do you know if we can leave WordPress and use our DB, or if we have to create a new one and do Htaccess redirection?
Thanks
Yvette says
Hi, I wanted to change my wordpress.com site to wordpress.org so I rushed ahead and cancelled my premium account and deleted the wordpress.com site.
I think now I have lost my domain name. Have I? Is there anything i can do?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Yvette,
Domains are registered for yearly terms. You can still login to WordPress.com dashboard and manage your domain. You can point to your new hosting provider.
Administrador
Yvette says
I think I deleted everything. The domain name is no longer available. How do I ask wordpress if they can release it to me? The worst thing is, I am doing this for a friend, so really I have lost his domain name. I feel terrible.
Yvette says
I did get a warning that I wouldn’t be able to use the domain again, but i thought it meant that I wouldn’t be able to create a new wordpress.com site with that name, not that I’d never be able to register it anywhere ever again.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Yvette,
Please contact WordPress.com support, they will be able to guide you.
mike says
This is great. I’d like to utilize the setup service and transfer my wordpress.com site/blog to wordpress.org, (including bluehost hosting). I’d like to keep the same domain to maintain traffic levels.
A few questions first:
1. I have a premium theme from wordpress.com. Will that transfer? If not, can I repurchase the same theme for the new site? I checked and that theme is available for purchase (but ideally i’d like to keep it if I already paid for it under wordpress.com). Either way, does the setup service include helping me get the theme setup?
2. I have lots of links within my site. They’re links from blog posts to other blog posts, links from blog posts to pages, etc.. Can all of those permalinks and subdomains maintain the same URLs so that all links throughout my site/blog continue to operate after the migration? Even on older posts that link to other old posts?
3. How much downtime should I expect in the migration process? Can the old site still be operational while the new site is being set up? How does that work? Should I plan to do it over a weekend (when I have less traffic)? I am interested in keeping my same domain.
Once I get these questions answered, i’m ready to move forward. Thanks for your time.
Mike
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Mike,
Please send your questions using the contact form. Include your blog’s address and one of our team members will take a look and get back to you.
Administrador
Mae says
Hi! Whenever I decided to move my site to wordpress.org and Bluehost, will I still be paying the yearly cost for the domain name I purchased with wordpress.com? thanks
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Mae,
Yes, you will be paying the yearly domain renewal fee regardless of where you website is hosted.
Administrador
Nur says
If I won’t use the paid SiteRedirect from wordpress.com, will search ranking and traffic be affected tremendously after migrating? And if no redirect (just export into site.mydomain.com) will the old site.wordpress.com be gone?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Nur,
Yes, initially it will affect search ranking and traffic. However, if you unpublish posts on your old WordPress.com website then your new website will start ranking for some of those terms. It may take a while for you to recover all your search rankings and traffic.
Administrador
sahil saifi says
helpful post
Ryan says
How long does your guys free setup take?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Ryan,
It takes 2 business days after you send us your purchase receipt.
Administrador
Amber says
I am trying to migrate my blog content from wordpress.com to my self-hosted wordpress.org site. I ran the export/import process (which I’ve done before without any trouble), but for some reason, the importer on my self-hosted site is only importing 6 of my 37 published posts. I looked through the XML file to see if perhaps it downloaded incomplete, but everything is there. The importer successfully added my pages, menus, tags, categories, and six of my published posts WITH their attached images. But i can’t figure out why it stops and doesn’t finish importing the rest of my content. Is there another way to get that information loaded into my site?
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Amber,
Feel free to run importer again, it doesn’t import duplicate content. If that doesn’t work, then you can try generating a new XML file from WordPress.com. This time before running the export tool, send the posts you have imported to the trash. This way those posts will not be included in the new export file.
Hope this helps.
Administrador
Gregorio Durante Suapero II says
If I migrate to self-hosting, will my views at my post back to zero? Thanks ^ω^
Larissa says
why isn’t anyone answering this great question?
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Larissa,
Thanks for pointing out, we just replied to the original comment.
Administrador
WPBeginner Support says
It depends.
