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Edited by Martin Wann, Toniacutie, Mariana Kordas, Maluniu

Since recent Joomla 3.0 realize, there are many website users who want to upgrade Joomla to the new 3.x. This is a granular procedure that requires diligent attention. In most cases, Joomla upgrade is considered to be the migration from one version to another. So, use CMS2CMS extensions [1] in order to make this procedure more straightforward and flawless, follow this step-by-step guidance below:

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Steps

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    Back up your current Joomla website. This step is really important, and it’s recommend to make the reserve copy of your site to exclude all the risks of data losses. Just save all the content on USB flash drive, external storage device or any hard drive. Also you may use the backup option of your hosting provider.
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  2. 2
    Install your new Joomla 3.x website. Initially, you need to install your new Joomla 3.x site. So, you should find hosting provider for your future project.
  3. 3
    Get FTP for your Joomla sites. In other words, find out the access details to your current and new Joomla sites - host name, username and a password.
  4. 4
    Create your CMS2CMS account. Provide your username, email and password or login via Facebook and Google+ account.
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    Specify websites URL. Type the URLs of your Joomla 2.5 and new Joomla version.
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    Download and install the bridge file. It will be saved as “cms2cms” zip.
    • Then, you have to connect to your Joomla websites via FTP client software.
    • Within FTP dashboard copy the “cms2cms” folder and paste it into the root directories of your Joomla websites (current and new versions).
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    Additional options. Select additional options which will simplify the process of upgrade. They are the following:
    • make URLs SEO-friendly;
    • migrate images and attachments;
    • get design suggestion;
    • 301 Redirects
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    Apart from website data migration, CMS2CMS allows to migrate the following extensions data:
    • Kunena.
    • sh404SE.
    • JComment.
    • Joomla K2.
    • Phoca Image Gallery.
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    Note, If you want to preserve these extensions data, you should install such add-ons before running a migration.
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    Process of Joomla upgrade. Run free demo to check up your Joomla upgrade in progress. When the demo migration is over, and you are satisfied with the result then run Full Migration.
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Video



This is video guide which will help your to perform Joomla upgrade in 15 min.

Tips

  • Use 301 redirect to safe your SEO and ratings.
  • Check out all the data and test everything after the Joomla upgrade is complete.
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Warnings

  • When the Joomla upgrade is over, you should ask your website followers to recover their passwords as far as automated converter like CMS2CMS does not support the migration of passwords, because they are encrypted specifically.

Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/migration-a-conversion/data-import-a-export/23642

Article Info

Categories: Migration Software

Recent edits by: Mariana Kordas, Toniacutie, Martin Wann

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