Q: Can I keep my exact design and layout?

No. This is the most common misconception. You are migrating your content (posts, pages, images), not your design.Your Joomla template will not work on WordPress. You will need to choose a new WordPress theme and rebuild your site's look and feel.

Q: How do I migrate users and passwords securely?

You must use the FG Joomla to WordPress Premium plugin. It has an add-on that migrates users and allows them to log in with their existing Joomla passwords.

Question 1

Can I keep my exact design and layout?

Accepted Answer

No. This is the most common misconception. You are migrating your content (posts, pages, images), not your design.Your Joomla template will not work on WordPress. You will need to choose a new WordPress theme and rebuild your site's look and feel.

Question 2

Will my Google rankings drop? How to prevent it?

Accepted Answer

Your rankings should not drop if you follow the SEO checklist. The key is to ensure a 1:1 URL match for every important page. Set your permalinks to "Post name" and use 301 redirects (with the Redirection plugin) for anything that doesn't match.

Question 3

How do I migrate users and passwords securely?

Accepted Answer

You must use the FG Joomla to WordPress Premium plugin. It has an add-on that migrates users and allows them to log in with their existing Joomla passwords.

Question 4

What if I need to roll back after launch?

Accepted Answer

If you used a staging site (as you should have), rolling back is easy. You just point your domain's A-record back to your old Joomla server's IP address. No data is lost because you never modified your live Joomla site.

Question 5

Is WordPress more secure than Joomla?

Accepted Answer

This is a nuanced topic. Joomla is arguably secure "out-of-the-box." However, a well-maintained WordPress site is just as secure. WordPress's reputation for insecurity comes from users installing dozens of low-quality, un-updated plugins. If you use a minimal set of high-quality plugins and keep them (and core) updated, WordPress is rock-solid.

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