Moving your blog (or CMS website) can often be a pain. Believe me, I know. Over the years, I have moved my personal blog from Blogspot to WordPress.com to self-hosted with one company then to another host.
The number of different scenarios is what can lead to confusion: Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org (self-hosted); from one hosting company to another; perhaps to a different location on the same host; from one domain to another.
You may be asking yourself can WordPress be moved with zero down-time? Will I need to reinstall themes and/or plugins? Will visitors find my new WordPress site? Is the move a good time to upgrade WordPress to the latest version?
There is excellent documentation available from many sources to guide you through the moving process and answer your questions. The WordPress codex on moving WordPress is the first port of call. It is also advisable to consult the tutorials listed at the foot of that guide. [I have listed some more references at the foot of this post]
However, if you feel some of the technicalities are beyond your grasp or you simply couldn’t be bothered learning new skills Glic I.T. can help. The cost will be in the range of €30-€70 depending on the complexity of the move and what additional functionality you wish to add to your site during it.
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Additional references: (Note: While all the below have the same, or similar, end result, each author has approached the process slightly differently)
