Joomla to WordPress Migration
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Joomla to WordPress migration is incredibly easy with LitExtension. You can transfer important data such as products, product catalogs, customers, orders, and more from Joomla to WordPress in just three simple steps. If you’re unsure how to retrieve, review, and test the data after migration, you can completely entrust the work to us. With many years of experience in website migration, LitExtension is confident in providing you with the fastest and most accurate migration experience. Discover how it works now!
What Data Can Be Migrated From Joomla to WordPress
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- Title.
- Created Date.
- Description.
- Categories.
- Thumbnail Image.
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- Title.
- Created Date.
- Description.
- Categories.
- Thumbnail Image.
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Products
- Name, SKU, Short Description, Full Description, Status.
- Manufacturer.
- Tax Class.
- Price, Special Price.
- Quantity, Manage Stock.
- Meta Title, Meta Description.
- Weight, Width, Height, Depth.
- Product Tags.
- Up-sells, Cross-sells.
- Attributes: Name, Values.
- Downloadable Products: Files, Max Downloads, Expiration Date.
- Grouped Products: Associated Products.
- Variants: Name, SKU, Weight, Quantity, Manage Stock, Image, Price, Special Price.
- Thumbnail Image, Additional Images.
Product Categories
- Name, Description.
- Sort Order.
- Image.
- Meta Title, Meta Description.
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- First Name, Last Name, Email.
- Billing Address: First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone.
- Shipping Address: First Name, Last NameCompany, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone.
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- Order ID.
- Order Date.
- Order Status.
- Order Items (Name, SKU, Option), Product Price, Quantity.
- Sub Price, Discount Price, Tax Price, Shipping Price, Total Price.
- Order Comments.
- Customer Name, Email.
- Billing Address (First Name, Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone).
- Shipping Address (First Name , Last Name, Company, Address 1, Address 2, Country, State, City, Zip Code, Telephone)
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- Name.
- Image.
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- Tax Class (Name).
- Tax rate (Country, Rate).
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- Name.
- Description.
- Coupon Code.
- Coupon Date.
- Customer Groups.
- Uses Per Coupon, Uses Per Customer.
- Discount Amount/Percent.
- Coupon from date, Coupon to date.
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- Created Date.
- Status.
- Rate.
- User Name, User Email.
- Comment.
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- Products (Name, Description, Attribute)
- Categories (Name, Description)
- CMS Page (Name, Description)
- Blogs (Name, Description)
(*) Please note that if you want to import store data other than CMS/Blogs, plugins may need to be installed before migration.
Additional Options
Clear Sample Data On WordPress Before Migration
You can delete the sample data on WordPress in accordance with selected entities for migration… More Details →
RecommendedPreserve Order IDs on WordPress Store
This option helps keep your order ID the same during your store migration… More Details →
How It Works RecommendedCreate 301 Redirects on WordPress Store
Automatically redirect your old store’s URLs to the new ones during the migration… More Details →
RecommendedMigrate Images from Products, Categories, Blog Descriptions
This option helps you to migrate images in descriptions of products, categories, and blog posts… Mre Details →
Strip HTML Tags from Category and Product Names
Strip HTML tags from category and product names automatically when migrating your store … More Details →
How to Migrate from Joomla to WordPress
Select Joomla as “Source Cart” and WordPress as “Target Cart” from dropdown list. Enter store URL and follow brief instructions to set up the carts.
Choose the entities you want to convert Joomla to WordPress such as products, product categories, customers, orders, and even more.
Let’s start the Joomla to WordPress Migration. Once the migration process is kicked off, it will constantly run even when you turn off your browser.
How to Perform Joomla to WordPress Migration with LitExtension?
As mentioned before, both Joomla and WordPress are CMSs, meaning that they are mostly designed for blogging purposes.
With Joomla, its built-in eCommerce features enable you to manage your content and your online store in the same place. WordPress, on the other hand, requires you to install an eCommerce-specific plugin such as WooCommerce to start selling online.
