Upgrade after I move my blog

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  nanal12 · Member · Mar 2, 2015 at 5:05 pm

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  Hello!

  I recently paid an upgrade for my website and I was wondering what happens with it in case I move my blog to wordpress.org.

  Thanks so much in advance!

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

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  timethief · Member · Mar 2, 2015 at 5:08 pm

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  Upgrades are available for purchase and implementation on WordPress.COM hosted blogs only.

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  nanal12 · Member · Mar 2, 2015 at 5:15 pm

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  Ok, so this means that I either choose a free WordPress.org template or pay for an upgrade for my WordPress.org blog?

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  timethief · Member · Mar 2, 2015 at 5:18 pm

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  To move your content you need to create an XML export file of your content. It will not include the theme as they cannot be exported. See 3 below. You can move your domain see 4 below.

  Note: Premium Themes that are licensed for WordPress.com use only cannot be transferred to self-hosted WordPress.org sites. http://en.support.wordpress.com/themes/premium-themes/

  Also note that if you have purchased a premium theme you will have to contact the theme designer and request a wordpress.org version of it.

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are completely separate.
  http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  1. Hire a web host http://wordpress.org/hosting/

  2. Set up a WordPress.org install and equip it with a theme and plugins.
  http://wordpress.org/themes/
  http://wordpress.org/plugins/

  3. Export your content out of your WordPress.com blog http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/ and import it into the install.

  4. Purchase a site redirect upgrade from wordpress.com
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/ or if you have domain mapping then update the nameservers http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/domain-management/

  5. Transfer subscribers and stats. See http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/moving-your-subscribers/

  6. Set your wordpress.com blog visibility to private. To change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Alternatively you can purchase a Guided Transfer and Staff will do the move and set up for you http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  NOTE: WordPress.com and WordPress.org have different log-ins and run different versions of themes with same names. If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there and receive advice from WordPress.ORG bloggers.

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  nanal12 · Member · Mar 2, 2015 at 5:18 pm

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  Great! Thank you so much!

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  timethief · Member · Mar 2, 2015 at 5:21 pm

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  There is no Staff support at WordPress.ORG. There your find peer support forums and free WordPress.ORG software.

  WordPress.COM and WordPress.ORG are completely separate and have different logins, features, run different versions of some themes with the same names, and have separate support documentation and separate support forums. Read the differences here http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  If you don’t have a username account at WordPress.ORG click http://wordpress.org/support/ and register one on the top right hand corner of the page that opens, so you can post to the support forums there.

  Resetting your WordPress.ORG password http://codex.wordpress.org/Resetting_Your_Password
  WordPress.org support docs are at https://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page