Rollover my other site

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  hiffba74243078a · Member · Jan 31, 2024 at 5:12 pm

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  I’d like to rollover my JustinKBrady.com site to WordPress. The site is presently a WordPress site on a different host. Is that possible without losing my domain authority and existing blogs / podcast pages?

  WP.com: Yes
  Jetpack: Yes
  Correct account: Yes

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  aisajib · Member · Feb 1, 2024 at 8:56 am

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  Hi there!

  You can certainly move your site as-is to WordPress.com without losing your domain or any of the content. I recommend using the following method to import your site to WordPress.com:

  

  Import a Website » Import using Move to WordPress.com

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  Use the Move to WordPress.com plugin to migrate a self-hosted WordPress site to WordPress.com. Follow the steps in this guide to import your site (including your content, media, plugins, and theme) directly from your wp-admin dashboard. Prerequisites To follow the steps in this guide, you will need: Your source site: a WordPress site with any other hosting provider (referred to as a se

  I also recommend moving your domain as the last step. That way, you can import your site’s content to WordPress.com, make any customizations as needed, and generally ensure everything is working correctly before pointing or transferring your domain to WordPress.com.

  I suggest starting with the WordPress.com Creator plan, as it supports plugins, which you’ll use to migrate all content. It also ensures your site’s existing themes and plugins are migrated and enables advanced hosting features (like automatic real-time backups) on your site.

  If you’re ready, click here to get started!

  Feel free to let us know if you have more questions.