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1. How to Migrate WordPress to
New Host with CMS2CMS
by CMS2CMS Team
May, 2014
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2. Recommended Hosting
Provider:

3. Pre-Migration Steps
 Backup your current WordPress website data
 Install new WordPress site with subdomain
 Analyze the traffic of your site and choose for migration
the time when the visitors rate is the minimal.
 Find out the FTP access details (hostname, username,
and password for both WordPress sites)
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4. Migration Setup
Step 1. Create your account
Visit www.cms2cms.com
Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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5. Migration Setup
Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites
1. Select your CMS
types
2. Fill in the URL
addresses of both
your WordPress
websites.
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6. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your WordPress websites
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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7. Note. Root directory is the top folder with
index.php file
o Connect to both your WordPress websites via FTP
o Copy extracted 'cms2cms' folder and paste it to WordPress root
directory. (for both sites)
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
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8. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify Connection
to your Sites"
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9. Migration Setup
Step 4. Select Migration preferences
Check the boxes to activate
the following migration options:
•Migrate Media - to have
images moved
•Make URLs SEO friendly -
to have internal links formed
according to the rewrite rules
on WordPress.
•301 Redirect - receive a set
of rules to redirect current WP
URLs to the new one
WordPress URLs
•Clear Target website data -
delete all content from
WordPress website
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10. Migration Setup
Step 4. Start Demo Migration
You're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to
run the free Demo migration to see how the service works.
Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away.
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11. Migration Setup
Step 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click
separates you from the new
WordPress site.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your current
website content will be moved
to new WordPress site.
You'll receive an email
notification as soon as the
transfer is complete.
You'll be able to check the
results and enjoy your new
WordPress website!
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12. Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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