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Topics Covered In This Article

• Hosting Options
• Exporting Your Content
• Importing Your Content
  Other Resources
  • My Site Dashboard
  • WP Admin Dashboard

  Hosting Options

  When moving your WebSpace content, you can either open:

  • a free account on WordPress.com, or
  • pay for an account with a web hosting company

  This article will show how to import your content your WordPress.com account. If paying for a hosting company, once you have WordPress and the Importer installed the steps should be similar. Please contact the host company for any other questions.

  Open and create a WordPress.com web site

  If you haven't opened a WordPress.com account yet, click their Get Started link and select the theme that you are using or one close to it. Not all themes on WebSpace are available on WordPress.com. If you are using one of the premium Elegant Theme themes, choose a theme that closely matches what you are using on your WebSpace.

  Exporting Your Content

  Step 1:

  • Go to your Dashboard on your WebSpace and select the Export item from the Tools section.
    
    

  

   

  Step 2:

  • Leave All content selected and click the Download Export File button. An XML file will be created. Download it to your computer and go to your WordPress.com site.
    
    

  

   

  

  Importing Your Content - My Site Dashboard
  

  Step 1:

  • Log into your WordPress.com site
  • Go to Click on My Site → , then click on Settings

  

   

  • Select the Import tab, then click Start Import
    
    

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  • Find the xml file that you downloaded to your computer
  • Drag the xml file into the box or click to upload the file

   

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  • Click Start Import
    
    

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  • Follow the steps and click Done.
  • Click on Pages and Posts to see your imported content.

   

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  Final Steps:

  You will need to go through and re-setup some of the site elements again. Go to the theme Customizer:

   

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  • Update the Site Identity information and Logo
  • Select your primary menu
  • Select any header and background images
  • Set up your widgets
  • Set up the Static Front page again if needed
    
    

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  Importing Your Content - WP Admin Dashboard

  To see a dashboard similar to the one on your WebSpace, from My Site, select WP Admin or

  type in wp-admin at the end of your web site's url.
  

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