import localhost webfiles to wordpress-websit

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    dodgingdeath · Member ·

    Hello,

    I just finished my website using wordpress and WAMPserver. I exported the files as an sql file. As I created a domain on wordpress already (xxxxxxxx.wordpress.com), i thought I could just import the sql file and update the existing standard-layout wordpress page like this.

    This doesn’t work, as I get an error ‘This does not appear to be a WXR file, missing/invalid WXR version number’ and ‘Uploaded file does not appear to be an OPML file’.

    Any ideas how this could work?

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

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    victorlocoman · Member ·

    Hi,
    you need to export your content using WordPress tools. You can find it in your local installation of WordPress, in /wp-admin, under Tools > Export. You will get an XML file. That’s the file you need to import on your blog from wordpress.com.

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    dodgingdeath · Member ·

    Cool that worked, thanks! Now I have another issue, as the website didn’t change after the import. Isn’t wordpress.com working like a usual server, where I can upload all my content and edit it afterwards like on my localserver? The filesize of my upload is only 600kb. How do I tell wordpress.com-webserver which plugins to use, theme, etc. and where to get the pictures from?

    I’m pretty new to webdesign and wordpress, so sry if I’m skipping some essential parts of the process there^^

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    victorlocoman · Member ·

    No, WordPress.com is a blog platform, and use its own version of WordPress. You can choose from about 200 themes that are available on WordPress.com, but you can’t use your personal theme. Also, you can use only Jetpack plugin, that include a lot of features, but you can’t add other external plugin.
    Your upload file contain only content and metadata of your posts and pages. Usually, it upload media content from old links. But, because your media files are hosted on your local computer, they can’t be accessed from internet, so you will need to upload them manually.

    If you need to publish your local copy of WordPress on the internet, you may want to consider to use WordPress.org.
    Also, you can read some differences between com and org version here.

    Good luck, I think you will love WordPress and WebDesign.

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