Converting an html website to a WordPress blog

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Hi All,

I have a (static) html website that I would like to convert to a Wordpress blog. All the pages end in .xhtml presently. I don't want to lose the traffic that is going to them. When I look at Wordpress blog posts or pages, each is listed as 'xxx.com/the-name-of-the-post/' .

I can cut and paste all the info to the new pages or posts in the new blog easy enough, but how do I send the traffic to these posts? Some kind of a 301 redirect or how would you do it? What's easiest?

Thanks for any help,

Tim
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  • Hi Tim,

    Try one of the Wordpress Plugins to manually add 301 redirects for your XHTML files to Wordpress Posts or Pages.

    WordPress › Redirection WordPress Plugins

    Tim.
  • Well, setting up the redirects is one option.

    You can also adjust the link settings (permalinks) inside wordpress to end in postname.xhtml instead of just /postname. They will have to be "Posts" instead of "Pages" inside of Wordpress though.

    If you need them to be "Pages", there is a plugin to add .html to the end. You could probably edit that plugin and tweak the code to do .xhtml if need be (never tried that part).
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    • Nowadays I am also working on like wise same project and I completed this much . Hope this helps you to solve out your problem .Forst you can install Wordpress, write your posts, and after use PHP or Javascript to integrate the feed directly into your existing design. The drawback with this is if you want to include any links in the feed for example, to read the rest of the post or add comments. If they click a link, it has to take them somewhere and by default they'll go to your installation of Wordpress which will most likely look nothing like your existing website.Secondly, you can take your existing design, tables or CSS, and create a Wordpress theme that matches your site exactly. Then, apply it to your Wordpress installation and you can now have a "/blog" or whatever you decide to use Wordpress for that looks and feels exactly like your website.
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    Converting an html website to a WordPress blog

    Hi All, I have a (static) html website that I would like to convert to a Wordpress blog. All the pages end in .xhtml presently. I don't want to lose the traffic that is going to them. When I look at Wordpress blog posts or pages, each is listed as 'xxx.com/the-name-of-the-post/' .