Moving blog to another server help!

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  rockstargamesuncut · Member · May 28, 2007 at 9:18 pm

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  Hi,

  I’m using WordPress.com to host my free blog, so is it possible somehow to move my blog to another new server aand still keep all my posts, comments, links ect? if so then how? Thanks!

  kind regards,
  Tom

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  timethief · Member · May 28, 2007 at 9:21 pm

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  You could start by reading this http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/05/07/can-i-migrate-my-blog-from-here-to-another-blog-somewhere-else/

  You have not specified where you intend to move your blog to. If you have hired a web host and that host downloads a free blog template from http://wordpress.org then the contents of your wordpress.com blog can be easily imported into it. If that is the case this may be helpful wordpress blog import and export
  In the old blog click Manage -> Export -> and save the file
  In the new blog click Manage -> Import -> and upload the file
  This does not move any pictures or other uploads though – you have to do that manually.

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  rockstargamesuncut · Member · May 28, 2007 at 10:17 pm

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  I intend to move my blog to TopClassHosts, so can I still move it? Thanksfor replying by the way!

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  raincoaster · Member · May 28, 2007 at 10:24 pm

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  If you read the first link TT gave you, you’ll see you can still move it, but it might not be as smooth.

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  rockstargamesuncut · Member · May 28, 2007 at 10:31 pm

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  Ok thanks! Just asking but what do you mean by ‘not be as smooth’. What problems might I face? Just would like to know before I go and pay for my hosting. Thanks a lot!

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  rockstargamesuncut · Member · May 28, 2007 at 10:59 pm

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  Anyone help me a little more? I would truley appreciate it! Thanks!

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  trent · Member · May 28, 2007 at 11:10 pm

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  It really is simple to move the content. Got the impression from your blog at http://rockstargamesuncut.wordpress.com/ that you don’t have many images. Once you leave wordpress.com you will not be supported here, but there is lots of support at http://wordpress.org/support/ and that is also the place that you download wordpress from. The link that timethief gave you shows you how to export you content. It again is at this FAQ and there is many other articles on moving to another host with these articles.

  Hope that helps.

  Trent

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  timethief · Member · May 28, 2007 at 11:22 pm

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  /nod to Trent

  The link I provided above for importing from a wordpress.com blog into a wordpress template downloaded from http://wordpress.org is “broken” so here it is again importing and exporting wordpress blogs