{"id":4806,"date":"2018-03-28T07:06:17","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T07:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=4806"},"modified":"2024-06-21T08:31:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T08:31:49","password":"","slug":"move-wordpress-blog-hosting-plan","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/knowledge-base\/move-wordpress-blog-hosting-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"How to move your wordpress blog to a hosting plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe after some time of using WordPress blog as your personal website, you\u2019ve decided to move a step further and acquire your own domain and hosting plan. But over the years, you\u2019ve been writing posts and pages that are so cool you cannot afford to discard them and start afresh. Plus, why would you do that? It\u2019s your content and you took time developing. Well, the good news is that, WordPress doesn\u2019t deny you a means to carry your content as you move. Here\u2019s how to move your posts, images, pages and everything from WordPress blog to your new WordPress designed platform.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Log in to your blog, go to <strong>My Site &gt;&gt; Settings &gt;&gt; Export<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4807 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-300x143.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-300x143.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-768x365.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-1024x487.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-920x437.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-600x285.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1-320x152.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s1.png 1342w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Once you click on <strong>Export<\/strong>, you will have several options. You can choose to export everything or just portions of your blog. To export everything, click on <strong>Export All. <\/strong>To export specific parts of the blog, click on the drop down just after Export All button and select the posts you want to import based on the criteria provided<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: When you export, you\u2019ll get a .zip file which you will download.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4809 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-50x24.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-920x441.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-600x287.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3-320x153.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s3.png 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Now, we will import the Downloaded file to your new platform. Access your WordPress admin area. Go to <strong>Tools &gt;&gt; Import. <\/strong>You will then need to select an importer that will be used to import the downloaded file. We will use the importer called WordPress.<\/p>\n<p>Click Install Now to install it<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4810 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-768x359.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-920x430.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-600x280.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4-320x150.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s4.png 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Then extract the zip file on your computer to get a folder. Inside the folder, you\u2019ll find a <strong>.xml<\/strong> file.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Run the WordPress importer by pressing <strong>Run Importer<\/strong> button. You\u2019ll get a dialogue box that allows you to<strong> Browse<\/strong> for a file.<\/p>\n<p>Step 7: Browse for the file in the location you extracted it and Click <strong>Upload file and import<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4811 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.truehost.co.ke\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-300x140.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-300x140.png 300w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-768x360.png 768w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-1024x479.png 1024w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-50x23.png 50w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-920x431.png 920w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-600x281.png 600w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5-320x150.png 320w, https:\/\/truehost.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/s5.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step 8: Finally, click <strong>Submit<\/strong> and all the posts will be uploaded to your site. Check on the <strong>Posts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>and you should see your posts well imported.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe after some time of using WordPress blog as your personal website, you\u2019ve decided to move a step further and acquire your own domain and hosting plan. But over the years, you\u2019ve been writing posts and pages that are so cool you cannot afford to discard them and start afresh. 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