{"id":30855,"date":"2021-05-05T06:36:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T06:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/tutorials\/?p=30855"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:24:49","slug":"moving-from-wordpress-com-to-wordpress-org","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/in\/tutorials\/moving-from-wordpress-com-to-wordpress-org","title":{"rendered":"Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org: A comprehensive guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

As your site grows, moving from WordPress.com<\/strong> to WordPress.org<\/strong> will become inevitable, as the latter provides more control, customization options, and features.<\/p>

If you’re looking to migrate your site to the self-hosted WordPress.org, this guide will cover all the essential steps you need to know. By the end of the article, you’ll be able to make a smooth transition without losing any content.<\/p>

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What do you need to get started<\/h2>

First things first, you need a domain name and hosting service to set up a self-hosted WordPress site.<\/p>

Some web hosting providers offer both of these services in a single package. For example, if you buy one of Hostinger’s managed WordPress plans<\/a> for a year or longer, you will get a free custom domain name, including the popular .com<\/strong> extension.<\/p>

Each plan comes with everything you need to handle a larger audience, including unlimited bandwidth and a 99.9% uptime guarantee. Business <\/strong>and Cloud Startup <\/strong>users will also benefit from WordPress AI tools, which make it easy and fast to optimize your current site content and publish new blog posts.<\/p>

There is no need to worry about site performance either, as Hostinger uses LiteSpeed Cache for WordPress<\/a> for maximum speed. It works by storing a copy of your site content, so the server can load web pages much faster for future requests.<\/p>

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How to migrate a website from WordPress.com to WordPress.org using the export feature<\/h2>

This section will go over the migration process from WordPress.com to WordPress.org. Make sure you have access to your old WordPress.com site to initiate the move.<\/p>

1. Export content from your WordPress.com site<\/h3>

Log in to your WordPress.com site and head to Dashboard → Tools → Export<\/strong>. Here, you will find two options for exporting your website files – either Export all <\/strong>or Select specific content to export<\/strong>.<\/p>

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