WordPress Migration Best Practices

Comprehensive guide for extracting and migrating content from WordPress sites. Covers multiple extraction strategies, their trade-offs, and best practices for handling WordPress-specific content like custom plugins, WooCommerce, forms, and media.

When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

• Planning a migration away from WordPress
• Exporting content from WordPress for any target platform
• Dealing with complex WordPress sites (WooCommerce, custom plugins, page builders)
• Evaluating which extraction method to use
• Handling media, images, and uploads during migration

Extraction Strategies

Strategy 1: WordPress XML Export (WXR)

The built-in WordPress export tool. Go to WP Admin → Tools → Export to generate an XML file containing posts, pages, comments, categories, tags, and custom post types.