How To Convert A Static HTML Site To WordPress

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How To Convert A Static HTML Site To WordPress
by Donna Fontenot (Dazzlin Donna)
June 25, 2012

After you use the instructions below to convert your content to WordPress, be sure to check out my post on how to convert your design to a WordPress theme in 10 seconds flat as well! Or if you just want to skip my post, and jump straight to the design conversion tool, you can do that too.

Recently, on a forum I frequent, an old acquaintance asked how to convert one of his old Dreamweaver sites to WordPress, with the least amount of effort involved. At first, I thought it would be impossible to make it an easy task, but after seeing some other responses, I realized I was wrong. Although the process isn?t completely trivial, it can be done with a lot less effort than I?d originally imagined. And it?s not just limited to Dreamweaver. Nearly any site could conceivably be converted to WordPress this way. (Note that I?ve included some reasons at this end of this post as to why you might want to carefully consider the ramifications of this).

If you have an old non-CMS site lying around that you wish you could convert to WordPress, without too much hassle, this is the guide for you. Essentially, it boils down to 2 main steps, which involves moving your static content into WordPress?s database as pages or posts. STEP ONE: Get your static HTML pages gathered together in one place, using HTTrack to build those static pages, if necessary. STEP TWO: Import those pages using an easy WordPress plugin.

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[abubah]

Thanks for the link..

Given that a lot of websites now are written in WordPress, it's essential to know how to convert your old static website into a beast, dynamic WordPress site