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?
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4. 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
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6. How to Prepare for Migration?
1. Back up your Joomla website
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
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7. Migration Setup
Step 1. Create your account
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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. Note. Root directory is the top folder with
index.php file
Find more info here or watch the video tutorial.
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
Migration Setup
Step 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 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.
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Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away.

14. 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 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 website!
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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 site
Make sure all the functions are working properly, pages and posts are
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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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