Transferring readers from wordpress .com to .org

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  lindseyrhodes · Member · Oct 4, 2013 at 9:22 pm

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  I found in the support forums that you guys would transfer ‘followers’ over from a .com to a .org blog. I’d like to do that please!

  Thanks

  move to lrstitched.com

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Oct 4, 2013 at 9:28 pm

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  Provided you have installed and activated the JetPack plugin http://jetpack.me on your WordPress.org install, and you post the relevant URL(s) into a forum thread, Staff will do the transfer of both subscribers and stats for you. I have tagged this thread for their attention.

  Optionally, on your WordPress.com site from which you’ll want to transfer your followers, post a notice telling your site’s followers that you’ll be moving, and that their subscriptions will be going along with you. This is because, while your email subscribers will continue to receive email notifications of new posts as before, WordPress.com followers will only see new posts in the Reader. They will not receive email updates unless they subscribe to receive those on your new site, which they can do if you’ve added the Subscriptions widget. http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  Please subscribe to the thread so you are notified when Staff respond and please be patient while waiting.

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  rachelmcr · Member · Oct 7, 2013 at 3:54 pm

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  Hi there, I started the process to transfer your followers to your new WordPress.org blog at lrstitched.com, as requested. They should appear on your .org blog soon.

  Your email followers will continue to receive email updates, and your WordPress.com followers will continue to see your new posts in the Reader. If your WordPress.com followers would like to receive email updates, as well, they can subscribe via email on your new blog.

  Please let me know if you have any questions about that!