Moving to another host

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  qstar2083 · Member · Jun 7, 2014 at 11:43 am

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  hi

  i have been going through the support forums but am still a bit confused
  are you able to explain (step by step)
  how i can move my blog over to another host/server that i am currently paying for
  any help would be appreciated in the transition process.

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

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  timethief · Member · Jun 7, 2014 at 3:42 pm

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  To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme as they cannot be exported. See 3 below.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility 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/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jun 7, 2014 at 10:33 pm

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  Timethief has given you the full rundown.

  Take a look through those pages and let me know if you have any further questions. I’ll be happy to help.

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  qstar2083 · Member · Jun 9, 2014 at 5:18 am

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  Thanks guys
  Will def shout out when i need more help

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jun 9, 2014 at 4:58 pm

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  Happy to help.

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  justinleighbarry · Member · Jun 10, 2014 at 12:00 pm

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  hi
  how do i remove the comments box at the bottom of the page
  im at

  http://www.coolchangeservices.com.au

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  staff-ozmodiar · Staff · Jun 10, 2014 at 4:40 pm

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  @justinleighbarry

  I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble. However, coolchangeservices.com.au is a self-hosted WordPress.org blog, which we really can’t help with.

  To clear up any confusion, WordPress.com and WordPress.org are two different entities: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  WordPress.org has complete documentation and support sites for self-hosted/installed versions of WordPress.org at http://codex.wordpress.org/ and http://wordpress.org/support/