hosting of my website

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  nicksten · Member · Sep 12, 2017 at 3:35 pm

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  I would like to have my already developed wordpress website hosted by wordpress, thus whenever new security patches and zero day exploits happen I need for my website at wordpress to have this patched ASAP. Can this be done? What package must I be on for this if there is such an option? Thanks.

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  amandasjackson · Staff · Sep 12, 2017 at 4:49 pm

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  Hello there,

  You can most definitely move from a self-hosted WordPress site to a WordPress.com hosted site. Here is a wonderful link from the support documents that will explain and also guide you through the process: https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/view-all/

  As far as packages go, you will need to have at least the personal plan to start in order to do the domain mapping that is required (https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/map-existing-domain/). See here for the plans offered by WordPress.com: https://wordpress.com/pricing/

  Hope this helps to answer your questions :) … and welcome to WordPress.com!

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  joyinco · Member · Sep 12, 2017 at 4:59 pm

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  Hi there,

  I just want to add that if your self-hosted site uses any plug-ins, you will need the Business Plan level at WordPress.com to move/use the plug-ins.

  Also, note: do NOT use a migration plug-in like All-in-One WP Migration on your WordPress.com account/site. Follow the steps in the links provided by amandasjackson. The file structures of WordPress.org vs WordPress.com are different and everything will go a-muck! Trust me – I did it!

  Good luck!