The presentation presents an automated migration way from Xoops CMS to WordPress.

1. How to Migrate from
XOOPS CMS to
WordPress
by CMS2CMS Team
July, 2015
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2. How to Migrate from Xoops to WordPress?
Automated Migration Service
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3. How to Prepare for Migration?
1. Back up your XOOPS CMS website.
2. Install WordPress.
3. Set up custom URL structure for WordPress.
4. Find FTP access details (for XOOPS CMS and WordPress)
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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
Current
and New
CMS types
2. Type in the
URLs of
your
XOOPS
CMS and
WordPress
websites
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6. 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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7. o Connect to your XOOPS CMS website via FTP
o Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to WordPress root
directory.
o Connect to WordPress website via FTP
o Upload 'cms2cms' folder to WordPress root folder
index.php file
.
Migration Setup
Step 3. Connect your Sites
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Note. Root directory is the top folder with

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 Files - to
have images moved
• Make URLs SEO Friendly
- to have internal links
formed according to the
rewrite rules on WordPress
website
• Permanent (301)
Redirects – from your
previous URLs to new
URLs
• Migrate Forms
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10. Migration Setup
Step 4. Select Migration Insurance
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Check the boxes to
activate the preferable
Migration Insurance:
• 1 migration restart during
7 days
• 2 migration restarts
during 14 days
• 4 migration restarts
during 30 days

11. Migration Setup
Step 5. Start Demo Migration
You're all set to start your migration. It's recommended to start 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.

12. Migration Setup
Step 6. Start Full Migration
Only one mouse click separates
you from the new WordPress
site.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your XOOPS CMS
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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13. Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!
Go ahead and start the new life of your
website!
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