Import questions
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Hi, there. I currently have a wordpress.org site and would like to transfer everything from that site to a free wordpress.com. I have two questions, first.
1. Will all of my comments from my wordpress.org site also be imported to my free wordpress site?
2. Once I import, will my wordpress.org site be gone, or will I have to remove it via my host?
Hope to hear back soon! Thank you!
Correct account: Yes
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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The blog I need help with is NOT lisamichele.wordpress.com I want to me a new free wordpress.com site and import my wordpress.org site to it.
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The blog I need help with is NOT lisamichele.wordpress.com I want to create a new free wordpress.com site and import my wordpress.org site to it.
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Hi,
Will all of my comments from my wordpress.org site also be imported to my free wordpress site?
Yes!
Once I import, will my wordpress.org site be gone, or will I have to remove it via my host?
You will need to canceling your hosting and delete your old site. Importing into WordPress.com does not affect sites hosted with other webhosts as we have no connection to their servers.
Let us know if anything is unclear or you have any further questions.
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I have one more question. I just set it up to import my wordpress,org site into my new free wordpres.com site but it’s saying I need a $25 per month business plan to do so. I just want to do the import once, why $25 per month??
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If you’re trying to import a site that needs to continue using plugins or a custom theme, or if you’re using the “import everything for me” service, you would need to upgrade to the Business plan.
At the minimum, you would need a paid plan of some kind if you plan on using your own custom domain name (instead of the free
*.wordpress.comone) – so review the different options here and you may be able to purchase a lower level plan and still work for your site’s needs.Let us know if you have any other questions.
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I have plugins, like Jetpack, but no custom theme (twenty-ten), and no, I made a new “free” domain name with blank.wordpress.com. But it says only the business plan for $25 a MONTH and that’s why I wanted to move it to free wordpress because I can no longer pay $25 month to my wordpress.org site hosting company. :(
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All of Jetpack’s features are already built into WordPress.com, even under the free plan, so you won’t need that plugin here.
Perhaps you can find alternatives for your other plugins among our built-in features?
Which plugins are you using currently?
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Okay, here we go lol Obviously I will no longer need any plugins for the ads on my site, so those can go.
Description Automatic Updates
Select Ad Inserter
Ad Inserter
Settings | Deactivate | Rollback
Ad management with many advanced advertising features to insert ads at optimal positionsVersion 2.7.18 | By Igor Funa | View details | Safe mode
Disable auto-updates
Select Add to Footer
Add to Footer
Activate | Delete
Allows you to add absolutely anything to the footer of your WordPress themeVersion 1.3 | By Ajay D’Souza | Visit plugin site
Select Akismet Anti-Spam
Akismet Anti-Spam
Settings | Deactivate | Rollback
Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from spam. Your site is fully configured and being protected, even while you sleep.Version 5.0 | By Automattic | View details
Disable auto-updates
Select All in one Favicon
All in one Favicon
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All in one Favicon management. Easily add a Favicon to your site and the WordPress admin pages. Complete with upload functionality. Supports all three Favicon types (ico,png,gif)Version 4.7 | By Arne Franken | View details
Enable auto-updates
Select Broken Link Checker
Broken Link Checker
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Checks your blog for broken links and missing images and notifies you on the dashboard if any are found.Version 1.11.18 | By WPMU DEV | View details
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Select Classic Editor
Classic Editor
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Enables the WordPress classic editor and the old-style Edit Post screen with TinyMCE, Meta Boxes, etc. Supports the older plugins that extend this screen.Version 1.6.2 | By WordPress Contributors | View details
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Select Code Snippets
Code Snippets
Snippets | Settings | Deactivate | Rollback
An easy, clean and simple way to run code snippets on your site. No need to edit to your theme’s functions.php file again!Version 3.2.0 | By Code Snippets Pro | View details | About | Support | FB Community | Upgrade to Pro
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Select Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings
Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings
