Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org

Moving from WordPress.com to Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.orgWordPress.org

In this Session…In this Session…

Which WordPress is right for you? Making the move What your new responsibilities are Q&A

Slides will be available at learnwp.ca

For a Personal BlogFor a Personal Blog.com is awesome!.com is awesome!

It's Free You don't need a domain name (but you can use

one if you want to) It's as Easy as 1-2-3:

create blog - pick theme - start writing No technical knowledge required to get started Maintenance is taken care of for you Your blog is part of the huge .com community

330 million visitors, viewing 3.4 billion pages every month!

Toronto blogger Neil Pasrichaknows from experience thatWordPress.com is awesome!

Where WordPresss.com can take you...Where WordPresss.com can take you...

Where WordPresss.com can take you...Where WordPresss.com can take you...Toronto blogger Neil Pasricha – 1000awesomethings.com

Why move to .org?Why move to .org?

Monetize your blog with ads Choose from thousands of free and

premium themes Customize your own theme Plugins! Integrate your blog and website with

WordPress as a CMS

Getting Started ...Getting Started ...

1. Register a Domain name2. Signup for Hosting3. Set the DNS (domain name servers)

If you’ve registered your domain through WordPress.com you can update the nameservers to point it to your new host.

4. Install WordPress to the ROOT directory on the server of your hosting account! WordPress is NOT a program to install on your computer.

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Hire MoversHire Movers

For $129.00 you can pay WordPress.com to install WordPress for

you on the host company and handle

the entire move for you.

It’s called a Guided Transfer

Frequently Asked QuestionsFrequently Asked Questions What happens to my old .com blog?

You will continue to own the blog. It will remain at wordpress.com (hidden) unless you intentionally choose to delete it.

Will my blog be under maintenance during the move?Once you purchase the guided transfer, a Happiness Engineer will set up a day to perform the transfer. The entire process is transparent to your readers.

What happens to my Google page rank if I use the Guided Transfer to move to a new host? All of your blog traffic will be seamlessly redirected to your new site if you already had a custom domain at WordPress.com. If you didn’t, the old subdomain.wordpress.com URL can be redirected with a Site Redirect upgrade.

I purchased a premium theme at WordPress.com. Will it be transferred? No, Premium themes purchased at WordPress.com are only valid at WordPress.com.

I have blog followers, will they be transferred? Yes, all your email followers and subscribers will be transferred to your new site.

Or…Or…

Do it yourself for free

Moving Day: PackingMoving Day: Packing Login to your wordpress.com dashboard Tools -> Export to download an eXtended

RSS (WXR) file of your blog’s content. By default the export is set to

everything Download the export file

Moving Day: UnpackingMoving Day: UnpackingLogin to your .org installation at yourdomain.ca/wp-admin

Go to Tools -> Import -> WordPress (to install the WordPress Importer Plugin)

Activate and Run the Importer Browse your computer for the WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR) file ->

click Upload file and import You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users on

the blog. For each author, you may choose to map to an existing user on the blog or to create a new user.

Import attachments to bring your images over from wordpress.com. Videos uploaded to WordPress.com cannot be moved through the import process.

Change of AddressChange of AddressTake your readers with you

Go back to your .com site and purchase the $13/year Site Redirect upgrade from the Store page in your dashboard.

Enter the new domain or address where you want your .com traffic to be redirected.

Getting Settled InGetting Settled In Delete the Sample Page, Post, and

Comment added during the WordPress installation

Install your favourite .com plugins Choose and activate a theme Customize your banner, background Setup your widgets Create menus for your navigation

Lock the door!

Akismet Activate Get an API key Decide what it’s

worth to youFast Secure Contact Form

Adds a contact form to your Contact page.

Uses Akismet to flag spam Option of a captcha code to

further prevent spam

New ResponsibilitiesNew Responsibilities Updates – WordPress core & plugins Backups Domain and Hosting Renewals

Keep Track of Important Info:Keep Track of Important Info:1. Domain Registrar:

login, date renewal due

2. Host Company:login, support phone number

3. FTP Credentials

4. Your WordPress admin login

Q & Eh?Q & Eh?

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