Moving a wordpress.com site

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  chamberlandmi · Member · Nov 26, 2014 at 6:33 am

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  How do I back up a wordpress.com database? I would like to make a development version of my free wordpress.com site. and also move it to a self hosted wordpress install where I can use plugins. Can I move the complete site? If so, how? Tools->export just doesn’t seem to back up enough stuff.

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 26, 2014 at 7:20 am

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  Tools->Export exports everything that can be exported. We do not have access to the fundamental databases, php, etc here. That’s all you can do.

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  lubmir2k · Member · Nov 26, 2014 at 7:31 am

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  I believe that that Guided Transfer might be a solution; however it’s not free.

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  lubmir2k · Member · Nov 26, 2014 at 7:32 am

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  Oh, I forgot to add that you have to have your hosting on one of the recommended hosts.

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  chamberlandmi · Member · Dec 1, 2014 at 7:20 pm

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  I hear ya. That makes sense now. Thank you for that help.