Switching Web Site Hosts

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  kidamedart · Member · Nov 15, 2018 at 3:24 pm

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  I’m looking to switch web hosts, how difficult will it be and do I have to worry about losing my domain name and SEO rankings?

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  neelgajjar · Member · Nov 15, 2018 at 3:37 pm

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  Hi there,

  I’m looking to switch web hosts, how difficult will it be

  You can transfer to wordpress.com from any host running with WordPress in just few steps

  Check the Detailed guide to host your website on wordpress.com

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/view-all/

  I have to worry about losing my domain name

  No you have to worry about loosing your domain as you can transfer it to wordpress.com for free with any paid plan.

  You can read detailed guide regarding it in below link

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/incoming-domain-transfer/

  Hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.
  Thanks!

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  drpapul · Member · Nov 15, 2018 at 3:54 pm

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  Hi, kidamedart,

  From your question, it is not very clear if you are planning to switch from WordPress.com to a self-hosted WordPress.org site or Viceversa.

  If you are requiring assistance in moving from WordPress.com to self-hosted WordPress.org then you can take the help of WordPress.com Guided Transfer.

  If you are planning to do the reverse, that is moving from self-hosted WordPress.org to WordPress.com then you may want to have a look at this official support link https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-from-self-hosted-wordpress-to-wordpress-com/

  Note: If your domain is hosted elsewhere, you would also need to point your domain to WordPress.com nameservers. That is called domain mapping. Find the details here at this official support link

  Regarding the SEO: Does it affect your SEO on changing hosts? It depends on the type of your site.

  When you are changing hosts there are also associated changes. Changing website hosts should not have any adverse effects on your SEO and rankings as long as you follow the correct approach depending on your website type.

  If the site is a small static one that just a few web pages, the shift should be straightforward.

  The issue surfaces when you are planning to move a site with a huge database that has lots of pages, complex hosting, redundancy factors, multiple plugins, and other techs. Point to note: It depends on the type of the site.