transferring blog? how is it done?

aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 3:56 pm
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i’m faced with a little bit of a problem. i’ve been blogging for almost a year on http://thedailycolumns.wordpress.com . when i started blogging i had also registered http://aniche.wordpress.com I realize now that I should have blogged on the latter address from the very beginning since it’s easier for people to identify my name with it. anyway is there way i can change my address to http://aniche.wordpress.com while maintaining all the posts on their original date from the other blog. any chance? any alternate solution?
can http://aniche.wordpress.com be redirected to my first blog?
raincoaster · Member · May 12, 2008 at 3:57 pm
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No, not unless staff want to do the redirect and you purchase the domain upgrade. Talk to them first.

You can transfer the posts from thedailycolumns to aniche.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 4:00 pm
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could you break it down to me?
what do i have to do? are u saying there’s a way my blog will look the same except for the site address?
do i have to chalk out money to get that done?
raincoaster · Member · May 12, 2008 at 4:02 pm
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You can export the contents of thedailycolumns and import to aniche and everything will be preserved. You can do that for free.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:39 pm
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what will happen to http://thedailycolumns.wordpress.com i still have that as well right? in case i want to leave a note announcing the site change.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:40 pm
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and also how exactly do i export the blog?
thank you for all the help.
lingermedia · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:42 pm
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Dashboard > Manage > Export, it won’t delete anything just take a copy.

Go to your new one Dashboard > Manage > Import.

Go and make a post on your old blog that you’ve moved and your done.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:45 pm
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are there any downsides to doing it? it’s routine stuff right? alright i’m going to give it a shot. thanks everyone.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:45 pm
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will the widgets also be preserved?
raincoaster · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:48 pm
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Nothing will be deleted from the old blog, not even widgets. But widgets will not be imported into the new blog. Only blog post contents and comments.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:49 pm
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oh ok, alright that’s what i wanted to know. i worded it incorrectly. thanks RC!
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:51 pm
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i can delete the XLS file after uploading can’t i? i don’t need it anymore right?
raincoaster · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:54 pm
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Yes, but it’s a good backup in case of problems. Some people download it weekly.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 5:55 pm
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wow, ok, i’m learning all this for the first time. i’ll remember that. thanks Rain!
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 7:00 pm
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alright i’ve reached a bump in the road. i was importing the xls file and everything looked to going fine until the step 2 of importing process came where i had to assign author. i selected my id and pressed submit but after that nothing loaded. i waited for like 20 mins still nothing happened at the end of which 503 error was shown.what’s wrong? does it normally take that long a time? the xls file was just about 2 MB.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 7:13 pm
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any help?
raincoaster · Member · May 12, 2008 at 7:18 pm
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Try again. Sometimes it runs into a glitch.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 8:06 pm
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still no luck? it’s taking forever. nothing’s happening. wonder what’s wrong.
raincoaster · Member · May 12, 2008 at 8:12 pm
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Search some of the older threads on imports to check. With a file that small there shouldn’t be a problem.
aniche · Member · May 12, 2008 at 9:05 pm
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nothing’s happening i’m still getting timed out :( it drags like hell after selecting the author bit. and then 30 mins of waiting and i get timed out.

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