WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Switching from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-3 WordPress.com Forums » Topic: Switching from Wordpress.com to Wordpress.org en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 airodyssey on "Switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-3#post-807524 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:21:51 +0000 airodyssey 807524@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Follow up here: http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-domain-names-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg?replies=3

]]> airodyssey on "Switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-3#post-805722 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:16:32 +0000 airodyssey 805722@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for that reminder, auxclass. Better safe than sorry :-)

]]> auxclass on "Switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-3#post-805720 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:15:28 +0000 auxclass 805720@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ DON'T cancel the domain registration here - either as noted above change the name servers or transfer the registration - if you cancel the domain registration you might not get your domain back and it will be lost in limbo for around 60 days and a squatter might get the domain name and hold it hostage - cost you big bucks to get it back

]]> airodyssey on "Switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-3#post-805719 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:10:06 +0000 airodyssey 805719@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi. All of the basic steps, including what to do when you purchased your domain through WordPress.com, are detailed here:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org

]]> caitlynblizz on "Switching from WordPress.com to WordPress.org" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/switching-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-3#post-805717 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:08:28 +0000 caitlynblizz 805717@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I have read all the articles on both wordpress.com and wordpress.org on how to switch from wordpress.com to wordpress.org but still am having trouble understanding how to switch my domain that I already purchased from wordpress.com to another domain hosting site so I can use it on wordpress.org.

I am looking for a step-by-step guide on how to do this other than what is already out there. Should I first purchase the hosting site and go from there? (When I am going through the registration process on hostgator, It allows me to add an existing domain to my account. Should I do this? Surely it cannot be that easy).

Or would it be easier for my to just delete/cancel my domain name in wordpress.com and then just start from scratch? That would be a last resort I guess ... I doubt someone is waiting in line for my host name but you never know ...

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Obviously I am technically challenged!

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