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  jaydhcameron · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 6:45 pm

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  I’m thinking of purchasing the Premium Upgrade. However, does the premium account allow me to download plug-ins and have an FTP site?

  Does it allow me to change the CSS of my current theme? What about changing the HTML of my current theme?

  WordPress.com Premium [Redirects to Plans]

  Thanks
  Jay

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 8:56 pm

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  Hi Jay!

  However, does the premium account allow me to download plug-ins and have an FTP site?

  No. Only managing a self-hosted site that is running a free, downloadable version of WordPress will allow you to add plugins and have FTP access.

  Does it allow me to change the CSS of my current theme? What about changing the HTML of my current theme?

  You will have access to adjust your theme’s CSS. You cannot change the theme’s HTML, but you can write HTML code within the content of your posts, pages, and widgets.

  I think this could be helpful…it’s a document outlining the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  Please let us know if you have any other questions. Thanks much!

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  jaydhcameron · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 9:00 pm

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  Thanks Robyn.

  I understand there is a transfer price, but I can also transfer to a self-hosted site myself. Is it difficult to do? Will I lose any content or URL’s if I switch over to another server?

  Jay

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 9:13 pm

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  Jay, I don’t think you’ll have a difficult time with the transfer. My suggestion is to find a host that is WordPress friendly. Most of them are, but we do suggest these:
  http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  You should also download a free copy of Jetpack and load it on the new server. That will make your transfer even more seamless. Plus if there are any WordPress.com features you like, you’ll be able to use many of them on your WordPress.org site.
  http://jetpack.me/

  All you’ll need to do is install a theme on your new site, export all your content from your old site, and install into the new. You’ll want to keep in mind that media files transfer as attachments, rather than as individual files. This means, if you want them to transfer, they must be attached to a post or page. Otherwise, you’ll have to manually load them onto the new server.

  Here’s some export/import support:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/

  Let me know if you have any other questions. Cheers!

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  jaydhcameron · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 9:20 pm

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  And if I use another host, such as ParaFx, how do I start the transfer?

  Is there a step by step process posted somewhere – from Free WordPress Blog to hosted server?

  Thanks

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  thatrobyn · Member · Jul 25, 2014 at 9:26 pm

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  Certainly!

  This guide will step you through the process of moving your site to a WordPress.org instance:

  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/

  Best of luck with this!