Transfer WordPress.com to WordPress.org Installation

  • itistic

    (@itistic)


    16 years, 6 months ago

    We have a client who has recently decided to move from WordPress.com hosting to a custom WordPress install on their hosting account. We’ve used the export/import tools to migrate the media, posts, comments, etc. The problem we have is as follows:

    * WordPress.com blog is configured to use Kubrick theme with some custom CSS and a custom header image. The WordPress.org installation doesn’t have Kubrick (has default, which seems to be based on Kubrick). How can we implement the same CSS customizations and custom Header Image in the installed version?

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  • shane-g

    (@shane-g)

    16 years, 6 months ago

    Hi,

    To import from a WordPress export file into a WordPress blog follow these steps.

    1. Log into that blog as an administrator.
    2. Go to Manage: Import in the blog’s admin panels.
    3. Choose “WordPress” from the list.
    4. Upload this file using the form provided on that page.
    5. You will first be asked to map the authors in this export file to users on the blog. For each author, you may choose to map to an existing user on the blog or to create a new user
    6. WordPress will then import each of the posts, comments, and categories contained in this file into your blog

    Thanks,

    Shane G.

    Mark Ratledge

    (@songdogtech)

    16 years, 6 months ago

    You can copy the CSS from wordpress.com by going directly to the CSS URL, and then implement that in style.css in your .org theme.

    It’s a bit more complex with the header code, as you can’t see the source. But look at the source at wordpress.com.

    Or, a form of Kubrick for .org.

    jogfly

    (@jogfly)

    15 years, 11 months ago

    On a normal import, only data transfers. It’s so you do not lose your data/content and images/videos, etc… Plus it rewrites all files with the new domain name and proper extensions ( if config’d ) before import. As Song Dog says do not remove or erase any work done to your old theme. Copy and paste it all, preferably in gmail account and remove all rich formatting ( just in case ) then paste away my friend.

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