WordPress.com to Self-hosted Migration

There are a lot of instructions on line regarding blog migration from WordPress.com to your own self-hosted wordpress site. These instructions are based on our experience trying to follow those instructions and have a few important steps that we figured out on our own.

1. Login to www.wordpress.com
2. Go to Tools > Export
3. Login into new site
4. Go to Tools > Import > WordPress
• select Download and import file attachments
• continue to export and import the files until the “All Done” prompt appears at the bottom of the page
5. Delete any dummy posts you have created

Domain Management

If you’re hosting your domain name with wordpress follow the instructions to change your nameserver information.