Migrating Content is like Moving House: How did we end up with all this stuff? And where does it all go now?

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Migrating Content is like Moving House How did we end up with all this stuff? And where does it all go now? @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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Moving House Sucks... No matter how many times you do it, or how many things you think you might be able to “do better next time”, it’s always a major faff. I’ve done it a lot. @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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It’s ALWAYS different Like that time I moved 250 feet across the road Or that other time I moved (literally) around the corner Or last year when I moved 350 miles to Brighton @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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Some things are the same though Okay - not everything is different. And as it turns out - migrating website content is a lot like moving house... @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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What can we learn? ( And why do I care? ) @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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Step One What have you got? @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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It doesn’t need to be too specific - any information is a good start. ➔ General content Pages ➔ Core Blog functionality ➔ WooCommerce Shop ➔ PDF downloads 1. What have you got? @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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@ eddhurst #WCLDN

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1. What have you got? @ eddhurst #WCLDN ➔ 50 Pages - with 4 templates ➔ 778 Blog posts, in 45 categories ➔ 70 users ➔ 5000 images uploaded over 5 years ➔ 3 PDF downloads

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➔ Why bother moving spam comments? ➔ “I never used the blog” ➔ “All those PDFs are being redone anyway” Source: Wikimedia @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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2. Set it on FIRE @ eddhurst #WCLDN ➔ Why bother moving spam comments? ➔ “I never used the blog” ➔ “All those PDFs are being redone with the new branding”

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Step Three Where does it all go? @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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3. Where does it all go? ➔ Blog posts go in the blog. ➔ Images into the media library. ➔ Pages... ◆ Just keep them as pages ◆ Maybe a Custom Post Type? ◆ Do I need page templates? @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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Step Four It won’t all fit! @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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➔ Why bother moving spam comments? ➔ “I never used the blog” ➔ “All those PDFs are being redone anyway” @ eddhurst #WCLDN Source: Wikimedia

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(Side) Step Five What’s the best way? @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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5. What’s the best way? ➔ Spreadsheet ➔ Homemade chalk board ➔ Small, easily lost notepad. ➔ Draw on the windows like you’re a genius solving complex algorithms. ➔ Always use lots of arrows. ➔ Or Post Its @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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- Itemise content - Get rid of dead wood - Map it to it’s new location - Get rid of leftovers - Fill in the gaps @ eddhurst #WCLDN

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➔ Why bother moving spam comments? ➔ “I never used the blog” ➔ “All those PDFs are being redone anyway” @ eddhurst #WCLDN Source: Wikimedia

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