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1. How to Migrate from Joomla to WordPress
by CMS2CMS Team
June, 2013
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2. Table of Contents
1. Why switch to WordPress?
2. Joomla to WordPress migration:
a. How to migrate?
b. How to prepare for migration?
c. Migration setup
d. What to do after migration?
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3. Why Switch to WordPress?
Open Source
Free
Very user-friendly
Flexible
Great range of plugins
Many design solutions
Easy updates
Community support
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4. Why Switch to WordPress?Why Switch to WordPress?
Number of searches for Joomla and WordPress since 2005
via Google Trends
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5. How to Migrate from Joomla to WordPress?
Automated Migration Service
Fast (15 min average migration)
Installation-free
Easy to use (even for non-coders)
Free Demo available
Live chat support
Affordable Accurate
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6. How to Prepare for Migration?
2. Install WordPress
3. Set up custom URL structure for WP
4. Find FTP access details (for Joomla and
WordPress)
Find more info in this article
1. Back up your Joomla website
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7. Migration SetupStep 1. Create your account
Visit www.cms2cms.com
Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via Facebook or Google
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8. Migration Setup
Step 2. Set up your Source and Target sites
1. Select your
Current
and New
CMS types
2. Type in the
URLs of
your
Joomla
and
WordPress
websites
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9. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip
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10. o Connect to your Joomla website via FTP
o Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to Joomla root
directory.
o Connect to WordPress website via FTP
o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to WordPress root folder
Note. Root directory is the top folder with
index.php file
Find more info here or watch the video tutorial.
Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites
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11. Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
Go back to Migration wizard and click Verify Connection
to your Sites
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12. 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
Joomla URLs to WordPress
URLs
• Clear Target website
data - delete all content
from WordPress website
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13. Migration SetupStep 4. Start Demo MigrationYou're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to
start 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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14. Migration SetupStep 5. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click separates you
from the new WordPress site.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your Joomla
website content will be moved
to WordPress.
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
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15. What to Do After Migration?
1. Set appearance description
When you migrate, your WordPress website has the default theme installed
(currently, it’s Twenty Twelve). To personalise it, set up the suitable theme and
template for your website.
Don’t forget about the tagline - by default, it says “Just another WordPress
blog. To change the tagline, go to Settings - General in WordPress
dashboard.
2. Add functionality
Install the necessary plugins, like SEO, backup, security etc. You can access
WordPress plugin directory right from your dashboard. Go to Plugins -Add
New. Use search function or browse by tag to find the needed plugin.
3. Take care of SEO
• set up 301 permanent redirects (you can do so using redirection bridge you'll
get from CMS2CMS after migration).
• monitor your site for 404 errors and fix them.
• create Google Webmaster Tools account for the new site
• generate and submit to Google your new XML sitemap. Click here for more
info.
4. Test your new siteMake sure all the functions are working properly, pages and
posts are displayed correctly and all forms (registration, contact, login etc
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16. Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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