If you are in the middle of deciding between Joomla and WordPress — the article is going to be very useful for you in terms of different reasons of one platform over the other and providing the easiest migration scenario in case you wish to switch to more beneficial software.

Joomla is well-known CMS that is widely used for building attractive do-it-yourself websites of different types from a simple website, personal homepage to complex corporate web applications. Comparing to WordPress, it has quite steeper learning curve, requiring more technical experience to master and operate it properly. Besides, many plugins and extensions are not free that influence negatively the general customization of the website. Being less SEO-friendly and providing lower security level — Joomla is becoming less preferable comparing to universal WordPress.

Alternatively, WordPress is indisputably user-friendly CMS that provides a great platform for creating any type of website with any complexity. Due to its highly intuitive interface and multi functionality — it has become the platform of choice among newbies and non-techie persons. It is blessed with the community that offers a welcoming place to go when you need some tips, help, or tools in building your project. In terms of themes and plugins, the platform provides much more possibilities compared to Joomla. Besides, Google loves WordPress, it has many search engine optimization options that make the website more visible to search engines.

So, if you have made the decision migrate from Joomla to WordPress — you will certainly have your fantasy unlimited with a whole world of new possibilities opened before you. CMS2CMS automated service will handle the transferring of Joomla site content to WordPress completely hands-off. You should also be aware of the fact that the service is capable of migrating a number of different types of data, not only textual content but also media posts and attachments. To get the general idea of the migration process — go on reading the next instructions one-by-one:

1. To initiate the migration — download “CMS2CMS Joomla to WordPress” plugin on the official website. The plugin should be saved as a zip file and extracted it to your PC. When finished, go back to admin panel, find there Plugin and Activate it by clicking the corresponding button. You’ll be automatically redirected to www.cms2cms.com in order to complete the migration.
2. Register your account on the official www.cms2cms.com. It can also be performed by providing your username and password via Facebook or Google;
3. Establish your Source and Target Sites. Select the existing and new types of platforms. Type in the URLs of your Joomla and WordPress addresses;
4. Select migration preferences which you’d like to have performed during the migration process. You can make URLs SEO friendly, get design suggestions, migrate media, clear Target website data etc. by activating the corresponding options. When finished try free Demo Migration to see the service in progress.
5. Perform Full Migration. After the click, your Joomla website content will be converted to WordPress.

After the full migration is completed — start working with your brand new WordPress website and enjoy all the new possibilities to make your web project of the dream.