From local files to online blog.

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  lambada4sure · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 2:05 pm

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  Hello,

  I downloaded wordpress from wp.org and worked on it locally, uploading all to FTP etc. Now I want to publish my blog. I use the “best” hosting provider – 000webhosts. Now my project gets popups all the time from hostinger and it seems there is a virus which opens a new page and says that your Adobe Flash is out-dated. Please install new one.

  Can I upload everything to WP.com and host my blog there or maybe there are other ways?

  Thank you

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

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  pmciano · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 2:29 pm

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  @lambada4sure

  To move your site from a WordPress.org instance to WordPress.com, please follow the steps in this guide:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-from-wordpress-org

  If you run into any issues, feel free to reply back, as we’d be happy to assist.

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  lambada4sure · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 2:34 pm

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  Thanks. I’ll give it a try now.

  And sorry for the excess posts.

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  lambada4sure · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 3:55 pm

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  @pmciano The guide shows how to export the blog posts and media. The thing is that I used 2015 theme and customised it a lot. Is there a possibility to host the whole project as well with the files which I have uploaded in FTP?

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  pmciano · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 7:40 pm

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  @lambada4sure

  WordPress.com sites don’t have FTP access:

  FTP Access

  If you’ve used CSS to customize your old site’s appearance, you can utilize it with your new site via the WordPress.com Premium Plan.

  WordPress.com Premium includes the following upgrades:

  – Domain Name & Mapping
  – Space Upgrade
  – No Ads
  – Custom Design
  – VideoPress

  You can read more about each feature here:

  WordPress.com Premium [Redirects to Plans]

  If you have additional questions, please let us know.

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  lambada4sure · Member · Apr 1, 2015 at 9:44 pm

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  @pmciano

  Sorry but that’s not what I need. I refactored the template on CSS, HTML and PHP levels. So simple CSS styling won’t do.

  I still use WP as the basis of my blog. So maybe you could suggest a good hosting provider because I’m fed up with 000webhosts.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 2, 2015 at 1:14 am

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  By definition everyone here has chosen WordPress.com for their web host, so we are not a good source of hosting recommendations for other hosts.

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  pmciano · Member · Apr 2, 2015 at 1:56 pm

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  @lambada4sure

  Understood. A self-hosted, WordPress.org site seems like what you need. In regard to hosting providers, you can check these out:

  Compatible Hosts for WordPress.com Guided Transfer

  Let us know if you have any more questions.