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We’re live!

Posted by caleb on Nov 22, 2008 in Personal

Success! The migration to self-hosted WordPress directly on calebhays.com is compete*. If you’re a longtime reader, congratulations on finding the new site, and if you’re just joining us, welcome. This blog is a continuation of the one of the same name previously hosted at blog.calebhays.com and calebhays.wordpress.com.

Thanks, and enjoy the ride.

Caleb

 

 

*Notes on migration:

  • Permalinks beginning with blog.calebhays.com will continue to point to the correct page on the new webhost.
  • Permalinks beginning with calebhays.wordpress.com are in the process of being migrated to this new server. I’ll update you when that occurs.
  • Because my old feed was hosted at WordPress.com using a domain redirect, it will cease to be updated. The new feed address, which will be forever constant, is hosted at FeedBurner.
  • Some RSS/syndication issues are still being worked out; in the mean time, RSS buttons in Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer 7 will not work to view the new feed. Please use the link above. UPDATE: RSS button works in Firefox 3. (Firefox 2 is iffy, but works) IE 7 is not yet confirmed, but probably works. Chrome does not support RSS feeds in the browser, but does correctly display the FeedBurner page.
  • Comment this article if you have any more questions.

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Looking for Advice

Posted by caleb on Nov 19, 2008 in Uncategorized

I’d like to migrate my blog from WordPress.com hosting to my own hosting service, but I have a few questions for you WP aficionados out there:

  1. How do I migrate and keep my permalinks intact? Most direct to calebhays.wordpress.com.
  2. What happens to my Google search rank? Do I have to build it all over again? Is it less because it’s not WP.com?
  3. Where is the best place to look for themes? I’d like to make this transition invisible to my readers (aside from this blog post), but I cannot seem to find the same “Chaotic Soul” theme. Eventually I’m going to change it anyway… perhaps it is time?

Thanks for your help! Just leave your suggestions in the comments below!

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