Find out, how to move a website from Drupal to WordPress with plugin CMS2CMS: Automated Drupal to WordPress Migration The process will be easy and fast with no programing skills necessary. More information can be viewed here: http://wordpress.org/plugins/cms2cms-automated-drupal-to-wp-migration/

1. Drupal to WordPress Migration
Plugin: How It Works
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2. Why Switch to WordPress?
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Open Source
Great range of plugins
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Free
Many design solutions
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Very easy to use
Easy updates
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Flexible
Community support
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3. Why Switch to WordPress?
Number of searches of Drupal and WordPress since 2005
via Google Trends
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4. How to Migrate from Drupal to WordPress?
Migrate your website content from Drupal to WordPress easily and
automatedly in just a few simple steps.
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5. How to Prepare for Migration?
1. Back up your Drupal website
2. Install WordPress
3. Set up custom URL structure for WP
4. Find FTP access details (for Drupal and WordPress)
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6. Migration Setup
Step 1. Download the plugin
Go to
http://wordpress.org/plugins/cms2cms-automated-drupal-to-wp-migration/
and download the plugin.

7. Migration Setup
Step 2. Install Plugin
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Go to WP admin panel -> Plugins ->
Add New
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Find “CMS2CMS Drupal to
WordPress Migration”
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Press “Install Now” Button
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8. Migration Setup
Step 3. Register an account
Register your CMS2CMS account
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9. Migration Setup
Step 4. Connect your Sites
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Download Bridge file
Extract it from zip
Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to Drupal root directory. It’s
the top folder with the index.php file.
Specify Drupal website URL
Verify the connection
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10. Migration Setup
Step 5. Configure and Start Migration
Then, press “Start migration” button and you’ll be redirected to CMS2CMS
website in order to complete your migration
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11. Migration Setup
Step 6. 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 Drupal
URLs to WordPress URLs
Clear Target website data delete all content from
WordPress website
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12. Migration Setup
Step 7. 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.
Note. You can
skip this step
and start Full
migration right
away.
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13. Migration Setup
Step 8. Start Full Migration
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Only one mouse click
separates you from the new
WordPress site.
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After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your Drupal
website content will be moved
to WordPress.
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You'll receive an email
notification as soon as the
transfer is complete.
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You'll be able to check the
results and enjoy your new
WordPress website!
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14. 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 personalize 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 this 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
displayed correctly and all forms (registration, contact, login etc function well).
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15. Enjoy Your Brand New WordPress
Website!
Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!