How much of my site data is hosted on WordPress vs GoDaddy?

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    mthabitat · Member ·

    I am looking to host all of my site data with WordPress. Currently some of our data is being hosted with GoDaddy, but all of the files are old and irrelevant. The majority of our current banners, documents, and more, seem to be stored in our WordPress library. If we discontinue our GoDaddy hosting (not domain or SSL certification), will our WordPress site still work?

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    themagicrobot · Member ·

     If we discontinue our GoDaddy hosting (not domain or SSL certification), will our WordPress site still work?

    No, if the site is on GoDaddy servers and youclose it then GoDaddy will delete everything. Either back up your content and/or don’t close that site until you have a site here with a Business plan to import to if you want to move your domain to a site here at WordPress.com.

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    If you have a website built with WordPress on another hosting provider, generally referred to as a self-hosted WordPress.org site, and want to move it to WordPress.com, use our Import Everything option. The Import Everything option will copy your existing self-hosted WordPress site to your new WordPress.com site, including your content, media, plugins, and the theme. Prerequisites A W
  • supernovia · Staff ·

    Hi @mthabitat – just checking in to see if you need more help on this. If you run the import @themagicrobot mentioned, it should pull in all of the images and content from your existing site. You would absolutely want to do that, and test it too, prior to cancelling with GoDaddy. I would also recommend making a full backup of the files and data from them too, just in case. But the import should work well for you. I’d recommend the Business Plan so your site comes in as it’s set up now.

    I hope that helps! Also, just to clarify, if you’re running your own copy of WordPress at GoDaddy, here’s the difference between the free WordPress software and WordPress.com’s services.

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