Title: Migration Guide
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Migration Guide

 *  Resolved [spiros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiros/)
 * (@spiros)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/)
 * Hi,
 * I am planning to get the pro version to migrate a J1 site. I wonder which is 
   the right procedure so that redirects work OK.
 * Lets say I have a J1 site as [http://www.mysite.com](http://www.mysite.com) and
   I want to convert the content (and remain in same domain) into WordPress. What
   would the procedure be?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fg-joomla-to-wordpress/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/fg-joomla-to-wordpress/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Kerfred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerfred/)
 * (@kerfred)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497869)
 * Here is the procedure I use:
    1. Install a WordPress site in [http://wp.mysite.com](http://wp.mysite.com)
   in the same server as www. 2. Install and activate the FG Joomla to WordPress
   Premium 3. Modify the permalink in the WordPress settings 4. Configure your media
   sizes in the WordPress settings 5. Empty the WordPress database 6. Configure 
   the plugin settings 7. Run the import 8. Click on “modify internal links” 9. 
   Test your site on [http://wp.mysite.com](http://wp.mysite.com) 10. You can customize
   your site by adding a theme and plugins 11. Export the WordPress database as 
   SQL. 12. Edit the SQL file and replace [http://wp.mysite.com](http://wp.mysite.com)
   by [http://www.mysite.com](http://www.mysite.com) 13. Import the SQL file 14.
   Move your Joomla files (wherever you want, as a backup) 15. Move your WordPress
   files to [http://www.mysite.com](http://www.mysite.com)
 *  Thread Starter [spiros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiros/)
 * (@spiros)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497870)
 * Thanks. Some comments:
 * > 1. Install a WordPress site in [http://wp.mysite.com](http://wp.mysite.com)
   > in the same server as www.
 * Would it be ok if installed WP to folder rather than subdirectory? I.e. [http://www.mysite.com/wp](http://www.mysite.com/wp)
   instead of [http://wp.mysite.com](http://wp.mysite.com)?
 * > 3. Modify the permalink in the WordPress settings
 * Modify to what?
 *  Plugin Author [Kerfred](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kerfred/)
 * (@kerfred)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497871)
 * Yes, it will work in a subfolder.
    For the permalink, you can choose whatever
   you want except the default one and except the %post_id% one.
 *  Thread Starter [spiros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiros/)
 * (@spiros)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497872)
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [spiros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiros/)
 * (@spiros)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497985)
 * Another issue is how to get the Joomla “Read More” (i.e. break between Intro 
   Text and Main Text) as WordPress <!–more–>
    Otherwise I will have to do it manually
   through 100s of posts.
 *  Moderator [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * (@numeeja)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497986)
 * Using a search & replace plugin may help with that – eg: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/search-and-replace/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/search-and-replace/)
 *  Thread Starter [spiros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiros/)
 * (@spiros)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497987)
 * The problem is the resulting posts do not retain that break information in Joomla.
   In effect it is not easy to replace it in the Joomla table either as Intro Text
   and full text are different fields.
 *  Thread Starter [spiros](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spiros/)
 * (@spiros)
 * [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497988)
 * I found out how. It does it by default when “Import the text above the “read 
   more” to the excerpt” is not checked. The only issue remaining is how to import
   joomla links.

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-guide/#post-3497988)
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