Tips & Tools for Migrating an HTML/Flat File Site to WordPress

September 2017 East Bay WordPress Meetup: mini case study of importing a large HTML site to WordPress, including services and plugins.

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1. East Bay WordPress Meetup Presentation September 24, 2017
2. Sallie Goetsch Migrating an HTML Flat File Site to WordPress
3. The Problem with Flat File Site Imports
4. Start with a Content Audit • ID • Navigation Title • Page Title • Old URL • New URL • Destination Post Type • Categories Current/Proposed • Tags Current/Proposed • Custom Taxonomies • Featured Image • Current • Relevant • On Message • SEO Title • Meta Description
5. Content Audit Spreadsheet
6. If You’re Very Lucky… https://cms2cms.com/
7. Otherwise… https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-html-pages/
8. The Import Process • Read the Manual • Set up a very basic WP install. Include any custom fields, custom post types and custom taxonomies that you plan to use • Copy HTML website to your local server • Select HTML regions to import, destination post type, etc. • Import one post type at a time • Tags & custom fields supported • Categories & authors are trickier http://stephanieleary.com/code/wordpress/html-import/html-import-2-user-guide/
9. Choose Files to Import
10. Identify Content Container
11. Set Title, Author, Post Type, Template
12. Import Custom Fields
13. Import Categories, Tags, Taxonomies
14. Clean Up HTML
15. Run Import
16. Fixing Stuff: Post Types https://wordpress.org/plugins/post-type-switcher/
17. Fixing Stuff: Taxonomies & Terms https://wordpress.org/plugins/term-management-tools/
18. Fixing Stuff: Everything Else http://www.wpallimport.com/
19. Links • Content Strategy for WordPress • CMS2CMS • HTML Import 2 • HTML Import 2 Manual • Post Type Switcher • Term Management Tools • WP All Import/Export Pro
20. Questions for Sallie? • Twitter: @salliegoetsch • GitHub: wpfangirl • SpeakerDeck: wpfangirl • Web: wpfangirl.com • Meetup: eastbaywp.com • Email: sallie@wpfangirl.com