Transfer blog posts from wp.com to wp.org

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  mentalcritique · Member · Aug 3, 2011 at 10:48 pm

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  Based on the articles that I have read, it is not possible to implement a shopping cart on wp.com; however, the plugins are available on wp.org.

  Is it possible to transfer my blog posts and information to wp.org without starting all over? I need assistance with this.

  Thanks.

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  timethief · Member · Aug 3, 2011 at 11:03 pm

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  Yes it is. You begin by hiring a web host and setting up a free software install from WordPress.org. After you have set it up and equipped it with a theme and plugins you export your content out of the WordPress.com free hosted blog and import it into your new WordPress.org site.
  See here > http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org
  For a step by step DIY process see here > http://onecoolsitebloggingtips.com/2010/11/06/setting-up-a-self-hosted-wordpress-org-install/

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  valentlau · Member · Aug 4, 2011 at 3:05 am

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  WXR exports from WP are not imported to WP.com correctly. I would guess .org is exactly the same, in fact I expect .com is newer code than .org right?

  I’m in the same sit, can’t really move to self host