Can I transfer all data from one WordPress.com site to another WordPress.com site?

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  spasmodicblack · Member · Jul 17, 2022 at 4:54 am

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  Is it possible to transfer all data from one WordPress.com site to another WordPress.com site? When I say ‘all data’ I mean Posts, Pages, Stats & Insights, Followers, Likes, Comments, Media, etc. Using the regular import-export options in the Tools menu doesn’t transfer stats or followers.

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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

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  fstat · Staff · Jul 17, 2022 at 9:45 am

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  Hi there,

  Yes, all of that can be transferred except for Likes on your posts and pages. You can find detailed instructions on how to do that here:

  https://wordpress.com/support/export/#export-content-to-another-word-press-site

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  spasmodicblack · Member · Jul 17, 2022 at 5:11 pm

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  Thanks. But does this include migrating followers? The Subscriber Migration Tool referenced in the instructions only applies to transferring between a WordPress.com site and a Jetpack-connected self-hosted site. I am trying to migrate followers between two WordPress.com sites.

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Jul 17, 2022 at 6:16 pm

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  Hi there, yes we can handle the migration of stats and subscribers. If I can ask, can you tell us more about what is prompting your need to switch sites?

  It is not always the case that you need to do that, so if you can tell us more about it, we’re happy to check and see if there is a simpler solution.

  Thanks for the additional info!

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  spasmodicblack · Member · Jul 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm

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  Mainly just consolidation of content – the content is similar enough that I don’t feel the need to have separate blogs. However, the blog I’m trying to migrate has engagement and followers and stats that I also don’t want to lose. I essentially wanted something akin to a merger/acquisition, where the assets of 2 blogs consolidate under one of the entities.

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Jul 17, 2022 at 8:57 pm

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  What are the two sites in question, can you share the URL of the site you wish to close, and the site you wish to merge that content into? Have you already exported/imported content and are just needing help with subscribers and stats?

  Thanks for clarifying!

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  spasmodicblack · Member · Jul 17, 2022 at 9:00 pm

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  The site site I’m closing is cartoonsandstereo.wordpress.com. The site I want to merge that content into is blackspasmodic.com. I have not exported/imported content yet.

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Jul 17, 2022 at 9:43 pm

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  Thanks for confirming. I can see that you started your export of cartoonsandstereo.wordpress.com and you look to be all set there.

  After you import content into blackspasmodic.com (and confirm that all your content is there) let us know and we can move your subscribers and stats as well.

  Hope that helps. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

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  spasmodicblack · Member · Jul 17, 2022 at 10:02 pm

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  Okay I have imported the content into blackspasmodic and confirmed the content is there. Can you now move the subscribers and stats?

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  staff-totoro · Staff · Jul 17, 2022 at 11:43 pm

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  Thanks for confirming.

  You are all set:

  https://wordpress.com/stats/day/blackspasmodic.com
  https://wordpress.com/people/followers/blackspasmodic.com

  Do you wish to set up any URL redirection, so that anyone that visits cartoonsandstereo.wordpress.com is automatically redirected to blackspasmodic.com? This will also make sure that any search traffic you get from Google is not lost since it takes them 4-6 weeks to start indexing the new site address.

  If so you can set that up by following the steps here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/

  Hope that helps. Please let us know if you have any more questions.

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  spasmodicblack · Member · Jul 18, 2022 at 4:33 am

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  Redirection won’t be necessary. Thank you for your help!