Is it possible to change over from WordPress.com to WordPress.org?
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I wanted to install a plug in that my company has made available but just found out there’s a difference between .com and .org. My website/blog is built on .com and from what I read in your support topics, plug ins are only available in .org. Also, it says only if the blog is self-hosted. I’m not sure about my blog. And lastly, can i change over to WordPress.org? Thank you for your response.
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Hi there,
Yes, plugins can only be installed on self-hosted sites running the software from WordPress.org.
We have a Guided Transfer service that will help you move your site to a self-hosted environment for a one-time fee:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
Or we have steps so that you can do it yourself here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org
-Alex G.
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Thx for the response. In your opinion, do you think I should keep WP.com instead of going through the “trouble” and expense of transferring over? Will I really be missing that much?? Not sure what to do!
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Another question, If I decide to stay with WP.com, can I change my theme with no problems?
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There’s pros and cons both to using WordPress.com or self-hosted w/ WordPress.org. A lot of it comes down to control over the specific needs for your site. I run multiple sites both on WordPress.com and self-hosted, it just depends on what I need for each.
In my opinion I can get a site up-and-running significantly faster on WordPress.com… so if I need it fast, or I really just want to blog and I won’t need to customize the software at all, that’s my go-to.
But if that plugin you mentioned is very important to you — it very well might be worth the time to set it up. If it’s just a ‘want’ and not a ‘need,’ maybe not. It’s all just preference.
What does the plugin do? I might be able to help you setup something similar here on WordPress.com.
Another question, If I decide to stay with WP.com, can I change my theme with no problems?
So long as it’s one of themes in our theme showcase, it only takes a few clicks to change a theme and most of your customizations (Custom Menu, Site Logo, etc) will carry over automatically.
However, if you plan on shopping for themes elsewhere, you won’t be able to upload them onto WordPress.com. Similar to our policy on plugins.
-Alex G.
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Thank you so much Alex….the plug in I wanted is offered by MLSP and it’s for email optins. I think I could do without it if I can’t get it. I was looking at something Hello Bar. I started to put that on my site but hit another wall because I can’t open the php file. Any suggestions? And then I’ll leave you alone. :)
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Thank you so much Alex….the plug in I wanted is offered by MLSP and it’s for email optins. I think I could do without it if I can’t get it. I was looking at something Hello Bar. I started to put that on my site but hit another wall because I can’t open the php file. Any suggestions? And then I’ll leave you alone. :)
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If you wanted to have people opt-in to email subscriptions for your blog posts, most folks on WordPress.com use the Follow Blog widget:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/widgets/follow-blog-widget/
If you need folks to opt-in to some other kind of email, a like a drip campaign or newsletter, you’ll probably use a service like MailChimp manage it. Those services typically provide the ability to create landing pages, and you can just link to their hosted landing page from your site. Here’s an example from another WordPress.com user:
How to Add a Mailchimp Newsletter to WordPress.Com Blog – with Style!
PHP files are normally opened/edited in a Text Editor like Notepad (windows), TextEdit (mac), or Sublime Text (either). To add PHP files to a website, you’d have to add them to your server and that’s not possible on WordPress.com, for the same reasons as plugins and themes.
-Alex G.
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