Shopstyle Widget

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    oliviacorin26 · Member ·

    Hello!
    I am recently thinking about expanding my blog and maybe switching over to a self hosting wordpress.org site. I am not familiar with coding very much so it makes me nervous to do that. The reason behind this is because I was admitted in to shopstyle and really want to add it to my page.
    After a lot of research I came to the conclusion I can not add that link to my wordpress.COM site.. Which is a real bummer for me, because I think it would open up new opportunities for my brand.
    All of that to say, how hard is it to switch over to wordpress.ORG? Is there a way to keep the site I have now, with the content I have, or do I have to build the whole thing from scratch again… Because I don’t know if I can do that.
    Any tips or help is appreciated, I definitely feel stuck.
    Thanks!

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

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    timethief · Member ·

    Be aware that you need a Business plan to have an e-commerce site hosted by wordpress.COM.

    Business Plan http://wordpress.com/pricing

    The Business upgrade includes:
    • Google analytics
    • Footer Credit Options https://en.support.wordpress.com/footer-credits/
    • SEO Tools https://en.support.wordpress.com/seo-tools/
    • The ability to install most plugins https://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/ including woocommerce and the ability to install third party themes. https://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/#uploading-custom-themes

    If you do not purchase a Business plan you can read and act on what follows.

    Provided you are selling only what you yourself make or a providing service that you personally provide on a wordpress.COM site, or you are asking for donations you have two options.

    (1) PayPal – Know that the only instructions that will work for posting a PayPal donation button on a WordPress.com blog are found here http://en.support.wordpress.com/paypal/
    Note that the PayPal email link is not supported and PayPal customization options are not supported either https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/paypal-button-41?replies=12#post-2517229 This is not likely to be changed any time soon, if at all.

    Some bloggers create a contact form https://en.support.wordpress.com/contact-form/ on a page and after the people have made a PayPal donation they provide the link to a private page for downloading files. Maybe that will work for you.
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/
    http://en.support.wordpress.com/pages/page-visibility/

    (2) If you set up an eCommerce site somewhere else online you can create a custom menu http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/ and include a custom link to that site in it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/menus/#adding-custom-links

    If what I provided above in my first response and in my second one here at (1) and (2) do not suit you, then this guide will explain how to move your WordPress.com site to another hosting platform: Moving to Self-Hosted WordPress http://move.wordpress.com

    All of that to say, how hard is it to switch over to wordpress.ORG?

    I do not recommend switching unless your are convinced you can handle doing all your own software and plugin updates on your own. There is no staff support for WordPress.ORG software installs. There are peer support forums only at http://wordpress.org/support/

    Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org means you will have additional responsibilities and if something goes wrong, you have to figure it out and fix it. Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org means you will be responsible for all installations, all WordPress.org software upgrades, all backups and all troubleshooting. Current backups are critically important. They must be done frequently and the database must likewise be backed up frequently. If you have recent backup and something goes wrong, you can reasonably easily restore your site and not lose much data.

    Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org means your new site will be starting all over again when it comes to earning authority and Page Rank. The Google Page Rank and Technorati authority and rank for your content belong to the root blog ie. the original WordPress.com URL for the blog.

    Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org means purchasing domain mapping or an offsite redirect, so readers will seamlessly transferred between the URLs. Because when you purchase a domain name and move your content from WordPress.com to WordPress.org a new URL all the old links will be broken and visitors will experience a 404 (page not found) if you don’t.

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    timethief · Member ·

    Is there a way to keep the site I have now, with the content I have, or do I have to build the whole thing from scratch again… Because I don’t know if I can do that.

    You will be able to export and import your content only, not the theme and not any widgets. Please read https://move.wordpress.com/exportimport-content/

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