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RahulBansal
Founder& Director
rtCamp Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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   From Wordpress.org, you can download
    wordpress and install it on your server.
     You normally pay for server space.
     You normally buy a domain name in this case.


   Wordpress.com is like Blogger.com.
     You can blog without paying any bucks.
     You don’t have control that Wordpress.org can
     offer you normally.
   Better Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

   You don’t have to wait for Google to add
    some X feature to blogger

   You are not restricted by Bloggers’ template
    tags which limit the way you can enhance
    your blogs’ user interface.

   …
   First and most important step is -
     “BUY A CUSTOM DOMAIN NAME
     FOR YOUR BLOG”

   Because…
     It gives unique identity to your blog
     It also makes your blog accessible across wider
     geographic reason
   Steps…
     Log into Blogger’s dashboard.
     Find your blog’spublishing settings.
     Go to advance settings or buy a domain name
     from their itself.

   Need Help?
     http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=5
     5373
   You can do this on your PC locally

     http://www.google.com/search?q=install+wordpress+locally



   Some articles suggest using wordpress.com
    for this!
   Go to “Settings >>Permalinks”
   Go to “Tools >> Import”
   We initially assumed that you are using
    custom domain name.

   One domain can point to one blog. Currently
    its pointing to Blogger.com blog.

   You need to make it point to your webhost
    where you want to install and run your
    Wordpress blog.
   WordPress post link:
     http://localhost/2009/01/national-conference-on-
     advanced-computer-systems-ncacs-09-hindustan-college-
     of-engineering.html

   Blogger.com post link for same post:
     http://www.example.com/2009/01/national-conference-
     on-advanced.html

   Fixed permalink:
     http://localhost/2009/01/national-conference-on-
     advanced.html
<?php
 require_once('wp-load.php');

 $res = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT post_id, meta_value FROM $wpdb-
>postmeta WHERE meta_key = 'blogger_permalink'");
 $wpdb->print_error();

 foreach ($res as $row) {
    $slug = explode("/", $row->meta_value);
    $slug = explode(".", $slug[3]);

   $wpdb->query("UPDATE $wpdb-
>posts SET post_name ='" . $slug[0] . "' WHERE ID = $row->post_id");
   $wpdb->print_error();
 }

 echo "DONE";
?>
   Go to “Tools >> Export”.
   Configure custom domain on your
    webhosting account.

   Upload & Install WordPress. Most webhost
    provide one-click interface for this.

   Change permalink structure like we did in
    step 2. (Ref: Slide #8)
   Go to “Tools >> Import” (again) but select
    Wordpress this time.

   Upload XML file we saved in step 6 and just
    follow next few steps. (Ref: Slide #14)
   Testing new wordpress’ permalinks & SEO

   What to do with Blogger.com blog now?
     Don’t Delete it!

   Moving feed subscribers

   Installing Blogger to Wordpress permalink
    redirection plugin -
    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/blogger-
    to-wordpress-redirection/
   Your images in old posts will remain on your
    Blogger account.

   There is no tool which can “generate”
    Wordpress theme from a Bloggers template.
   Ask a friend!

   Need free support?
     Use our forum -
     http://www.devilsworkshop.org/forum/

   Ready to spend some bucks! ;-)
     Ask rtCamp - http://rtcamp.com/
   Complete guide with an example migration
     http://www.devilsworkshop.org/moving-from-
     blogger-to-wordpress-maintaining-permalinks-
     traffic-seo/

   Plugin to maintain permalinks from your
    xyz.blogspot.com to new wordpress blog
     http://www.devilsworkshop.org/blogger-to-
     wordpress-traffic-permalinks-redirection-plugin/
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