If you had custom domain on WordPress.com, then you can save those views by using JetPack plugin on your self-hosted WordPress.org website.
You will need to ask WordPress.com support to transfer them for you.
Administrador
Lucy says
Hi,
What do I need to do if I would like you guys to transfer my wordpress.com to a bluehost?? How long will it take and will my subscribers also be transferred??
Thanks
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Lucy,
Please see our free WordPress blog setup page for details and feel free to contact us using the form on the page.
Administrador
Enzo says
Hi! Thanks for the how to first of all. I have a question. Can I do this if I have already a domain with wordpress.com?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Enzo,
Yes, you can point your domain to your self-hosted WordPress.org website by changing its DNS settings.
Administrador
therlife says
If i just change the nameserver from WordPress.com to bluehost.com , then i will have the same domain and url at my wordpress.org blog? or i have to do also redirection from adress site with extra cost 13 euros.Because i started my blog through wordpress.com, paid the personal package and my domain so i have a domain and my blog, so i am wondering if i can use the same url on my wordpress.org so i can delete my account at wordpress.com and keep only the blog at wordpress.org with bluehost web hosting.
Thank you for your time!
WPBeginner Support says
You can transfer the domain to BlueHost and the domain will be the same, the redirection service is to make sure any links in the WordPress.com reader points to your site at the new location.
Sierra says
Am I able to transfer my WP.com premium plan to WP.org? I purchased it months ago and cannot cancel.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Sierra,
Yes you can transfer from WordPress.com to WordPress.org at any time. Transferring your website to WordPress.org will not cancel your account and you can keep it until it expires.
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John says
WordPress.com should offer .htaccess redirects for free-it’s like you don’t own anything with WordPress.com
Priyanka says
Hi,
I started a blog on wordpress.com last month with a free plan and self-hosting. Now I want to migrate my self-hosted blog to a hosting site. I’m trying to do that from last week and I made lots of effort to do that. First I tried to host my blog with Godaddy, I could not export my blog backups. Now I want to migrate my blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org but still having the same problem. Now I’m stuck with these things and want to get out of it. please suggest me what should I do and how I can migrate my blog to WordPress.org
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Priyanka,
See our guide on how to start a WordPress blog. You can also take advantage of our free blog setup service.
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Tine says
Hi,
I have the same question as Paul.
When moving from WP.com to WP.org is it then possible to keep the same theme?
Thx!
Tine
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Tine,
Most WordPress themes available for WordPress.com websites are also available for WordPress.org websites. You will need to search for the theme to see if it is available for WordPress.org websites.
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Azhar Ismail says
This article really helped me a lot. I managed to transfer my wordpress.com website to Bluehost web hosting with no glitches at all. Your guides are really awesome.
Paul Trunk says
I am going to switch from WordPress.com to WP.org. I have changed the DNS in my ISP so I can use my domain in WP.com If I switch to WP.org, will I have to switch my DNS in my ISP again? I once used Dreamweaver but recently switched to WP.com. Now that I realize I can use WP.org for more flexibility, I would like to switch. Thanks.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Paul,
Yes, in this case you will make the DNS changes in your ISP again.
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Joanna says
Hi – I am totally new to this and have not really launched a blog yet other than to play around with writing a home page. I signed up with Bluehost and have a domain name through them. WordPress was automatically installed via Bluehost. However, I noticed that it is WordPress.com and having done some reading, I want WordPress.org as I want to be able to use Adsense, Amazon Affiliates etc etc. But it looks like from everything I’ve read that if you sign up via Bluehost, you should automatically get WordPress.org. Thoroughly confused. I’ve tried downloading wordpress.org on my iPad but it doesn’t work. Do I need to do it on a full laptop, mac or PC? And considering I don’t really have any content to move, is it complicated to get started?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Joanna,
The only reason your domain may still be pointing to WordPress.org if you previously used it on a WordPress.com website. In that case you will need to point your domain’s DNS settings to Bluehost servers.
