{"id":2804764,"date":"2018-10-10T14:59:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T14:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/?p=2804764"},"modified":"2018-10-11T10:10:56","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T10:10:56","slug":"import-your-website-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpml.org\/ar\/announcements\/2018\/10\/import-your-website-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"Toolset&#8217;s Tutorial on Importing Custom Database Designs into WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">We just published a full-length tutorial on <a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/learn\/how-to-import-a-database-into-wordpress\/\">How to Migrate from Custom Database Design into WordPress<\/a>. If you&#8217;ve built sites that have custom PHP and MySQL tables, this guide will teach you how to convert them into a WordPress site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2PIChT5T0oQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Migrating from custom database tables is a complex task. Our guide talks you through it, explains and shows how to do each step of the process.<\/p>\n<p>We show how to convert a set of tables, which are connected using foreign keys, into the WordPress &#8220;custom post types&#8221; and &#8220;custom fields&#8221; schema.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s in the guide<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/learn\/how-to-import-a-database-into-wordpress\/#adding-custom-content-types-to-wordpress\">Adding Custom Content Types to WordPress<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; using <a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/home\/types-manage-post-types-taxonomy-and-custom-fields\/\">Types<\/a> plugin<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/learn\/how-to-import-a-database-into-wordpress\/#connecting-related-content\">Connecting Related Content<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; using Toolset&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/documentation\/post-relationships\/how-to-set-up-post-relationships-using-toolset\/\">post relationship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/learn\/how-to-import-a-database-into-wordpress\/#exporting-and-importing-custom-tables-into-wordpress\">Exporting and Importing Custom Tables Into WordPress<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; exporting with <strong>PHPMyAdmin<\/strong> and importing them with <strong>WP All Import<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/learn\/how-to-import-a-database-into-wordpress\/#designing-the-front-end-display-for-your-custom-content\">Designing the Front-End Display for Your Custom Content<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; we use <a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/home\/views-create-elegant-displays-for-your-content\/\">Views<\/a> for the front-end display<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolset.com\/learn\/how-to-import-a-database-into-wordpress\/#handling-content-in-multiple-languages\">Handling Content in Multiple Languages<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; of course, using <strong>WPML<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who needs this guide?<\/h2>\n<p>Sometimes, we think that WordPress is only good for simple sites with a few pages. 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