I'm attempting to port my WordPress.com blog over to WordPress.org hosted at Bluehost, but I'm getting stuck on the import step. So far here's what I've done:
* Transfer hosting from WordPress.com to Bluehost
* Remapped paid domain from WordPress.com to Bluehost
* Export my WordPress.com blog using Tools -> Export
* Install WordPress 3.2.1 inside Bluehost
Now the instructions (http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org) say to then import my blog using Tools -> Import -> WordPress, but I don't see anything like this inside Bluehost. Help!
I swear, sometimes the mere act of posting to a support forum causes me to figure out the solution to my own question. Here it is, for those of you who are similarly confused:
* Go to the directory on your new website where you installed wordpress (www.yourwebsite.com/wordpressinstalldirectory) - on Bluehost I think the default install directory is "/blog"
* There will be a link somewhere on that page that says "Log In"
* Click that link and log in to be taken to the WordPress.org dashboard, which looks a lot like your old WordPress.com dashboard
* Go to Tools->Import->WordPress and continue the instructions for importing that I posted in my original question.
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