WordPress.com transferring to WordPress.Org

• 

  mezzoanne · Member · Mar 24, 2019 at 1:26 pm

  • Copy link
  • Add topic to favorites

  Hi, I was hoping to get some help with an issue I’m having.

  I pointed my domain from Go Daddy to Host Gator but had already started a wordpress.com website.

  I cannot log in with the username and password Hostgator provided. Is this because I already have a WordPress account previously set up?

  I do not have the same interface as the tutorials I am watching. Eg. Add a Theme and additional plugs in, the option to delete plug ins etc. Upon further research, I realised it was because I was working in WordPress.com. Can I easily export my WordPress.com website to WordPress.Org – is it free to use and how do you install it?

  I would appreciate any assistance regarding this.

  Thank you,
  Maryanne (a confused beginner in this website world)

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

• 

  gouessej · Member · Mar 24, 2019 at 1:50 pm

  • Copy link

  Hello

  I advise you to look at this article to understand the differences between wordpress.com and wordpress.org:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  You can import the contents of your WordPress.com blog to your WordPress.org blog that way:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/import/

  You talk about your domain name but not about your host. HostGator has a plan including WordPress.org:
  https://www.hostgator.com/apps/wordpress-hosting

  Good luck

• 

  mezzoanne · Member · Mar 24, 2019 at 10:03 pm

  • Copy link

  thank you very much for your help you have been extremely helpful and I appreciate this.

• 

  gouessej · Member · Mar 24, 2019 at 10:08 pm

  • Copy link

  You’re welcome.