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yarik says
I recently started a blog on wordpress.com and didn’t do enough research (I was bit in a hurry to have it up and running). Searching for several help topics I’ve landed on this site couple of times already. Now I’ve seen this option. Has been 24 days since I bought a “Premium Plan” with WordPress, but afterwards I realized that I’m not able to install plugins. The basic HostGator plan allows to install plugins and do some extra configurations that wordpress.com do not allow? If yes, how much time take your “Free Blog Setup” service, can I still be reimbursed from the Premium plan I bought on WordPress.com? Thanks.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Yarik,
Yes, basic HostGator plan allows you to install plugins and do other things you cannot do on WordPress.com premium plan. You can ask for a refund with in 30 days of purchase. Domain names cannot be refunded after 48 hours of purchase.
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Brittany H says
I started with a WordPress.com blog a couple months ago. Two days ago, I decided to move ahead with self-hosting through Bluehost and got my posts imported, my theme changed, and everything. But now when I log in through bluehost and go to wordpress.org, all that comes up is a 0 for my webpage. I can still type in my domain and get to my wordpress.com blog. What’s happening?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Brittany,
It seems your site’s domain name is still pointing to WordPress.com’s name servers. You need to login to your WordPress.com account and then change your domain settings. Point the name servers to Bluehost.
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Paul says
Hi,
I wanted to know if I get the same theme on wordPress.org or will it copy it the same, if I switch to .org ?
Secondly, Can I change the structure of permalink in wordpress.com site? I have a business upgrade, If yes, then I don’t mind to continue using .com site. Please suggest.
Thank you!
Rodgers says
So I ran into an issue where I created a wordpress.com first (which apparently is super common, go figure.)
I discovered this immediately so I didn’t need to import anything.
It would appear I’ve followed all the other steps, I added the domain to Bluehost, I setup a new webpage through Bluehost, I’ve set my wordpress.com page to private. And set the .com DNS to point to the Bluehost DNS.
The problem is the domain URL still points to the .com default site that you get when you initially create a wordpress.com account. And I have not found a way to get it to work.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Rodgers,
DNS changes take some time to take effect. Sometimes it can take up to 48 hours for changes to propagate across the internet.
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Hartford says
Hi, thanks for all the great info you post and publish…I use it all the time!
I’ve set up a new site in WP, have many pages, and I’d now like to move my .com posts over to it.
I’ve set the front/home page set up as a static page…home page for the site. And my blogs to appear on a different page. I think I have that set up correctly.
But looking at the export/import process, will WP know to put my blogs on the page I indicate as my blog page, rather than on the front/home page? I’d hate to go through the process only to discover that all my imported blogs were in the wrong place.
Thanks.
Bobby says
i have completed the steps. I don’t know what to do now. I see something on the blog page, but am stymied now. Is there a next step I am missing?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Bobby,
On your .org website, login to the admin area and then go to Posts to see if all your posts have been imported. If they are then you probably need to setup your theme to display them. Head over to Appearance » Customize page and then click on ‘Front page settings’ tab. There you can select front page to display your latest posts. Hope this helps.
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Danielle says
Hi – I transferred a wordpress.com blog to a wordpress.org blog back in 2016. At the time, I changed the domain name. Fast forward to now – I am in the middle of a server migration, and I’ve realized that I don’t have “access” to my domain name. As in – I know that I purchased it through wordpress during the change in 2016 to .org (via Wild West Domains), but I’d like to transfer my domain to a different company so that I can best manage it. I cannot find any information on how to do so, and I would so so helpful for some advice. I called Wild West Domains and while they confirmed that they do own the domain name, they are only the “back end host” and they informed me that I need to get in touch with WordPress to obtain the EPP code so that I can properly transfer my domain name. Please help! Thanks!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Danielle,
You need to contact the WordPress.com support. They will be able to provide you step by step instructions you need to follow in order to generate the EPP code.
