Migration:WordPress

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Letter to XMission Blog (WordPress) Customers

We regret to inform you that XMission is no longer providing hosted blogs (WordPress). We would request that you move your blog to an alternate hosted blogging service. We will provide you with suggestions of a few free hosted WordPress solutions on the web, and provide you with instructions on how to move your blog data to that new service.
Instructions on how to move all of your blog data can be found at the following URL: http://wiki.xmission.com/index.php?title=Migration:WordPress

Log in to your existing Blog (WordPress) account

Log in to your XMission Blog at the following URL: http://blogs.xmission.com/wp-admin/wp-login.php

Log in to your XMission Blog


Export your existing data

Once you are logged in, underneath your blog name there are four links: Write, Manage, Design, and Comments. Click on Manage.

Click on Manage


After clicking Manage, a new set of links will show up below those first four links. Click on Export:

Click on Export


Click on 'Download Export File' . This will export all of your blog data into a file and allow you to download it to your computer. We suggest saving this file somewhere handy, such as your Desktop, so it can be easily found in the next step.

Download Export File


Create new WordPress account

Create a new WordPress account with an alternate hosted WordPress provider if you do not already have one. One popular free WordPress hosting solution is at [[1]]. If you are familiar with installing and maintaining your own copy of WordPress, feel free to do so.

Log in to new WordPress account

Log in to your new WordPress account. Recent versions of WordPress (2.7 and newer) have a new Dashboard, so the page may look a little different than what you are used to. From the main Dashboard, look for "Tools" on the left hand side of the screen. Click on 'Tools'.

Click on Tools


Import your data into new WordPress account

Click on 'Import' which can be found under the 'Tools' menu.

Click on Import


After clicking 'Import', click on 'WordPress' on the right hand side. This will bring you to a page where you can select the file you saved to your computer and begin the import process.


Click on Wordpress


All Done! All of your posts, stories, and comments should now be fully moved over to the new WordPress.

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