How to Migrate from Blogger to Joomla

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How to Migrate from Blogger to Joomla

• by CMS2CMS Team
• June, 2013

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How to Switch from Blogger to Joomla?

• Automated Migration Service

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How to Prepare for Migration?

• 1. Back up your Blogger website
• 2. Install Joomla
• 3. Set up custom URL structure for Joomla
• 4. Find FTP access details for Joomla.
• Find more info in this article

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Migration SetupStep 1. Create your account

• Visit www.cms2cms.com
• Register your CMS2CMS account or sign up via
  Facebook or Google

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Migration SetupStep 2. Set up your Source and
Target sites

• 1. Select your Current and New CMS types
• 2. Type in the URLs of your Blogger and Joomla
  websites

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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect to your Blogger
website

• 1. Provide the email and password you use to
  access your Blogger admin account in order to get
  access to your Blogger content.
• 2. Verify the connection by clicking the
  corresponding button.

Note. It is required that you are an admin on
Blogger website in order to migrate it.
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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Joomla
website

• 1. Download Bridge file (zip) to your PC
• 2. Extract 'cms2cms' folder from the zip

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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites

• Connect to your Joomla website via FTP
• Copy extracted 'cms2cms' folder and paste it to
  Joomla root directory.

Note. Root directory is the top folder with
index.php file Find more info here or
watch the video tutorial.
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Migration SetupStep 3. Connect your Sites

• Go back to Migration wizard and click "Verify
  Connection to your Sites"

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Migration SetupStep 4. Select Migration
preferences

• Check the boxes to activate the following
  migration options
• Migrate Media - to have images moved
• Make URLs SEO friendly - to have internal links
  formed according to the rewrite rules on Joomla
• Clear Target website data - delete all content
  from Joomla website before the migration.

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Migration SetupStep 4. Start Demo Migration

• You're all set to start your migration. It's
  recommended to run the free Demo migration to see
  how the service works.

Note. You can skip this step and start Full
migration right away.
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Migration SetupStep 5. Start Full Migration

• Only one mouse click separates you from the new
  Joomla site.
• After you click 'Start Full Migration', your
  Blogger website content will be moved to Joomla.
• You'll receive an email notification as soon as
  the transfer is complete.
• You'll be able to check the results and enjoy
  your new Joomla website!

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Go ahead and start the new life of your website!
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Migrate your site now - it's never been easier!