Tutorial on how to transfer your blog from Blogspot to Wordpress (using NetKL Network)

For the past week, I was trying to transfer my blog from Blogspot to WordPress. I've searched on Youtube and google it; there's a lot of ways. One of the ways is by using NetKL Network.

NetKL Network is the popular host in Malaysia; it is the cheapest and affordable company that hosts your website or blog.

If you are looking at how to transfer your blog content from Blogspot to WordPress, this is a simple and short tutorial on how to do it using the NetKL network.

Blogspot is a recommendable platform if you just started your blog. It's easy. However, there are also many blogging platforms that you can still use, but these two will always come as my first choice, Blogspot and WordPress.

How to transfer your blog from Blogspot to WordPress?

It took me an hour for trying to understand how this process goes. Fortunately, I was able to transfer my blog to another blogging platform. So you only need a couple of hours or maybe less than that.

So, here is the step:

1)    Find a web hosting and domain (In this case - NetKL Network).

What are web hosting and domain?

Web hosting - A host that store your data, photo, video and etc., for your blog or website.

Domain - Your address such as www.seewriteandpost.com

Here is the list for other Web hosting that you can search on:

• Bluehost
• Dreamhost
• SiteGround
• GoDaddy 
• Exabytes (Malaysia)
• NetKL Network (Malaysia)

I choose NetKL Webhosting because it was an affordable and easy to follow the setting. If you are interesting, click HERE to see their offering.

2)    Install WordPress and set up your blog.

When you already choose your web hosting (in this case, NetKL Network). You can install WordPress via the cPanel. But, first, you have to choose which plan you want to use.

So, here are the steps;

First, go to NetKL Network Website; click the Hosting > WordPress Hosting > Transfer from Blogger.com.

Here, you can choose which plan you prefer; 

Plan 1; my WordPress Plan - build a website using WordPress script.

Plan 2; my WordPress Pro (BS) - you already have your website with blogger (example.blogspot.com.my) and need NetKL to transfer your content to a new domain (www.example.my) using WordPress

Plan 3; my WordPress Pro (WP) - you already have a website with WordPress (example.wordpress.com.my) and need NetKL to transfer your content to a new domain (www.example.my) using WordPress

After you choose your plan and complete the purchase, you will be given a friendly user cPanel. The cPanel allows you to create a website in a few click, create a professional email, manage and store files, and more. It's like a library for your website.

But, what if I already have a domain in my blogspot, but I want a new domain but the same content as in blogspot in WordPress platform?

Then, you have to buy a domain for WordPress, and then exporting the content from your blogspot to WordPress. If you wish to buy a domain, then proceed to read tutorial on how to buy the domain and hosting web from NetKL Network.

3)    Export your blog from Blogger.

Now, you have your WebHost and domain, you can proceed to transfer content from blogspot.com to WordPress.com; here is the instruction:

• Log in to your Blogspot.
• Go to dashboard > setting > Other.
• On top of the page, find "Import & back up", then click on the "Back up Content" button.
• A pop-up will appear; click the "Save on your computer" button
• An XML file will be downloaded.
  

4)    Import the data to WordPress.

Next, go to your WordPress using the cPanel and follow this instruction;

• Log in to your WordPress.
• Go to dashboard > Tools > Import
• Find "Blogger" in the list and click "Install" WordPress will install the plugin for a minute.
• Then, click Run importer > Choose File, choose the file you'd download in Blogspot (in the XML file).
• Then, click on "Upload file and import".

That's it; all are set. 

However, the entire site of your WordPress would not be like your previous blog in Blogspot. You have to edit and install back a new theme, widgets, and plugins. Only these data were transfer to your WordPress.

• Posts and Pages
• Comments
• Categories
• Media
• Permalinks
• Authors
• Traffic

Thanks for reading this short and straightforward tutorial; I hope this will help you!

Happy Blogging!