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A lot of people use Joomla to manage and publish their websites. While Joomla is a good platform, it is definitely not for everyone. Maybe you are among those users who have decided that you want to switch from Joomla to WordPress. You have heard a lot of people talking about WordPress and it\u2019s ease of use. You want to utilize the power of WordPress plugins<\/a> and themes. Well if you want to migrate your Joomla site to WordPress, then you are in the right place. In this article, we will show you how to move your site from Joomla to WordPress.
\nFirst thing you need to do is choose a web host<\/a> and install WordPress<\/a>. Once you have WordPress up and running, go to the WordPress admin area to install and activate FG Joomla to WordPress<\/a> plugin. (Learn how to install plugins in WordPress<\/a>).
\nAfter activating the plugin, go to Tools \u00bb Import<\/strong>. You will see a list of import tools available for your WordPress installation. Click on Joomla (FG)<\/strong> from the list of available tools.
\nNow you have reached the Joomla Importer for WordPress page. On this page, you need to provide your Joomla website and database information.
\n\"Provide
\nYou can get the database settings from your Joomla website\u2019s administration area, under Global Configuration \u00bb Server<\/strong> tab. This information is also stored inconfiguration.php<\/code> file in your Joomla website\u2019s root folder. You can access this file by connecting to your website using an FTP client and opening configuration.php<\/code>in a text editor like notepad.
\n\"Getting
\nAfter providing your database information scroll to \u201cBehavior\u201d. If you want to import media files such as images from Joomla to WordPress make sure that you have checked Force media import<\/em> option. Finally click on \u201cImport content from Joomla to WordPress\u201d button.
\n\"Import
\nThe plugin will run a script and start importing your content from Joomla to WordPress. Depending on how much content you have, the import process may take some time. Once it is completed you will see a notice like this:
\n\"Successfully
\nOnce you have imported all your content from Joomla into WordPress, the next step is to fix all broken internal links. Scroll down to the bottom of the Joomla (FG) importer page and click on Modify internal links<\/em> button.
\n\"Fix<\/p>\n

Troubleshooting Joomla to WordPress Import<\/h4>\n