Title: How to switch from wordpress.com platform?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# How to switch from wordpress.com platform?

 *  [afiovino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afiovino/)
 * (@afiovino)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/)
 * Hello,
 * I recently was informed that wordpress.com blogs do not allow users to use plugins
   or even Adsense ads. I was reading over many of the features and tools that the
   wordpress.org service offers. My main question is what do people like me do when
   you already have a blog up and running with wordpress.com and you would like 
   to switch over to the platform offered at wordpress.org???
 * Thank You

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792034)
 * 1. WordPress.org is **not** a service. You download the free software and you
   do whatever you want with it… on your own domain.
    2. There is an Export function
   in your wp.COM blog, and you should know about it because you are supposed to
   be familiar with the tool you are using for blogging! 3. There is also Import
   function in WP.
 *  Thread Starter [afiovino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afiovino/)
 * (@afiovino)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792040)
 * So once I save my “wordpress blog” by exporting the file to lets say my desktop,
   I can then download the wordpress.org platform and upload my blog to that?
 *  Thread Starter [afiovino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afiovino/)
 * (@afiovino)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792042)
 * Also, I have my blog uploaded to my domain, in the installation instructions 
   for the .org platform I need to upload all the files and folders to my domain.
   What do I do with the files and folders I installed on my domain from my .com
   platform?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792043)
 * You can download NOT the wordpress.org “platform” (whatever that is) but the 
   blogging software called “wordpress” AND you must install it on your own domain.
   Not on your desktop!
 * [Main_Page](http://codex.wordpress.org/Main_Page) – start reading the online 
   Docs.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792044)
 * _I have my blog uploaded to my domain,_
 * No, you don’t! You have your domain pointed/redirected to your wp.COM blog. Undo
   it!
 *  Thread Starter [afiovino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afiovino/)
 * (@afiovino)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792048)
 * Ok so I undo the redirect to my blog, back a copy of my entire blog by using 
   the Export option, and then install WordPress to my host?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792052)
 * Something like that… and read a lot of documentation. Before.
 *  Thread Starter [afiovino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afiovino/)
 * (@afiovino)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792068)
 * Another question for you,
 * After I stop the redirection of my blog, would you happen to know how long it
   would be until I can then install WordPress and upload the new folders and files
   to my FTP?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792069)
 * According to publicly available information (read: you can google for it!!!) 
   the effect of changing the nameservers could take 24-72 hours.
 *  Thread Starter [afiovino](https://wordpress.org/support/users/afiovino/)
 * (@afiovino)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-switch-from-wordpresscom-platform/#post-792081)
 * Ok, and then from there just change my name servers back to the ones provided
   by my web host.
 * I will be sure to look over the links you provided for me.

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