I’m officially moving to WordPress, I’ve purchased new web hosting and everything. The sad thing is that I’ll have to do a domain transfer which means that this blog will probably be down for 5-7 days. I’ll most definitely also have problems with email so in the meantime, if things aren’t working, you can mail me at sanokame@gmail.com. Once this blog goes down for a few days, it might be available on yonasu.blogspot.com
This is a PAIN but it has to be done. Please be patient! :D
(Things might magically work while they’re working on the transfer too, who knows? ^^)
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great! yokoso!
Welcome to Wordpress! :)
You won’t regret the move, especially with WP 2.7.
Your site shouldn’t go down because of a domain transfer. All of the contents should be copied over to the new server, and then you simply point the DNS at your new webhost. Shouldn’t take more than 24 hours. (I just went through the process for the 3rd time in as many years)
Yeah WP 2.7 is nice. (continue reading answer below on Jamaipanese’s comment ^^)
yea it shouldn’t take so long. just copy files to new host including database. make a backup for yourself, use any of the many conversion scripts available (you using blogger now right) and then point over your DNS from your domain registrar.
good luck! My recent conversion went very well
I know it should be that easy, but the thing is that I have to transfer the domain to another domain registrar (which I know sounds weird, but that’s what has to be done). The stuff I have to do myself is the easy part.
5 to 7 days? Isn’t that a bit long? Normally things are done within 24 hours, at most 48 hours.
It is indeed a long time, but it’s not just a DNS change. I don’t know why 5-7 days is needed, but both eNom (through Google) and my web host says so.
Welcome to WordPress! Well, not quite… but at least things are still working here for me to say it early. ;)
Thank you! Seems like the transfer will go smoothly after all, there’ll be some downtime but definitely not 5-7 days ^^
Gotta love WordPress for blogging. Hope it all goes off without a hitch. Good luck.
Yeah, I love WordPress too, but I had some issues with it when I used it (but that was a long time ago). Seems like the transfer is going pretty smooth, the site won’t have to be down for very long!