Following the move that I made from a WordPress.com site to a self-host WordPress.org-style site, and the seven steps I wrote here, I’ve discovered three other anomalies. I’ll describe them in this post, as they actually turned out to be quite important!
Moving WordPress Host in 7 Easy Steps
May 6, 2012
I’m moving domains from WordPress.com (http://robwilc.wordpress.com) to a self-host domain. Much better, according to everyone that writes about writing online. Much more serious, according to everyone that writes about writing online.
So for me and my domain there are 7 major steps. I’ve listed them out below, and I’d recommend that you do them in the order outlined. More
Switch Over
May 2, 2012
It’s been a few days now since the new blog was setup, and I’ve just now been back to WordPress.com, and ‘flicked the switch’ to redirect http://robwilc.wordpress.com to here http://www.thingsilearnedtoday.net
Life is good, I hope.
I know I promised a post about how I moved over .. and I have that written, but I have noticed a glitch, and I don’t know if’ it’s me, or my process! Surely not me though, right? The images on the posts on the new site, point to the old site. This isn’t a problem currently because I don’t plan to actually get rid of the WordPress.com site in the near, or medium term.
And it doesn’t matter that it’s saving me a tiny bit of bandwidth, or server space. Bandwidth is unlimited, as is server space … I think 
And the server space IS actually in use since the images did migrate over, just the posts didn’t get updated to point to the new images on the new site.
Very odd. And I’m going to investigate.
The Move–Overall
April 28, 2012
Overall the move to self-hosted WordPress wasn’t as scary as I thought it was going to be. I’ve drafted a post which I will pop on here in the next few days which outlines the process that I followed. I hope it’ll help others, and at least it will serve as a reminder for me in the future !
