Moving a site from GoDaddy to WordPress

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  ginkworld · Member · Nov 26, 2022 at 4:30 pm

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  I am trying to determine how I move an site over from GoDaddy – I ma looking to have the Premium Plan – do I need the plan before I move things over?

  WP.com: Yes
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  ryrhino00 · Member · Nov 27, 2022 at 9:27 am

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  Hi,

  Please read this information that explains how to move your site to wordpress.com

  https://wordpress.com/support/domains/incoming-domain-transfer/

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  boredtaiga · Member · Nov 27, 2022 at 12:16 pm

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  Hi,

  You can find more information on importing your site content here: https://wordpress.com/support/import/import-an-entire-wordpress-site/

  In case you wish to import your custom theme/plugins as well, you will need to purchase the Business or eCommerce plan subscription. Otherwise, you would only need to purchase the plan subscription, once you have your site content (tags, categories, pages and posts) imported over to your WordPress.com-hosted website, just before you transfer your domain name as well.

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  boredtaiga · Member · Nov 29, 2022 at 3:53 pm

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  Hi,

  To migrate your site over as it is, you will need to purchase the Business or eCommerce plan subscription. Plugins and your custom theme can only be transferred over as they are if you have one of those two subscriptions active on your WordPress.com-hosted website. In case you wish to use the Premium plan subscription then you will need to redesign your website by choosing a premium theme provided by WordPress.com and you will also lose access to any of the third-party plugins you were using with your GoDaddy-hosted website.

  You can follow the instructions here to transfer your site content over: https://wordpress.com/support/import/import-an-entire-wordpress-site/ – you don’t necessarily need to pre-purchase and have the Premium plan active on the site, you can do that after the content migration also.

  However, to be able to transfer your domain name as well, you will need to have an active site subscription plan already. You can follow the instructions for transferring/mapping your domain name to WordPress.com after you’re done with your content import here: https://wordpress.com/support/domain-connection-vs-domain-transfer/

  Let us know if you may need further assistance or if you get stuck anywhere!

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  amiteshg93 · Member · Nov 29, 2022 at 3:53 pm

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  Hello there,

  The first thing you need to do is create a free site address, which you can do here
  The content of the site can now be imported over.
  You can accomplish that step by following these instructions: https://wordpress.com/support/import/import-an-entire-wordpress-site

  It is then possible to map or transfer the domains. As part of your hosting plan, you get one domain.
  here’s an article you might find helpful: https://wordpress.com/support/domain-connection-vs-domain-transfer

  Let us know if you have any further questions.

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  amiteshg93 · Member · Nov 29, 2022 at 3:53 pm

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  Hello there,

  The first thing you need to do is create a free site address, which you can do here
  The content of the site can now be imported over.
  You can accomplish that step by following these instructions: https://wordpress.com/support/import/import-an-entire-wordpress-site

  It is then possible to map or transfer the domains. As part of your hosting plan, you get one domain.
  here’s an article you might find helpful: https://wordpress.com/support/domain-connection-vs-domain-transfer

  Let us know if you have any further questions.
  :)