Changing the name of the blog
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How can i change the name of my blog?
Or alternatively, i can transfer the content and the design of this blog to another blog i already created, if it is possible to do that.
Need help for both cases. Thanks.
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Hi there.
How can i change the name of my blog?
To simply change the title appearing on your front page, go to Settings ->General in the dashboard. https://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/general-settings/#changing-your-site-title-and-tagline
If you want to change the Address, go to the My Blogs page on the WP-Admin dashboard and click the link under the site title there. This will move your theme, settings, content and followers to the new address. Keep in mind you can only change the address to one that doesn’t already exist. http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/
Please make sure you read the support doc and all instructions and warnings carefully as this process cannot be reversed.
When prompted whether you’d like to keep the old URL or delete it, consider keeping it as deleted URLs can never be recovered: http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/
Rather, set the old address to private, and then you can either use it as a test blog to try out new themes and widgets, etc., or you can use it as a backup to your regular blog by periodically importing content to it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
As part of the process you’ll also have the option to change your username to match the new address. Note that if you do this your current username will cease to exist and you won’t later be able to go back to it. If you prefer, you can also keep your username what it is and simply change your display name (what will appear next to comments – on the forum it will still be the actual username that appears). Instructions to do that can be found here: http://en.support.wordpress.com/change-your-username/
To automatically redirect visitors from the old address to the new one you’ll need to buy the Site Redirect upgrade: http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ You don’t have to buy this, but if you don’t people who had your old address bookmarked won’t be able to find it, and any links to your old address on other sites will no longer work, so if your blog has been around for a while it is recommended. Alternatively you can leave the old address public and publish a post providing the link to the new address so people who have the old one bookmarked can still find your blog.
Or alternatively, i can transfer the content and the design of this blog to another blog i already created, if it is possible to do that.
You can do that as well, but this will ONLY transfer your content. Your theme and settings you’ll have to do over on the new address, and you’ll need to ask staff to move your followers for you.
To do this, go to Tools on your site’s dashboard and select the Export option to create an export file of your content. Then go to Tools ->Import on the new site and import that file. Make sure you extract the Zip file before uploading so you import the file that ends in .xml, not the one that ends in .zip.
https://en.support.wordpress.com/export/
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