Title: transfer from wordpress.com to wordpress.org
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# transfer from wordpress.com to wordpress.org

 *  [Kristel Chiara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachel-dirty-secrets/)
 * (@rachel-dirty-secrets)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/)
 * Hi,
 * I bought a website on wordpress.com but i want to switch on wordpress.org to 
   manage the website as i want. I did what i had to do to transfert the website.
   I exported my content and i got the code for the transfer. What do i need to 
   do here on wordpress.org to finish the transfer ?
 * thank you

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993549)
 * Nothing here – WordPress.ORG doesn’t host any sites. Have you set up and paid
   for hosting someplace?
 * [https://wordpress.org/hosting/](https://wordpress.org/hosting/)
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993550)
 * See also:
 * [https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org](https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org)
 *  Thread Starter [Kristel Chiara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachel-dirty-secrets/)
 * (@rachel-dirty-secrets)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993688)
 * WordPress.com will host it since i already paid
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993689)
 * That’s not possible – it’s either one or the other. See:
 * [https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/](https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/)
 * If you want to use the .ORG version of WP, you need to set up and pay for hosting
   someplace – see:
 * [https://wordpress.org/hosting/](https://wordpress.org/hosting/)
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993690)
 * BTW, if your site there is new, they will likely refund your money (a few exceptions
   like domain names).
 *  Thread Starter [Kristel Chiara](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rachel-dirty-secrets/)
 * (@rachel-dirty-secrets)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993691)
 * i just made an bluehost account and i just dont know whats the next step
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-from-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-1/#post-5993692)
 * Install WP:
 * [https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/wp_install](https://my.bluehost.com/cgi/help/wp_install)
 * Once that’s working, then import your content file from WP.COM –
 * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content](https://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content)

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