We’re in the process of migrating a site from an existing CMS system into WordPress. The existing CMS system has no direct integration tools with WordPress.
I’m looking into the option of creating my own script/application that will migrate the content between the two systems. Would it be better to migrate directly into the database (inserting the rows myself) or to generate a WXR file (or multiple) and let the WordPress import module handle things for me?
2 Answers
If this is a standard CMS (not something you came up with yourself), I would say that a WXR solution is the way to go. It might take some extra work, but it will be a good learning experience and a nice way to build up your WordPress skills. The WXR route will be an automated solution that’s reliable and repeatable.
You might want to consider doing this as an open source project, soliciting help from the community to get it done. The end result will be a useful tool from which others can utilize, improve, and extend. Open source contributions are always nice to list on the resume, too.
