transfer files to new blog host

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  bordeauxblvd · Member · May 30, 2015 at 6:44 pm

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  I have a new host and I need to transfer the files

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 30, 2015 at 7:08 pm

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  No problem! You can export your blog files following the steps here:

  Export Your Website’s Content

  Are you planning on leaving your domain (bordeauxblvd.com) registered at WordPress.com and pointing it to the new host or transferring the registration all together?

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  bordeauxblvd · Member · May 30, 2015 at 10:36 pm

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  Thank you! So I did the export thing but a lot of images and my theme didn’t transfer over. I’m staying registered with WordPress but with a diff host now

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · May 31, 2015 at 3:17 pm

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  Just so I understand correctly, you’re moving from WordPress.com to a self-hosted WordPress.org site. Correct?

  Your theme will not transfer over with the export. You will need to set that up separately for your self-hosted site. You can find a download link for the Plane theme to use on your self-hosted site here:

  https://wordpress.com/themes/plane

  For images, those should all transfer over though. Have you noticed you’re only missing images on certain posts (in a certain date range)? Can you try re-importing the export file? This will not duplicate any posts, but it should bring across any missing media items.

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  bordeauxblvd · Member · Jun 1, 2015 at 2:27 am

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  I’m moving it to Bluehost actually….idk if that changes anything

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  jeremeylduvall · Member · Jun 1, 2015 at 3:56 pm

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  Nope! That shouldn’t change anything. The export/import should work as normal. Did you try running the import at Bluehost? If that doesn’t work, I’ll send you the export file of your site in a broken down version. I suspect that uploading the large file is tripping a limit at Bluehost.