Title: Migrating from WordPress.com
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Migrating from WordPress.com

 *  [tcama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcama/)
 * (@tcama)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-from-wordpresscom-2/)
 * I currently run a blog on WordPress.com. I’m considering moving it to my own 
   WordPress installation at some point in the future.
 * Is it possible (and/or easy) to move the blog’s posts? I’d guess that it’d be
   pretty easy, but I can’t be sure. Plus, I know very little about PHP and databases.

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 *  [sdjentertainment](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdjentertainment/)
 * (@sdjentertainment)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-from-wordpresscom-2/#post-1761910)
 * Hey Hey tcama,
 * Don’t worry about knowing very little about PHP and databases. If you log into
   your WP admin, you’ll notice a “Tools” section down the left hand side, in the
   same row as post/pages/appearance/etc. So just do the following…
 * Click Tools
 * Click Export
 * Select what you want to export, if your moving your whole site just leave everything
   as the default
 * Click Download export file
 * This will give you an xml file.
 * Log into your new site’s admin and do the following…
 * Click Tools
 * Click Export
 * Click WordPress
 * Then install and run the plug in and you should be off to the races.
 * Hope that helps!
 * Cheers,
 *  Thread Starter [tcama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcama/)
 * (@tcama)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-from-wordpresscom-2/#post-1762115)
 * Sounds extremely easy. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [tcama](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcama/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-from-wordpresscom-2/#post-1762115)
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