Wordpress.com to self hosted transfer?
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How do you transfer a wordpress.com blog to a self hosted domain. The domain name is purchased through GoDaddy and will be hosted through GoDaddy.
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Thanks for the help.
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Thank you for your help.
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Open mouth - insert foot. Sorry- that's what I get for cruising the forum too late at night without the brain fully engaged. You're right on. I moved WP sites from Godaddy to Hostgator, etc., not from wordpress.com.
Good call on that one, Klarke.
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He has a wordpress.com site. How is he going to install plugins?
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Hi Joel,
I just used a really helpful plugin called Backup Buddy (I'm not an affiliate):
http://pluginbuddy.com/purchase/backupbuddy/
I used it to move two different wordpress sites. It worked really well.
By the way, my experience hosting WP sites on Godaddy has not been great- page load speeds are awful, even with a content delivery network (I use MaxCDN).
Good luck!
Will
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A 301 redirect is available as an upgrade. $12 per year.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/
You'll need it if you want to ensure your site continues ranking after you switch to a new self hosted domain.
Before you do the 301, you need to do a Tools > Export on the old site and then Tools > Import on the new site and be sure to tick download attachments.
Good luck.
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