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Create and manage Crowdsignal polls and ratings in WordPressVersion 3.0.9 | By Automattic, Inc. | View details
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Select EasyRecipe Plus
EasyRecipe Plus
Deactivate | Settings
The WordPress recipe plugin for non-geeks. EasyRecipe makes it easy to enter, format and print your recipes, as well as automagically doing all the geeky stuff needed for Google’s Recipe View.Version 3.5.3251 | By EasyRecipe | Visit plugin site
Select Exclude Pages from Navigation
Exclude Pages from Navigation
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Provides a checkbox on the editing page which you can check to exclude pages from the primary navigation. IMPORTANT NOTE: This will remove the pages from any “consumer” side page listings, which may not be limited to your page navigation listings.Version 1.92 | By Simon Wheatley | View details
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Select Insert HTML Snippet
Insert HTML Snippet
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Add HTML code to your pages and posts easily using shortcodes. This plugin lets you create a shortcode corresponding to any random HTML code such as ad codes, javascript, video embedding, etc. and use the same in your posts, pages or widgets.Version 1.3.3 | By xyzscripts.com | View details
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Select iThemes Security
iThemes Security
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Take the guesswork out of WordPress security. iThemes Security offers 30+ ways to lock down WordPress in an easy-to-use WordPress security plugin.Version 8.1.2 | By iThemes | View details | Get Support
Disable auto-updates
Select Jetpack
Jetpack
My Jetpack | Settings | Support | Deactivate | Rollback
Security, performance, and marketing tools made by WordPress experts. Jetpack keeps your site protected so you can focus on more important things.Version 11.3.1 | By Automattic | View details
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Select Media.net Ads Manager
Media.net Ads Manager
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The media.net ads manager provides an ability to place your ads.Version 2.10.13 | By Media.net | View details
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Select PropellerAds Official Plugin
PropellerAds Official Plugin
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This plugin helps to integrate and manage PropellerAds ad codes to increase revenue from websites.Version 2.2.5 | By PropellerAds | View details
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Select PuSHPress
PuSHPress
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WebSub/PubSubHubbub plugin for WordPress that includes the hubVersion 0.1.10 | By Joseph Scott & Automattic | View details
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Select Really Simple SSL
Really Simple SSL
Improve security – Upgrade to Pro | Support | Settings | Deactivate | Rollback
Lightweight plugin without any setup to make your site SSL proofVersion 5.3.4 | By Really Simple Plugins | View details
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Select Subscribe / Connect / Follow Widget
Subscribe / Connect / Follow Widget
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A widget to display image links (icon buttons) to subscription services and social networking sites.Version 1.0.1 | By Srini G | Visit plugin site
Select UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore
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Backup and restore: take backups locally, or backup to Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive, Rackspace, (S)FTP, WebDAV & email, on automatic schedules.Version 1.22.21 | By UpdraftPlus.Com, DavidAnderson | View details
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Select VaultPress
VaultPress
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Protect your content, themes, plugins, and settings with realtime backup and automated security scanning from VaultPress. Activate, enter your registration key, and never worry again. Need some help?Version 2.2.2 | By Automattic | View details
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Select W3 Total Cache
W3 Total Cache
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The highest rated and most complete WordPress performance plugin. Dramatically improve the speed and user experience of your site. Add browser, page, object and database caching as well as minify and content delivery network (CDN) to WordPress.Version 2.2.4 | By BoldGrid | View details
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Select Wordfence Security
Wordfence Security
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Wordfence Security – Anti-virus, Firewall and Malware ScanVersion 7.6.1 | By Wordfence | View details
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Select WP Clean Up
WP Clean Up
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WP Clean Up can help us to clean up the wordpress database by removing “revision” “draft” “auto draft” “moderated comments” “spam comments” “trash comments” “orphan postmeta” “orphan commentmeta” “orphan relationships” “dashboard transient feed”. It allows you to optimize your WordPress database without phpMyAdmin.Version 1.2.3 | By BoLiQuan | View details
