moving from wordpress.com to wordpress.org problems

Resolved [ab38ec94989731f6ec7602687302f698d102cd3c1d2e02709c1cc644307dd737]anonymized-23391041
(@anonymized-23391041)

10 months ago

Hi. I set up a WP.org account last night with the help of AI. I was IN, I exported my files from WP.com but ran into so much trouble uploading them to WP.org. Only part of my blog came across.

And worst of all, I can’t log into WP.org!!! I use the ‘admin’ and password generated when I was doing it and it says I don’t have an account. Not under my usual email address either.

HELP.

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Thread Starter [ab38ec94989731f6ec7602687302f698d102cd3c1d2e02709c1cc644307dd737]anonymized-23391041
(@anonymized-23391041)

10 months ago

I have two domains and hosting elsewhere so I don’t need that.

zefi

Moderator [2ac5ccc9fb9799f9c6bf98c8ae287073dce99121c32f954c8112e9835601997a]threadi
(@threadi)

10 months ago

You cannot upload files for your website at wp.org. Here, you can only download the free WordPress software to upload and install it with a host of your choice. Have you done that? If so, you will have entered login details during the installation process that you will need to use. Your login details here at wp.org have nothing to do with this installation.

Moderator [d0dea7177b2141973609a1adac244ce9843d70430350fff251144cb4d44968b4]James Huff
(@macmanx)

10 months ago

I recommend following this guide to get started with WordPress: https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/get-started-with-wordpress/

Thread Starter [ab38ec94989731f6ec7602687302f698d102cd3c1d2e02709c1cc644307dd737]anonymized-23391041
(@anonymized-23391041)

10 months ago

Thanks. I am still trying. I have exported my posts, pages and media and not all of it has come across… I am reading the articles you sent.

z

Thread Starter [ab38ec94989731f6ec7602687302f698d102cd3c1d2e02709c1cc644307dd737]anonymized-23391041
(@anonymized-23391041)

9 months, 3 weeks ago

I was having so much trouble I put it all on hold. I have no idea whats going on now…

Totally lost.

zefi
[f2ed3371974f9574a2c258bcc96f3a9166ad5da9093ac106761dd070731daf1d]James Kiarie
(@jamesgreat)

9 months, 2 weeks ago
Hi @zefifamelis . This is just a follow-up to check whether you moved to wordpress.org successfully. From your last response, you seemed lost.

Jim
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Thread Starter [ab38ec94989731f6ec7602687302f698d102cd3c1d2e02709c1cc644307dd737]anonymized-23391041
(@anonymized-23391041)

9 months, 1 week ago
I am still lost Jim, I’ve given up. At least till I can find someone who can help me. Thanks for asking!

zefi
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[f2ed3371974f9574a2c258bcc96f3a9166ad5da9093ac106761dd070731daf1d]James Kiarie
(@jamesgreat)

9 months, 1 week ago

Hi @zefifamelis , glad you responded. We can sort it out together. I want you to know that this confusion is super common. The whole WordPress.com vs WordPress.org thing trips up almost everyone at first, so you’re not alone here.

Let me help you figure it out.

First, let’s clarify things:

When you say you “set up a WP.org account”, what actually happened? Did you have a hosting setup first? Or just created a WP.org account (WordPress.org does not host websites like WordPress.com does)? Feel free to share screenshots.

Please also feel free to share your website link, I’ll take a look.

This happens to everyone moving from wp.com to wp.org and its absolutely fixable.

I look forward to getting your response soon, so I can guide you effectively.

Thanks,

Jim

[f2ed3371974f9574a2c258bcc96f3a9166ad5da9093ac106761dd070731daf1d]James Kiarie
(@jamesgreat)

9 months, 1 week ago

Hi @zefifamelis . Thank you for getting back. Your preference is ok with me. I will be glad to help out .

Thanks,

Jim

[6161e445f3725e180ac6bce434ca9581565186b072207b8546c8a9fd19ae33d0]Jorge Luiz
(@jluizsouzadev)

9 months, 1 week ago

Looking into the link you posted. I look at the site code and it seems to be running in wordpress.org.

Did you already migrate all your data to that site successfully? I asking because the site seems normal for me right now.

Thread Starter [ab38ec94989731f6ec7602687302f698d102cd3c1d2e02709c1cc644307dd737]anonymized-23391041
(@anonymized-23391041)

9 months, 1 week ago

Hi Jorge, thanks for doing that. Its not all there. I keep getting emails to moderate comments on posts but I dont see any comments to moderate when I click the link. Plus when I exported files from .com they didn’t all come over. There are more than half the posts missing, plus the pages.

z