Joomla to WordPress Migration
Move your Joomla 3, 4 or 5 site to WordPress: articles become posts, categories and users come across, and every old URL redirects to its new page. K2, EasyBlog and Zoo content moves on the Professional plan. $99 or $299 fixed, free quote in 24 hours, delivered in 5 business days on Starter, 7 business days on Professional.
What's included in the service
Everything below is part of the fixed price. Items marked with a plan come with that plan.
Platforms we migrate to and from
If your source or target platform isn't listed, ask. Legacy PHP, ASP.NET and in-house CMS sites are scoped in the free audit.
How the migration runs, step by step
- 1
Free audit and component map (24 hours)
We check your Joomla version, article count, categories, extensions (K2, EasyBlog, Zoo, VirtueMart), template, custom fields and SEF URL settings. You get a written map of the WordPress plugin that replaces each extension, plus a fixed-price quote, within 24 hours.
- 2
WordPress setup
We install WordPress on your chosen host and create custom post types for anything that isn't a standard article, such as K2 or Zoo items. The theme is styled to match your Joomla template.
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Articles and categories
Articles are exported with a direct database read or a migration plugin such as FG Joomla to WordPress. Each one keeps its intro text, full text, author and dates, and its original ID is recorded for the redirect map. Categories keep their hierarchy.
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Users and menus
User accounts are imported with roles mapped (Super Users to administrator, Editor and Publisher to editor, Author to author, Registered to subscriber). Joomla menus become WordPress menus and page structure.
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Extensions and stores
K2, EasyBlog, Zoo and other content extensions move to custom post types with ACF fields. VirtueMart or J2Store products move to WooCommerce. Multilingual sites move to WPML or Polylang.
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SEF URLs and redirect map
Joomla SEF URLs, with or without /index.php/ in the path, are mapped to WordPress permalinks with 301 redirects. Meta descriptions move to Yoast SEO or Rank Math and the sitemap is regenerated.
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QA and cutover (Day 5, or Day 7 on Professional)
We spot-check content, test forms and check user logins. DNS TTL is lowered in advance, then DNS is switched and the new sitemap is submitted to Search Console. Your Joomla install stays available for 30 days as a fallback.
Running Drupal instead? The Drupal move covers Drupal 7 to 10 and Drupal Commerce. Sites built on Wix, Squarespace or Webflow each have their own page. For anything else, including a host change, see our general migration service.
Fixed-price tiers
These are the same plans as on the pricing page. The free audit confirms which one fits your site, and your fixed quote arrives within 24 hours.
Starter: Joomla articles site
Joomla sites of up to 50 articles using core articles and categories, with no major extensions.
- ✓Up to 50 articles
- ✓Categories and menus
- ✓User and role migration
- ✓SEF URLs kept or redirected
- ✓Delivered in 5 business days
- ✓30-day warranty
Professional: extensions or store
Joomla sites of up to 500 items, including K2, EasyBlog or Zoo content and VirtueMart or J2Store shops.
- ✓Up to 500 items, product pages included
- ✓K2, EasyBlog and Zoo content
- ✓Custom fields to ACF
- ✓VirtueMart or J2Store to WooCommerce
- ✓Delivered in 7 business days
- ✓90-day warranty
Enterprise: large or custom
Joomla sites over 500 items, large multilingual sites, or custom Joomla components that need a WordPress rebuild.
- ✓No item limit
- ✓Custom component rebuild
- ✓Large multilingual sites
- ✓Delivery date fixed in your quote
- ✓1-year warranty
Your Joomla-to-WordPress migration is led by
Rai Ansar
Founder & Lead Migration Engineer
DevOps and WordPress engineer since 2019, responsible for every MigrateWeb project from scoping to launch. Works across WordPress, Shopify, Magento, Webflow and custom stacks. You talk directly to the person doing the work.
About Rai Ansar →Frequently asked questions
Why migrate from Joomla to WordPress?+
Joomla's roadmap lists security support only for the 5.x line (until 12 October 2027) and 6.x, so a Joomla 3 or 4 site needs a major upgrade either way. Some teams also want an admin that is easier for non-technical editors. We tell you during the free audit whether moving suits your site.
Will my Joomla articles transfer to WordPress?+
Yes. Each article becomes a WordPress post with its intro text and full text (joined, or split with a Read more break), author, publish date, modified date, category and meta description. We record article IDs so the redirect map can match every old URL to its new one.
What about K2, EasyBlog, or Zoo content?+
These extensions store content with custom fields. It moves to WordPress custom post types with ACF field groups, one field for each source field (text, image, rich text, dropdown and so on). Reference fields become ACF Post Object or Relationship fields.
Will my Joomla menus and page structure be preserved?+
Yes. Joomla menus become WordPress menus, and each menu item type is matched: category links to category archives, single article links to single posts, external links to custom links. Page hierarchy stays the same.
Will my Joomla users be able to log in?+
Yes. Accounts move with roles mapped (Super Users to administrator, Editor to editor and so on). We carry passwords over where WordPress can check them; any user whose password can't be carried over gets a branded password-reset email at launch.
What about Joomla SEF URLs?+
SEF URLs such as /category/article-title or /index.php/category/article-title stay the same where a WordPress permalink pattern can match them. Where it can't, we add a 301 redirect from the old URL. Meta descriptions move to Yoast SEO or Rank Math.
Do you migrate VirtueMart or J2Store ecommerce?+
Yes, on the Professional plan for shops of up to 500 pages, product pages included, and on Enterprise for larger catalogs. Products move to WooCommerce with variants, prices, stock and SEO data. Customer accounts and order history are imported, and payment gateways, shipping zones and tax rules are set up again in WooCommerce.
How much does the migration cost?+
Starter is $99 fixed for up to 50 articles with no major extensions, delivered in 5 business days. Professional is $299 fixed for up to 500 items, including K2, EasyBlog, Zoo, VirtueMart or J2Store, delivered in 7 business days. Larger or custom sites get a custom quote after the free audit. Hosting and premium plugin licences such as ACF Pro are separate.
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