WordPress.com to .org help for a newbie!

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  janeblackbirdpie · Member · Jul 4, 2015 at 12:01 pm

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  Hi! I want to transfer my wordpress.com site to wordpress.org.
  I have signed up with Bluehost. I have bought a new theme, which they are going to install. BUT i don’t know what the heck i need to do to actually make the transition to .org I want to keep the same website URL. Please people some simple steps for me in plain english would be hugely appreciated!

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  rwaynick · Staff · Jul 4, 2015 at 12:15 pm

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  Hi janeblackbirdpie,

  Start with this support page: https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

  I want to keep the same website URL

  According to Who.is, your URL is registered with 1 & 1. Once your new WordPress.org site is set up you’ll need to point your DNS away from WordPress.com and towards 1 & 1.

  https://help.1and1.com/domains-c36931/manage-domains-c79822/dns-c37586/use-your-own-name-server-for-a-1and1-domain-a594904.html

  Let me know if you have any other questions.

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  janeblackbirdpie · Member · Jul 4, 2015 at 12:35 pm

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  Thanks! Will give that a shot. J

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  janeblackbirdpie · Member · Jul 4, 2015 at 2:24 pm

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  Thanks! Will give that a shot. J