Moving to WordPress.org

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  rescuedrover · Member · Mar 17, 2014 at 1:52 am

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  I have the premium version of wordpress.com and have my own domain name. I’d like to consider moving it off site, but I’m not sure how to do this and if I already have a hosting account somewhere for the http://www.rescuedrover.com domain name since I’ve paid the yearly subscription. I’d like to be able to use plug-ins and since it is not possible I may do the switch.

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  thatrobyn · Member · Mar 18, 2014 at 8:26 pm

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  Hello there!

  You can transfer your domain name, rescuedrover.com, to your new server at any time you wish. Here are some details about how you’d go about making that change:

  Transfer a Domain to Another Registrar

  If you choose to transfer to WordPress.org in order to utilize plugins, this guide will step you through the process of moving your site:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

  As we only support sites hosted here at WordPress.com, all issues with the new site – including the importing of the file – must be taken to the WordPress.org support community:

  http://wordpress.org/support/

  If you’d like assistance moving your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org, we have a service called Guided Transfer that does all the work for you. Check it out to see if it’s right for you:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much and best of luck, if you choose to launch a self-hosted site!