Partial porting of WP posts to a new site

  • Hi

    For reasons no need to discuss, I abandoned my old WP site, moved my domain name to another site and started a new WP site.

    I recently discovered I still have access to my old files, how can I move those old files (which ones do I need, everything in WP-Content) or

    Can they be incorporated into the new site or should I just use the old files, not much in the new site.

    Does the theme etc come with WP-Content ?

    Any help is appreciated

    Thanks

    Whit

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  • lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    wp-content folder does not contain posts.
    wp-content folder contains uploads, plugins and theme
    posts are stored in the database in the posts table.
    there is a database and files which make up your website.
    do you have access to the database from your old WP site?
    —
    if you are planning to use some or all of old WP site content you might need several related tables from the database and the some things from the wp-content folder
    —
    make a complete backup copy of old WP site and new wp site before making any changes
    consider testing changes in a staging site or local development environment before adding directly to your new WP site.
    —
    ask your webhosting vendor if they have a staging site included in your webhosting plan.

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 11 months ago by lisa.
    Thread Starter hughdemand

    (@hughdemand)

    Thank you.

    1. Yes I have access to the database
    2. Could I create a “staging site” locally

    Thanks

    Whit

    lisa

    (@contentiskey)

    Using a staging site is a great way to try out the partial import of the database and upload of relevant files without any impact to the live/production site.

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