Title: Transfer WordPress.com to WordPress.org Installation
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Transfer WordPress.com to WordPress.org Installation

 *  [itistic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itistic/)
 * (@itistic)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-installation/)
 * We have a client who has recently decided to move from WordPress.com hosting 
   to a custom WordPress install on their hosting account. We’ve used the export/
   import tools to migrate the media, posts, comments, etc. The problem we have 
   is as follows:
 * * WordPress.com blog is configured to use Kubrick theme with some custom CSS 
   and a custom header image. The WordPress.org installation doesn’t have Kubrick(
   has default, which seems to be based on Kubrick). How can we implement the same
   CSS customizations and custom Header Image in the installed version?

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 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-installation/#post-1221174)
 * Hi,
 * To import from a WordPress export file into a WordPress blog follow these steps.
 * 1. Log into that blog as an administrator.
    2. Go to Manage: Import in the blog’s
   admin panels. 3. Choose “WordPress” from the list. 4. Upload this file using 
   the form provided on that page. 5. You will first be asked to map the authors
   in this export file to users on the blog. For each author, you may choose to 
   map to an existing user on the blog or to create a new user 6. WordPress will
   then import each of the posts, comments, and categories contained in this file
   into your blog
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.
 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-installation/#post-1221178)
 * You can copy the CSS from wordpress.com by going directly to the CSS URL, and
   then implement that in style.css in your .org theme.
 * It’s a bit more complex with the header code, as you can’t see the source. But
   look at the source at wordpress.com.
 * Or, a form of [Kubrick](http://www.liewcf.com/archives/2005/05/wordpress-three-columns-kubrick-theme/)
   for .org.
 *  [jogfly](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jogfly/)
 * (@jogfly)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/transfer-wordpresscom-to-wordpressorg-installation/#post-1221406)
 * On a normal import, only data transfers. It’s so you do not lose your data/content
   and images/videos, etc… Plus it rewrites all files with the new domain name and
   proper extensions ( if config’d ) before import. As Song Dog says do not remove
   or erase any work done to your old theme. Copy and paste it all, preferably in
   gmail account and remove all rich formatting ( just in case ) then paste away
   my friend.

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