Module 7: From other systems
Most migrations trainers see come from outside the Exponential family. This module applies the frame of modules 1 to 3 to the most common sources: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and static HTML. The documentation has further guides for Magento, Shopify, site builders, Contentful, Adobe Experience Manager and custom applications; trainers can build extra lessons from them on the same pattern.
At a glance
| Course | Migrating to Exponential |
| Duration | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Lessons | 3 |
| Level | Intermediate |
Lessons
| Lesson | Duration | What learners do |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 From WordPress | 60 minutes | Plan a WordPress migration: export, mapping, import order, redirects, delta |
| 7.2 From Drupal and Joomla | 45 minutes | Compare WordPress, Drupal and Joomla in one table; solve two address traps |
| 7.3 From a static HTML site | 60 minutes | Take three pages through extraction, tree, import and a redirecting alias |
Preparing this module
- To do: Modules 2 and 3 taught first.
- To do: For lesson 7.3: the three static pages (
about/index.html,about/team.html,products/widgets.html) written and handed out, with an image each; nothing copied from a real site without permission. - To do: Each learner has a course folder and an editor or administrator account on the training installation; the
training site answers on a known address for
curl. - To do: If you show a real WXR file, use one from a test WordPress installation with test users at
example.invalid. - To do: At the end of lesson 7.3, check that learners removed their test alias.
Timing plan
| Block | Minutes |
|---|---|
| Lesson 7.1 | 60 |
| Lesson 7.2 | 45 |
| Break | 15 |
| Lesson 7.3 | 60 |
| Total | 180 (2 hours 45 minutes of lessons, plus a 15-minute break) |
Related pages
- Migrating to Exponential: course overview
- Migrating to and from Exponential, section 4: every guide for other systems.
- Trainers: start here
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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