301 redirect from WP.com to WP.org

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  jlvranes · Member · Dec 24, 2013 at 4:15 am

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  Hi, my web developer with my new site said I need to:
  set your current blog to private and pay for a 301 redirect from wordpress.com so that when your visitors go to the old blog they get redirected automatically to the new one.

  How do I go about completing this action.

  Thank you, jen :)

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 24, 2013 at 5:26 pm

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  Hi there,
  You must be logged in under the exacts same username account that registered the blog to purchase the upgrade at > Dashboard > Store > My Upgrades Then see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/

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  jlvranes · Member · Dec 24, 2013 at 5:46 pm

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  Thank you, can I still access my WP.com site after the redirect to transfer material to my new WP.org site?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 24, 2013 at 5:54 pm

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  Yes but rat5her than creating duplicate content and invoking Google’s cold shoulder I recommend making the blog private afterwards and using it as a back-up blog. Here’s a brief summary of what moving a blog involves:

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  jlvranes · Member · Dec 26, 2013 at 7:48 pm

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  I have had a new site designed and am waiting to check off the last few main options. I went through wpengine and had tweaky design.
  I had hoped my site would be up and running for some time now. I think I want to have ready at a faster pace than my developer can go. I think he may only design on the side. Do you have any suggestions? I would like to be able to reach a designer more frequently during a week. If you could email me with a private address and I could provide login info. for my new blog. I would love your feedback. Thanks, jen :)

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  timethief · Member · Dec 27, 2013 at 8:23 pm

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  You need to contact whoever you hired directly at Tweaky Designs and we cannot help you with that.