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  jenuinelysleepy · Member · Jan 11, 2022 at 6:03 am

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  I just purchased a domain on hostgator (jenniferesandoval.com) thinking I could transfer the content of jenniferesandoval.wordpress.com to it but now I am not sure if I can.

  WP.com: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  cuellin · Member · Jan 11, 2022 at 6:34 am

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  Hi there,

  Not to worry, It is totally possible. You actually have two alternatives that I know of.

  If you only bought your new domain (jenniferesandoval.com), you could continue to use WordPress.com as your hosting provider and keep your content intact. You only need to connect your domain, for this you will need any paid plan. You can follow these instructions:

  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/connect-existing-domain/

  But if you want to move to another hosting provider, you can transfer your whole site to a self-hosted WordPress site (WordPress.org) following this guide:

  https://move.wordpress.com/

  I hope this helps.

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  cuellin · Member · Jan 11, 2022 at 6:42 am

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  Another option, if you only want to transfer the content and not the site.

  You can Export all your content with the export tools and then Import the content to a self-hosted WordPress.org site or to another WordPress.com site.

  You can follow these instructions for exporting:
  https://wordpress.com/support/export/

  And these instructions for importing:
  https://wordpress.com/support/import/

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jan 12, 2022 at 4:33 am

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  Hi @cuellin,

  Just a small clarification here:

  you can transfer your whole site to a self-hosted WordPress site

  It’s not possible to migrate a full site away from WordPress.com. WordPress.com uses a modified version of the WordPress software that has been changed to work on our specific hosting setup, which means stuff like the database and themes installed on a site can’t simply be ported over to a self-hosted installation. We also don’t offer an option to download the full site’s files anywhere.

  If you check the guide at move.wordpress.com carefully, you’ll see it actually also just contains the instructions how to do a standard WordPress export/import, but with instructions how to install WordPress at your new host, and transfer your domain, stats and subscribers along with the content.

  Let me know if you have questions about this :)

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  cuellin · Member · Jan 16, 2022 at 7:03 am

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  Thank you @kokkieh for the clarification, I understood it perfectly.
  I appreciate your taking the time to correct me, I’ll be more careful with my replies in the future.

  Cheers!