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1. inderjeets
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'm having this blog site of Drupal http://hottopicsonline.info/ now I want to convert this site to WordPress. What are the necessary plug-ins for migration ?

2. stipto
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Hello, seeing as you don't have an answer yet you may have solved this already or are still waiting. I'm working on a similar project now and I can share with you what I have done thusfar.

   Firstly: There are no easy plugins for this, you'll have to do it manually. Both Drupal and WP use a MySQL database. The trick is to install a fresh WP site and import Drupal's MySQL into that of WP.
   Then you need to add all the post info, URL info, etc. into the corresponding tables in the WP database. I used this article for that.

   Now I am stuck with a problem keeping the old URL's working, but I don't know if that applies to your situation.

   If, after following the instructions on the above website, you have all these posts with wrong or no categories, I'd recommend these plugins: Assign missing categories and Batch assign categories

   Hope this helps! (And hope someone can help me)

3. inderjeets
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Have u been able to migrate successfully ? Can u send me the link of your site ?

4. stipto
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I'm still in the middle of the process and like to keep the site private while developing. What do you want to know exactly?
   As I said, I have succesfully imported all posts from Drupal to WP.
   The categories didn't come along ok, so I'm in the process of re-assigning posts to categories.

   You have to understand these basic principles before you migrate:
   - Drupal and WP both use a MySQL database.
   - They use the same kind of principles like a post, category, permalink, etc.
   - The trick is to import all data from Drupal's database into an empty WP database and then say: This belongs here and this here etc.

   This can be done with the method described here

   So the steps to follow:
   - Use PHPMyadmin for database managment (it's the best)
   - In this program, follow the steps from the above link
   - Check out what has gone wrong and ask me, maybe I can help

   Good luck!

5. inderjeets
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Thanks a lot for your crucial tips ! You are such a nice person. If I face any trouble, I'll be in touch with you.

   May God bless you !

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