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CMS2CMS phpBB to bbPress Forum Convertor

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If you wish to migrate your forum from phpBB to bbPress than tke a look at this tutorial.

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CMS2CMS

phpBB to bbPress

Forum Convertor

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You are considering about changing your forum platform? You                 current one does not meet your needs? There is not enough                     visitors on your forum and you can’t engage more? Whatever                   reasons you have it is good that you are looking for a way to                           improve. 

Surely phpBB was a great forum software, but it was in the past.                         This days it looks an outdated especially the design. And of course                       it is not that SEO­friendly at all. 

There is a wide range of forum platforms out there, which are more                         flexible and has lots of distinctive features. One of them is bbPress.                       This is modern forum software created in the way of WordPress. It                       has very intuitive interface, is pretty simple to use and has great                       amount of customization opportunities. 

If you decided to move your forum to bbPress, you can check out                         CMS2CMS: phpBB to bbPress Forum Convertor 

With this plugin you will have your phpBB forum transferred to                     bbPress with no coding skills required just in 7 simple steps. 

 

   

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2. Install the Plugin. Go to WordPress admin panel and install the plugin. Click                   “Activate” button and it will appear right in your dashboard. 

 

 

   

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3. Register your CMS2CMS account In order to move on, sign up for CMS2CMS, provide your email and                         password. 

 

 

   

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4. Connect to your phpBB forum Now you have to create the connection between phpBB and                   WordPress with bbPress plugin.. So, proceed with the following                 actions: 

● Download the Bridge file to your computer. The file will be                     saved as zip. 

● Extract the ‘cms2cms’ file from the archive. ● Via any FTP client dashboard upload the file into the root                     

directory of your source phpBB website. Root directory is the                   top one with file index.php. 

● Provide the URL of your source website and that is it. 

 

  

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5. Select the Migration Options Before you start the actual migration procedure, choose the                 preferences for your phpBB to bbPress migration. You can elect                   from the following: 

● Clear current data including test one on WordPress before                 Migration 

● Migrate categories and pages/articles/posts SEO aliases ● Migrate images and attachments 

 

 

   

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6. Try FREE Demo Migration With CMS2CMS, you are able to check out the service before                     actually use it. With Demo Migration, limited amount of pages can                     be converted from you source phpBB website to the target one                     bbPress for you to see how everything works for real. 

 

 

   

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7. Full Website Conversion. Start Full Migration and in a couple of minutes your forum will be                         transferred from phpBB to bbPress. As soon as the conversion is                     complete you will receive an email notification and be able to check                       up your new bbPress forum. 

 

Are you still waiting? Then don’t, try on CMS2CMS: phpBB to                     bbPress Forum Convertor and your website will be converted                 easily and swiftly. With this plugin, you will have automated and                     accurate migration which you will enjoy for sure.