I just moved my blog from wordpress.com to wordpress.org and since I’m an expert now, here’s all you need to know. In 12 easy* steps.
*Honestly, I don’t even know if everything is working right so don’t listen to any of this.
Step 1: Google EVERYTHING. Reread everything 20 times and still be confused.
Step 2. Contact your hosting provider. Have them tell you that they can’t do anything because WordPress is a third-party app.
Step 3: Contact all your smart friends. Most of them won’t know what to do either.
Step 4: Sulk.
Step 5: Google the difference between a Site Redirect vs. Domain Mapping. Let the confusion continue.
Step 6: Read How to Migrate your Blog from WordPress.com to a Personal Domain five or six times. Ask a friend to read to it and be happy that neither of you can easily follow along.…
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