Description
The plugin “FG Joomla to WordPress” is a WordPress plugin that migrates the articles, the categories, the sections, the images, the medias, the tags, the users, the menus and the links from Joomla to WordPress. It is also compatible with Mambo and Elxis (Premium version only).
It has been tested with all versions of Joomla, Mambo 4.0, 4.5 and 4.6, Elxis (Joomla 1.0 fork) and the latest version of WordPress on huge databases (150 000+ posts). It is compatible with multisite installations.
Demo
Plans and Pricing
The free version is for personal blogs.
If you want to migrate a professional site or a site with multiple users or want to use an add-on, the Premium version is for you.
Free version
- Compatible with Joomla 1.5 to 4.0
- Not compatible with Joomla 1.0
- Not compatible with Mambo
- Not compatible with Elxis
- Migrates the sections
- Migrates the categories
- Migrates the articles/posts (published, unpublished and archived)
- Migrates the medias (images, PDF,…)
- Migrates the external medias
- Migrates the keywords
- Migrates the web links
- First image imported as featured image
- Does not migrate Joomla 2.5+ featured images
- Does not migrate Joomla 3.1+ tags
- Does not migrate authors
- Does not migrate author aliases
- Does not migrate users
- Does not migrate user passwords
- Does not migrate navigation menus
- Does not migrate custom HTML modules
- SEO: does not redirect Joomla URLs or keep Joomla posts IDs
- SEO: does not migrate meta description and meta keywords
- No cron support
- No WP CLI support
- Does not allow the use of add-ons
- Lifetime license
- Multiple imports
- Updates through WordPress.org
Premium version
- Compatible with Joomla 1.5 to 4.0
- Compatible with Joomla 1.0
- Compatible with Mambo 4.0, 4.5 and 4.6
- Compatible with Elxis
- Migrates the sections
- Migrates the categories
- Migrates the articles/posts (published, unpublished and archived)
- Migrates the medias (images, PDF,…)
- Migrates the external medias
- Migrates the keywords
- Migrates the web links
- First image imported as featured image
- Migrates the Joomla 2.5+ featured images
- Migrates the Joomla 3.1+ tags
- Migrates the authors
- Migrates and displays the author aliases
- Migrates the users
- Migrates the user passwords
- Migrates the navigation menus
- Migrates the custom HTML modules
- SEO: redirects the Joomla URLs or keeps the Joomla posts IDs
- SEO: meta description and meta keywords migrated
- Ability to run the import by cron
- Ability to run the import by WP CLI
- Allows the use of add-ons
- Lifetime license
- Multiple imports
- 3 months of updates
Add-ons
The Premium version is working with a standard installation of Joomla and a standard installation of WordPress. If you are using Joomla extensions that you want to migrate as well, please have a look at the add-ons page.
Translations
- English (default)
- French (fr_FR)
- Spanish (es_ES)
- Italian (it_IT)
- German (de_DE)
- Greek (el_EL)
- Polish (pl_PL)
- Bulgarian (bg_BG)
- Brazilian (pt_BR)
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Please note that the Premium version is required for every add-ons.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What can I do if I encounter a technical issue?
First read our technical FAQ in the knowledge base at https://www.fredericgilles.net/support/kb/
If you don’t find the solution to your issue, you can contact our team through our ticketing system at https://www.fredericgilles.net/support/ and we will be pleased to help you.
Does the Joomla site get modified during the migration?
No, the plugin only reads the Joomla database.
Does the design get imported from Joomla to WordPress?
No, the plugin does import only the data, not the design.
For the design, you need to get a WordPress theme.
Do I need to keep the plugin active after the migration?
Yes. After the migration, the plugin must remain active to manage the redirections and the authentication of the users. If you don’t use these features, then you can deactivate it.
What is your licensing system?
You can use the plugin any number of times, and on any number of sites.
With your purchase, you have three months of updates.
After three months, the plugin will continue to work.
If you want the update after three months, you must renew your purchase.
What is your refund policy?
The refund policy is strictly conditioned.
You are fully protected by our 100% Money Back Guarantee. If during the next 14 days after your purchase, you experience an issue that makes the plugin unusable and we are unable to resolve it, we’ll happily consider offering a full refund of your money.
This policy does not cover refunds for the following cases:
- Missing feature(s)
- 3rd party conflict
- Discovering another alternative
- Customer changed their mind
If you encounter any issue with the plugins, please contact our support team at https://www.fredericgilles.net/support/
Change log
Testimonials about FG Joomla to WordPress
Ratings
4.8 out of 5 stars
Your plugin has saved me an enormous amount of time already (days not hours) and for that I appreciate your development and your very prompt, in-depth support. Fred spent quite some time getting to the bottom of an issue I had importing Simple Image Galleries from Joomla to WordPress galleries. He cracked it though and saved me more time.
I bought the premium version and a additional plugin from this guy, and, unfortunately, it doesn't work in a first step.
So I wrote the plugin author, and the terrific journey starts.
He gave me remarkable attention, replied quick to my mails, tired some things in my WP installation and at the end he customized his plugin to work on my site!
This is the very best service I ever received!!! Thank you very much!!
Cheer,
Ben
I had to migrate content from a Joomla 1.5 site to WordPress, and this plugin saved me hours of work. I also had to migrate contacts from the Joomla Contacts Manager component - Frédéric even developed a new plugin for me to do this, and this was over the weekend. Fantastic support - great developer. Many thanks indeed
It seems to have done it perfect, I only had 39 posts and 138 media items but it was still a great timesaver!!!!!
I installed fg-joomla-to-wordpress-premium-zoo-module, fg-joomla-to-wordpress-premium-jcomments-module and fg-joomla-to-wordpress-premium. I wanted to get posts and comments from Joomla with zoo extension, and it wasnt working, I freaked out....then I sent the email to developer, he replied right away and updated the plugin and email to me..
I would recommend it to anybody, it worthy your money.
Ran a test with this and was surprised how quickly, well, and completely it pulled over the data. Top marks.
Usei a versão free e rodou perfeitamente. Como eu queria ter os autores copiados também, comprei a premium. Importei do Joomla 1.5, um site com mais de 5 mil artigos e 180 autores. Rodei ele localmente porque sabia que ia dar tempo limite esgotado, mas ele funcionou de primeira e baixou as imagens da internet perfeitamente. Valeu a pena o investimento.
J'ai migré mon site J2.5 à l'aide la version premium + addons Jcomment : 700 articles + 2200 commentaires sans aucuns soucis en quelques minutes.
... and smart service for Pro Users
Everything worked great. Thanks.
I will have some cleanup work to do but that's mostly because I was sloppy with my original website. Thank you for doing the heavy lifting!
Thanks !!!
My 5 stars go to the man behind the plugin. He is a true pro.
This plugin is a life saver and the developer is a great help.
Thank you so much for saving us all so much time and headaches
Very nice Plugin. I had no problems, it works!
Basic importer worked well but I bought the Premium and Flexicontent upgrades and they both worked well too. I required additions to be made to make the function work better and the developer was helpful and quick to implement them. Can't rate this high enough
This excellent plugin saves a huge amount of time converting older Joomla installations to WordPress. Very good indeed and worth every penny. The support is quick and effective.
