cant find 'tools' on my wordpress.com site

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  drfitfrenchy · Member · May 10, 2015 at 8:08 pm

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  I want to move my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org….I am looking at a tutorial video and they said to go to ‘tools’ but can’t find that option on my .com site

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

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 10, 2015 at 10:42 pm

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  It looks like you recently exported your blog so I believe you may have already found the tools section. If not, you can find it here:

  https://drfitfrenchy.wordpress.com/wp-admin/

  Here’s a screenshot of the specific section on your Dashboard:

  http://d.pr/i/1gGpM

  Let me know if you need anything else!

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  drfitfrenchy · Member · May 10, 2015 at 10:50 pm

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  yes I found it, now How can I start my self hosted wordpress.org blog…how to import my stuff to wordpress.org. I did the quick install with hostgator but it still say wordpress.com Mireille Tuttle
  mtuttlecanada

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 10, 2015 at 11:21 pm

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  I assume you want to use your domain drfitfrenchy.com with your self-hosted site. Is that correct? If so, you’ll need to set that domain up at Hostgator and point the domain to Hostgator name servers following the steps here:

  Change a Domain’s Name Servers

  After an hour or so of changing the name servers, you should see your self-hosted login screen at drfitfrenchy.com/wp-admin. That will log you into your self-hosted site where you can import your file!

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  drfitfrenchy · Member · May 16, 2015 at 6:10 pm

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  i did this and when I login it said “Although your site address is drfitfrenchy.com, keep in mind that your dashboard address is drfitfrenchy.wordpress.com/wp-admin”I thought I was self hosted now and not with wordpress.com anymore.
  Any thoughts?

  Mireille Tuttle
  mtuttlecanada

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 16, 2015 at 7:45 pm

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  Hi!

  The name servers on your domain are still pointed to WordPress.com. I believe the issue here is that the domain is currently unlocked which would happen if you were trying to transfer it. When a domain is unlocked, you’re unable to change the name servers on the domain. There are two main options:

  1. Continue with the domain transfer and wait until it’s complete. Then, you can use your domain with your self-hosted site.

  2. Lock your domain again and change the nameservers. The domain would be registered at WordPress.com, but you would be able to use it with your self-hosted site.