Therefore, if you’re purely using Joomla as a blogging platform, then you should turn to the FG Joomla to WordPress plugin to transfer all your posts, pages, media and tags to the new WordPress site.
If you’re currently operating an eCommerce store on Joomla, then keep scrolling down to know how to convert Joomla to WordPress seamlessly and painlessly.
Create WooCommerce store
First thing first, you need to install WordPress. Once WordPress is available, let’s move to installing your WooCommerce store.
From the WordPress dashboard, follow these below steps:
- Go to Plugins > Add new
- Search for WooCommerce
- Click Install now > Activate
After activating the plugin, you will be directed shortly to the WooCommerce Setup Wizard. There, fill in some required information to configure your store.
Here is a quick tutorial video to help you set up your WooCommerce store from scratch, check it out!
Set Up Source & Target Carts
After logging in to the LitExtension website, click on Create new migration and you will be directed to a setup wizard.
Here, select Joomla as Source Cart Type and provide the source cart URL into the blank space. Then, click LitExtension Connector to download the connector, extract the zip file and upload the file to Source Store’s root folder.
Next, repeat the same process to set up your Target Cart.
Configure Migration
With LitExtension – the world#1 Shopping Cart Migration Expert, you can transfer almost every important data including customers, products, orders, reviews and so on.
In addition, you can take advantage of additional options to further extend migration capabilities. For instance, if you tick “Create the 301 redirects on your target store after migration” option, it will automatically create 301 redirects from your Joomla store to your WooCommerce store.
Migrate with LitExtension
With LitExtension, you can try out the demo version first to get a better idea of the migration process. But you can always skip the demo and jump straight to full migration.
Once the process starts, it will constantly run on the server. There’s no need for you to turn your computer on while the migration is running. You’ll receive an automated email from LitExtension after the process has been complete.
Post-migration Activities
Now, it’s time to take some extra steps to touch up your new WooCommerce home. We recommend that you go over this list of post-migration activities as the data transfer completes.
- Check result
Firstly, you ought to perform a thorough check both in your WooCommerce frontend and backend to make sure nothing goes wrong. Don’t hesitate to contact LitExtension’s technical support team in case any problem arises.
- Choose a theme for your new WooCommerce store
Your eCommerce store can have so much value to offer but without that initial hook, customers might quickly lose interest. Hence, you should take your time to determine the suitable theme for your new WooCommerce store (see detail about 10+ best WooCommerce themes in 2024).
In most cases, you can select any WordPress template and still make it work with WooCommerce. This means you will have access to a myriad of WordPress themes.
You can find an appealing array of templates on Storefront – WooCommerce default store design or explore more premium options on ThemeForest. These themes are generally tidy and elegant yet feature-rich and mobile-responsive.
Elementor lives up to its reputation for being one of the best WordPress add-ons providing templates, widgets and a cleaner interface to speed up the creation process. Read detailed Elementor review here.
- Add extensions & plugins
Then, the following step is adding extensions to help you boost your leads. It is possible to add payment gateways, SEO, inventory management, marketing and almost any features you can think of.
And the best part is if you have a good command of coding, you can create an extension that suits your personal business needs on your own.
- Perform recent data migration
Throughout the data transfer process with LitExtension, your previous Joomla store still receives new purchases, customers and new products normally. Thus, so as not to miss any data, it’s highly recommended that you run the Recent Data Migration or Smart Update service.
The former allows you to transfer all the new data to your WooCommerce store. Whereas, with the latter, you can update data that has been edited and, at the same time, transfer those that newly appear in your Joomla store during/after the migration.
- Switch domain
Another must-do task in the check-list migration is to switch domain to WooCommerce. Please refer to this document for detailed instruction on how to switch domain to your new store.
Leave The Work For The Experts
If you’re non-tech, let our WordPress migration experts handle your migration from A to Z.
Save your time for more important tasks.
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