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Jana J says
Hi! Your tutorial was great and super simple. I had no problem with the process but somehow not all my content was in the XML file? OR it was not imported? I have been trying to troubleshoot for hours now and cannot find any information to help
I have tried exporting from both my wp-admin interface and the blog editing interface on wordpress.com. I got two different sized xml files which is strange. The first one was 729kb and the second one was in a zip file but when extracted was just one file of 1.1mb. I have tried importing them both multiple times to my new blue hosted wordpress.org interface, and only a small portion of my content is there…. like 2 of 8 blog posts, 1 of 25 pages, and 20 of 75 photos, no menus or theme or settings transferred. Anyway, any ideas or resources you could point me to!?!? Thank you
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Jana,
Try running the importer again, it is smart enough to avoid duplicates. To troubleshoot this issue, try exporting your data from WordPress.com and then open the export file in a plain text editor like notepad. See if your missing posts are inside the file. If they are not there, then please try exporting again.
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Jana J says
Hi!
Thanks for the response. So, I tried importing about 10 times….and it would import like one more post or page sometimes, and a few more photos each time. But no matter how many times I do it again and again, not all the content is importing. I just checked the export file as you suggested, and I do see information in the file for blog posts and pages that are not showing after my import attempts…but I was not able to tell if the file indeed contains ALL my posts and pages. I also did try exporting multiple times from both the wp-admin interface (which gives me 729kb file) and the blog editing interface (which gives me a 1.1mb file)…. and I tried importing each file multiple times. I also tried exporting just blogs or just pages and then importing those smaller xml files individually to see if that would get all the content, and it still does not successfully import all the content
Not sure what else to try. Any ideas? Thank you for the support!!
'Dami says
This has been really helpful. Any idea why I only got 26 posts imported instead of 46?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Dami,
Feel free to run the importer again. It is smart enough to avoid duplicate content and will be able to import remaining posts.
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Joylee says
Hi! I am trying to do this now by my smartphone. I am onto step 2 but feel I am stuck. Is it possible to do all this using smartphone and the wordpress app?
Cody says
Would you happen to know how the switch would affect a Gmail GSuite subscription purchased through wordpress.com? I currently have the wordpress.com premium plan with custom domain name and a two gmail accounts for business associated with the custom domain.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Cody,
If you continue to manage your domain on WordPress.com while hosting your site elsewhere, then it will keep working. However, if you transfer the domain to some other domain registrar or your web host, then you may need to setup the DNS records to point them to Gsuite.
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Tiff says
Can I still keep my old WordPress.com blog for a while AFTER I have moved it onto WordPress.org? Or will my old WordPress.com blog disappear completely after it’s been moved? Just trying to get myself mentally ready for the big move!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Tiff,
You can keep your old WordPress.com site, it will not be accessible but you can still access it by logging into your WordPress.com account and visiting the WordPress.com dashboard.
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Nickeisha says
I followed the steps indicated above and only two of my blogs were uploaded
Jana J says
Hi Nickeisha, I am having the same issue! Did you ever find a solution?
Unathi says
Thank you so much for this, was very helpful!
Liz says
Hi, could you clarify something please? I am with wp.com i have bought new hosting with siteground (using your affiliate link for transporting my site) But… if I want to build a new site and theme over on site ground, how do i do this while still keeping my wp.com blog live until the new one is ready?? I want to use all of the same posts and images and logos but its going to take me at least a week to build the new site and where do my readers go in the meantime? Thanks for any help!
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Liz,
If you haven’t yet moved your WordPress.com site to Siteground then you can continue using it. Meanwhile you can build your site using a temporary subdomain. Please ask the support staff at Siteground and they will set it up for you.
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Elaine says
I had my .com site content moved to .org with Siteground last night. They migrated the content over but the domain is not being pointed to their servers yet.
Can they set up a temporary domain still so I can work on it before it goes live over there? My theme didn’t transfer so I don’t want it to go live unformatted if possible and am considering purchasing a custom theme to apply first.
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Elaine,
Yes, you can contact their support via chat and they will set up a temporary domain so you can access and work on your website.