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Select WP Rollback
WP Rollback
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Rollback (or forward) any WordPress.org plugin or theme like a boss.Version 1.7.2 | By GiveWP.com | View details
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Select WPCode – Insert Headers, Footers, and Code Snippets
WPCode – Insert Headers, Footers, and Code Snippets
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Easily add code snippets in WordPress. Insert scripts to the header and footer, add PHP code snippets with conditional logic, insert ads pixel, custom content, and more.Version 2.0.2 | By WPCode | View details
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Select Yoast SEO
Yoast SEO
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Excellent, let me go through that list:
Ad Inserter, Media.net Ads Manager, and PropellerAds Official Plugin: We have some options for advertising, and the plans required, at https://wordpress.com/support/monetize-your-site/#advertising-via-word-press-com
Add to Footer, Broken Link Checker, Code Snippets, WP Rollback, and WPCode: We don’t have alternatives for these built-in, so they will require a paid Business plan to use as plugins: https://wordpress.com/support/plugins/
Akismet Anti-Spam: Akismet is already built-in here, even on the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/comments/#unwanted-comments-and-comment-spam
All in one Favicon: You can set your favicon by following the steps at https://wordpress.com/support/site-icons/ even under the free plan.
Classic Editor: We have tips for transitioning from the classic editor to blocks https://wordpress.com/support/switching-from-the-classic-to-the-block-editor/ and FAQs: https://wordpress.com/support/replacing-the-older-wordpress-com-editor-with-the-wordpress-block-editor/#frequently-asked-questions
And, if you really want to use something like the classic editor, we recommend sticking with the classic block: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/classic-block/
We also have some extensive documentation available at https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/
Crowdsignal Polls & Ratings: Crowdsignal is built-in here, even on the free plan. For details, please see https://wordpress.com/support/forms/polls/ and https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/ratings-block/
EasyRecipe Plus: We have some options for recipes, even under the free plan, at https://wordpress.com/support/recipes/
Exclude Pages from Navigation: You have full control over what appears in your navigation here, even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/full-site-editing/theme-blocks/navigation-block/
Insert HTML Snippet: For that, use the Custom HTML block, even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/wordpress-editor/blocks/custom-html-block/
iThemes Security and Wordfence Security: We take security very seriously here, even under the free plan, no extra plugins required: https://wordpress.com/support/security/
Jetpack: Jetpack is a plugin that brings WordPress.com features to self-hosted WordPress.org sites, so all of its functions are already built-in here at WordPress.com, even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/jetpack/
PuSHPress: This is already built-in here, even under the free plan.
Really Simple SSL: All sites here have a free SSL certificate, even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/domains/https-ssl/
Subscribe / Connect / Follow Widget: We have some options for that, even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/subscriptions-and-newsletters/
VaultPress: All sites here are backed up regularly, even under the free plan. With plans below the Business plan, we can restore in cases of a dire emergency. With the Business and eCommerce plan, you can restore at any time to any state: https://wordpress.com/support/restore/
W3 Total Cache: We already have caching built-in, even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/clear-your-sites-cache/
WP Clean Up: We automatically take care of all database optimization here, even under the free plan.
Yoast SEO: We have a few SEO options available, some even under the free plan: https://wordpress.com/support/seo/
Please let us know if you have any more questions!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to go through the list and tell me what I do not need. So, if I remove those plugins would I be able to move it without a monthly paid plan?
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Right. You can move the site content over to WordPress.com for free. In order to move the domain, you will need an upgraded plan. You do not need the $25/month option though based on the plugins that
staff-blorbowent through already in their last reply.Looking at https://wordpress.com/plans/ You’ll see that both the $4 or $8 monthly plans will suit your current needs of moving the site and domain. The $8 monthly option has more advanced customization available and more than double the storage of the $4 option.
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Thank you so much for all of your time and help to aid in me resolving this issue!! I feel better now. :)
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