Migrate your Joomla website to WordPress easily and fast in just a couple of steps with CMS2CMS: Automated Joomla to WordPress Migration Plugin. The plugins can be downloaded here http://wordpress.org/plugins/cms2cms-joomla-to-wp-migration/

1. Joomla 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 for Joomla and WordPress since 2005
via Google Trends
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4. How to Migrate from Joomla to WordPress?
Migrate your website content from Joomla 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 Joomla website
2. Install WordPress
3. Set up custom URL structure for WP
4. Find FTP access details (for Joomla and WordPress)
Find more info in this article
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6. Migration Setup
Step 1. Download the plugin
Go to http://wordpress.org/plugins/cms2cms-joomla-to-wp-migration/ and
download the plugin.
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7. Migration Setup
Step 2. Install the plugin
• Go to WP admin panel -> Plugins -> Add New
• Find “CMS2CMS Drupal to WordPress Migration”
• Press “Install Now” Button
• Go to Admin -> Plugins, find “CMS2CMS Joomla to WordPress Migration” and
click Activate
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8. Migration Setup
Step 3. Create your account
Register your CMS2CMS account
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9. Migration Setup
Step 4. Connect Joomla!
1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
2. Extract it from the zip
3. Upload extracted 'cms2cms' folder to Joomla root directory. It’s the top folder with the
index.php file.
4. Provide Joomla! website URL
5. Verify the connection
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10. Migration Setup
Step 5. Configure and Start the 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
Now you are redirected to CMS2CMS.
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 Joomla 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
Only one mouse click
separates you from the new
WordPress site.
After you click 'Start Full
Migration', your Joomla 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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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 personalise 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 so 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!