Moving a WordPress site to Drupal?

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Hi everyone,

I looked for a search feature on this forum and didn't see one. So I'm not sure if this has been asked, so I thought I would ask.

Can a WordPress site and theme be ported over to Drupal?

Thanks,

Steve

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Rob Feature's picture
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Search/Wordpress

Hey Steve...The search is in the top right corner..just click the magnifying glass.

As far as moving the theme, we chatted about this in another post, but I can't seem to find it right now.

Basically, the answer is "yes you can" if you know what you're doing. Themes for CMS sites are simply html, css, and php tags. The html and the css can remain the same, no matter what CMS system you're on. The php tags are where things get complicated.

These php tags are CMS specific...so, if you know what drupal tags correspond to what wordpress tags, you can basically swap them out and you should be good to go (or very close to it). Knowing what tags are what for both systems is the key.

Thats my 2 cents on this..

-Rob Feature
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Moveable Type Themes

Moveable Type is another one of the popular blogging softwares out there. Just released for drupal is a theme that lets you use Moveable Type themes right out of the box. It does the heavy lifting and does the compatibility work for you. Just install this theme, drop a Moveable Type theme in as a subtheme and you are off and running.

The project is at: http://drupal.org/project/gutenberg

Matt Farina
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Thank you

Thank you Rob and Matt for the info, it's much appreciated.