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<Change to/> WordPress

http://changetowordpress.com

Migrating to WordPress by Brandon Buttars


• My friends all call me Buttars. •  I’m an Aggie. •  I’ve been using WordPress since version

1.5. •  I also have experience w/ Drupal & Joomla •  Built my first website in 1998. • Web Design/Development Manager at

Avalaunch Media.

About Brandon Buttars


We’ll take a broad look at migrating existing websites to WordPress.

Hopefully your process becomes better.


Who’s using WordPress on personal sites?

Who’s using WordPress at work?


Why WordPress?


•  It’s FREE! •  It’s stable. •  It’s user friendly. • Huge community. •  Search Engines love it!

WordPress •  Tons of Plugins. •  Tons of Themes. • Mobile friendly. •  Updating is easy. •  Site setup is cake.


Someone wants to move an existing site to WordPress.

Where do they start?


Step 1: Data Collection & Organization Step 2: WordPress Setup & Configuration Step 3: Data Migration & Entry Step 4: Design Migration & Theming Step 5: SEO Step 6: Launch

Our Process


•  Structure •  Content •  Asides • Design • Other

Step 1: Data Collection & Organization


• Menus •  URL Structure • Headers •  Footers •  Post Types & Fields

Structure


• Homepage & Landing Pages homepage elements, title, meta data, page assets

•  Taxonomy/Categories/Tags content organization

•  Individual Pages of Content title, meta data, canonicals, URLs, page assets.

• Other Content

Content


•  Images •  Icons •  Fonts • HTML •  CSS •  Scripts

Design


• Widgets •  Ads •  Breadcrumbs •  Sliders •  Etc.

Asides


•  Setup Development Environment on your computer or on another server

•  Install WordPress & Core Settings site settings, permalinks, comments

•  Install & Configure Plugins additional functionality, beyond the core

Step 2: WordPress Setup & Configuration


•  Local Setup WAMP, MAMP, LAMP, XXAMP, etc.

•  Live Server Bluehost, Hostmonster, RackSpace, etc.

Setup Development Environment


•  Basic Settings •  Prevent Comment Spam Upfront •  Permalinks - Important

Install WordPress & Core Settings


•  Install the plugins you need. •  Configure the plugins. •  Configure custom post types and fields.

Install & Configure Plugins


•  Enter Manually or Use Importing Tools wp ultimate csv importer plugin

•  Import/Create Users

•  Import/Enter Taxonomy (Categories/Tags)

•  Import/Enter Content using appropriate Post Types meta data, images & media, assign taxonomy, correct heiarchy

•  Create Menus

•  Create Widgets & Aside Elements

Step 3: Data Migration & Entry


•  Build/Find a barebones theme. •  Install & activate the theme. • Modify the HTML/PHP • Modify the CSS • Modify the Scripts

Step 4: Design Migration & Theming


• Make sure all the template files exist. index.php, archive.php, front-page.php, single.php, page.php,

header.php, footer.php, any custom post templates

• Modify the templates using the old template code.

• Modify & correct all path references to images, scripts, stylesheets, etc.

Modify the HTML/PHP


• Modify style.css using the old CSS code.

• Modify & correct all path references to images, fonts, etc.

•  Clean up the code where possible.

Modify the CSS


• Modify & correct all path references within the scripts.

•  Using Chrome’s Inspector, check for any errors that need to be fixed.

• Make sure no scripts collide with WordPress or plugin scripts.

this can cause big problems & can cause the site to break

•  Clean up the code where possible.

Modify the Scripts


•  Audit SEO Data title, meta description, meta keywords, URLs

•  SEO Plugins Configured •  301 Redirects •  Rich Snippets • Google Webmasters & Analytics •  Social Networking Tools

Step 5: SEO


• Move/Upload Files • Database Export find and replace development URL with live URL

•  Create New Database & Import • Modify database settings in wp-config.php file. • Modify hosting to point to new files.

Step 6: Launch


• WordPress is the bomb! •  Everyone should move their sites to

WordPress. • Make sure to pay attention to the

details when migrating. •  Use this presentation as a guide to

migrate.

Recap


•  Tools & Resources:

http://changetowordpress.com •  Twitter: brandonbuttars / change2wp •  LinkedIn: brandonbuttars •  Facebook: brandonbuttars

Thank You

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