Migrate Followers

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  kandihamble · Member · Feb 20, 2017 at 9:08 pm

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  I got a new URL for my blog and want to migrate my followers to the new link. How do I do that?

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

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  kokkieh · Staff · Feb 21, 2017 at 12:42 pm

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  Hi there,

  Did you just change the URL for an existing site, or did you create a new site at the new URL?

  If it’s the first one, you don’t need to do anything. If it’s the second, please provide the URLs for both sites and I can help you with this.

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  kandihamble · Member · Feb 21, 2017 at 8:20 pm

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  Hi, kokkieh,

  I created a new site at a new URL.

  Old URL: https://eyekandiphotography.wordpress.com/
  New URL: http://www.kandihamble.com

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  timethief · Member · Feb 21, 2017 at 8:22 pm

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  Install the Jetpack plugin from http://jetpack.com on http://www.kandihamble.com and then follow these instructions:
  Moving Your Subscribers – WordPress.com to self-hosted site
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/#wordpress-com-to-self-hosted-site

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  kandihamble · Member · Feb 21, 2017 at 8:23 pm

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  I didn’t know I could just change the URL – that would have been so MUCH easier!

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  timethief · Member · Feb 21, 2017 at 8:23 pm

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  Not to worry as kokkieh will help you when he logs in again.

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  kandihamble · Member · Feb 21, 2017 at 10:09 pm

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  Thank you, timethief! Those directions helped me move everyone over!

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  timethief · Member · Feb 21, 2017 at 10:11 pm

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  Yay! I ❤️ happy endings.

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  kokkieh · Staff · Feb 22, 2017 at 7:23 am

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  I’m glad to see you got it figured out. Thanks for the help, @timethief!

  I can also move your stats from the WordPress.com site to the new Jetpack site if you want, but it looks like you maybe didn’t import all your posts to the new site. Be aware that if that’s the case, importing the stats over might not work properly, and we cannot delete the stats once they are imported, so let me know if you want to do that.