moving blog site/changing url?
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Confused on what my options are to change my existing wordpress url to another wordpress url without losing my stats, if possible.
The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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See here http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/
Then see here http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/
If you want to change the .wordpress.com blog address ie. the URL starting with http:// then you must be logged in as Admin under the exact same username account that registered the blog to do that and the URL you desire must be available. If so, then you can change the URL by using the guide I linked to above.
Be sure to locate the correct page http://en.support.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/dashboard-e1371648470893.png
Changing a URL is a permanent and irreversible act. No changed or deleted blog URLs are recycled here, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
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Know that the site URL is where the stats accrue to and if you do not purchase a site redirect upgrade then all the links to the original URLs will be broken everywhere they appear on the internet, and the new site will start from zero page rank and zero authority.
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@timethief if I purchase site redirect upgrade will my comments, followers, stats be transferred? ty.
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Yes. The content stays where it is and all that changes is the URL. After you purchase the upgrade Staff can move your stats and subscribers for you.
However, if your blog is new and does not have authority in the niche and a pagerank or many followers, then purchasing the site redirect upgrade does not make make much sense.
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@timethief Can I simply change my url now, and later decide to get the site redirect if I feel the need? Or do I have to purchase that first? Also, the moment I change the url, does the previous url become inactive completely? As in, I can never go back to it? Ty again.
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Yes you can change your .wordpress.com URL now.
Your blog is new and has no pagerank or authority so I would not buy a site redirect.
In the future you can purchase your own domain name as described here http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/register-domain/If you delete any blog URL here at WordPress.com it cannot be recycled and registered and used again by you or anyone else so watch out for step 7. here http://en.support.wordpress.com/changing-blog-address/
Frankly, I think your URL is a good one and I would not change it unless you plan to have different content than what it implies.
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@timethief are there any downsides to changing my url? like what will i lose by doing so? i honestly just find it a bit silly and am wanting to change it to theshruthtruth.wordpress.com or something….
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There is no downside given the fact that your blog here has only a single post in it. https://confessionsofateenintrovert.wordpress.com/
You can export and import that post into the new blog. See here http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-between-wordpress-com-blogs
To change blog visibility of the old one to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/
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@timethief oh no, I definitely have more than one post, haha. (scroll down, click “older posts”)
I have 24 published posts total. Is exporting and importing a better option or changing the site url or are they both the same thing? I’ve been on WordPress awhile but rarely do I mess with the settings so I know very little about all of this.
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Oh! Yes export the content out of the old blog https://confessionsofateenintrovert.wordpress.com/ and import in into the new one at http://theshruthtruth.wordpress.com/ knowing that exports are copies. The originals stay exactly where they are now unless you choose to delete them.
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