Changing wordpress.com to wordpress.org without changing url

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  tshum741 · Member · Sep 4, 2015 at 3:35 am

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  I was wondering if there is a way to convert wordpress.com site to wordpress.org site while keeping the domain name for the wordpress.com site the same. Thanks in advance.

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

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  marioashley · Member · Sep 4, 2015 at 4:04 am

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  @tshum741, This guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 4, 2015 at 4:55 am

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  If you want to use the URL kazelysian.wordpress.com. with a WordPress.ORG install on your own host, then the answer is no you can’t

  If you buy a custom domain name (your-site.com) and it is mapped to a blog here, yes the custom domain name can be used on a WordPress.ORG install

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  tshum741 · Member · Sep 4, 2015 at 5:07 am

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  @auxclass. I am sorry but can you explain the second part. I don’t quite understand and I am a beginner. Also the blog I need help with is altenewblog.com not kazelysiam.wordpress.com. Thank you for your help.

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 4, 2015 at 5:39 am

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  http://altenewblog.com/ – is a WordPress.COM site –

  So yes you can take the name with you and change to a new host such as BlueHost – and install the WordPress.ORG software on it – transfer your content to the new site (export / import) – and put your name /altenewblog.com/ on the new site – – your visitors probably won’t notice that you have moved

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  auxclass · Member · Sep 4, 2015 at 5:41 am

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  This should help also

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/