Switching To .org

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  bradwithabackpack · Member · Nov 17, 2013 at 10:51 pm

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  I have a few questions about switching wordpress.com blog over to .org

  1. I bought my domain already, the cost of the domain name is covered with .org, when my yearly renewal is due with GoDaddy and I choose not to renew it, will I keep still keep my domain with .org at no charge?

  2. I have no clue about running a blog, I guess mine is OK but I know that .org is much more DIY. I will use something like Bluehost which takes care of the installation but will it be more difficult to create posts, change themes, and overall design of the page?

  I hope to work towards building the blog up enough that maybe I get some ads on there. This isn’t my main reason for the blog but it would be a bonus. It’s certainly my main reason for possibly switching to .org, the ad opportunities just aren’t there with the .com version.

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  timethief · Member · Nov 17, 2013 at 11:07 pm

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  Hi there,
  We don’t provide support for WordPress.ORG software installs here at WordPress.COM. 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.

  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. To create a backup blog here at WordPress.com change blog visibility to private > 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/