Gina says
I have a hosting plan for one year through BlueHost
I have a Domain name. A .com name
I want it to be a .org So I can start my blog with affiliate marketing
How do I do this, I have not set up anything yet, no theme, and I have not Paid for WordPress. I have added some plugins.
What do I do next, I am really confused, as the above shows how to move everything over, but I have nothing to move over (I think) at this stage – well I tried and didn’t get any pages looking like you had.
Do I have to pay for WordPress first? If so for how long?
Help? Please. I don’t know what to do next, but I want to start with a .org site
Sarah says
Can I keep the theme I am using on WordPress.com?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Sarah,
Some of the themes on WordPress.com are also available for WordPress.org websites.
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Cal says
Thanks for the insights! Does migrating the old data to new website take up the memory space on my new website?
The reason why I upgraded to my own domain because I run out of space for my old WordPress.com. So if I were to migrate my WordPress.com to .com, will it affect the storage space?
Hope you can understand my question. I am not familiar with technical jargons.
Hope someone can assist. Thanks!!!
Sacha says
I had no idea there were 2 different wordpress sites. I’ve been blogging at wordpress.com for years, thinking it was the only one.
I’ve begun creating a website for a new business on wordpress.com and want it to be a membership site. After a bit of research (too little, apparently), I found that to do this, you must have the ability to add plugins, and the only way to that is to get the business plan, so that’s what I did. Now I’m seeing everywhere that I STILL can’t do it on wordpress.com.
Have I just thrown away my $279?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Sacha,
You can cancel WordPress.com plans within 30 days of purchase for a refund.
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Jeff says
Hi, I’ve been using WordPress.com for my own blogsite. I recently purchased hosting from a web hosting company. I followed the steps on this page but when I access my domain that is connected to my wordpress site, it;s still showing the default wordpress.org site. Not sure what I did incorrectly.
WPBeginner Support says
Hey Jeff,
If you had a custom domain on WordPress.com, then you’d need to point that to your new host. If you are using a new domain, then you will need to import your content from WordPress.com. Please see the instructions above.
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Lesley Jones says
Hi there! I’ve been using WordPress.com for about four years, but I’m not good with the terminology. I have a current web site on one domain, which is where I want to eventually have a combined web site/blog using Photocrati on WordPress.org. My current blog is on another domain (not a WordPress one) on WordPress.com. However… I would like to take advantage of the free 60 day trial with Photocrati and create the new site tucked behind my current web site – so something along the lines of realwebsite.uk.com/test_area – so I can get it how I want before going live. I did something like this creating a site for a charity a few years ago. I hope I can do the same with this. Could you give me brief instructions on what I should do please? I’ve already downloaded Photocrati, but I’m already stuck. Thank you!
Deepthi says
I am trying to hange the DNS server from my wordpress.com account to my new hosting service which is siteground (wordpress.org) and it is saying the DNS server cant be found? I asked siteground directly and they provided me with the DNS server addresses.
Carolin says
Hi,
thanks for the helpful article! I followed it step by step, however, when I tried to import the xml-file into my new blog, I got this message on the screen for part of the files:
Failed to import “”: Invalid post type jetpack-portfolio
What did I do wrong? Thanks für your help!
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Carolin,
It seems like you were using JetPack’s portfolio post type on your WordPress.com blog. Try installing free version of JetPack on your self-hosted WordPress.org blog. After that enable the portfolio module and then try to import your xml file.
Once you have imported the content successfully, you can use any other portfolio plugin and convert jetpack-portfolio post type to any other post type in WordPress.
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Jodi says
It says that I need to install the JetPack plug in to migrate my existing subscribers to the new wordpress.org site. Can I install the free version of Jetpack to do this?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Jodi,
Yes, you can install the free version of JetPack on your self hosted WordPress.org site.
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Spenser Smith says
I want to switch to WP.org. My website is… Will my theme stay the same if I transfer it?
WPBeginner Support says
Hi Spenser,
Many of the themes used by WordPress.com websites are also available for self-hosted WordPress.org sites. You’ll need to Google your theme name and you may be able to find it on WordPress.org as well.
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