Title: Migration from drupal to WordPress
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Migration from drupal to WordPress

 *  [CMSHelpLive](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cmshelplivecom/)
 * (@cmshelplivecom)
 * [11 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migration-from-drupal-to-wordpress-1/)
 * Basically, WP migration is very specific process and completely depends on size
   and complexity of you site. Here’s the general outline for the WordPress conversion
   process:
 * Stage 1: All the site’s content should be imported for the new site. That means
   all your data including images, flash files, videos, text etc.
    There are automated
   scripts and manual methods available for this. In Drupal you can import the content
   in an xml file and in WordPress you can easily add that xml file.
 * Stage 2: The imported content should be structured according to the WordPress
   theme. This again is theme-design-dependent process. It may again be done through
   automated scripts, tools or may require manual intervention.
 * Stage 3: Widgets and plugins are next to be added. Suitable alternatives are 
   to be provided for your current CMS system. Basically WordPress has large inventory
   of plugins available and you can most probably find an exact or near exact replacement.
 * Stage 4: Any required customizations should be moved to the site. This is little
   complex step and require at least some basic understanding of the coding constructs.
   The aim is to port the custom coded part of the site in WordPress to prevent 
   any loss of functionality during the conversion.
 * Stage 5: URL modifications that include required implementation of 301 redirects.
   For example You can add custom permanlinks for each page. So that google can 
   still find your pages

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