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Challenges for CMS migrations

Challenges for CMS migrations

From the course: CMS Essential Training

Challenges for CMS migrations

By now I'm guessing you've already made the decision as to whether or not you're going to be using a CMS. If you're going to use one to create a new site, you really only need to do the proper assessments and then start creating your content. However, if you plan on migrating an existing site to a CMS, well then you have an entirely new set of challenges on your hands. In this movie I want to discuss some of the challenges involved in migrating an existing site to a CMS and some of the things that you could do to make it easier. The first thing you need to realize about moving content from one site or system to another is that it's hard, perhaps one of the hardest web development projects you'll ever tackle. It's easier for smaller sites than larger sites, and obviously the more complex your site, the more complex the migration. But even moving from one blogging platform to another can be an incredibly complex operation. Think about this for a moment. You're going from one site…

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