Migrate WordPress to new site

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- Run phpmyadmin on new site.
- Make careful note of HOME and SITE urls of target WordPress installation.
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- Change hard-coded links in widget and style.css. (Later on, learn how NOT to use hard-coded links!)
- Use Velvet Blue Update URLs to modify the URLs on the source installation.
- Use phpmyadmin on source site to verify new urls.
- Use phpmyadmin on source site to double-check HOME and SITE urls.
- Use phpmyadmin on source site to export the database.
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- Upload all source code for WordPress from the target site to the new site.
- Use phpmyadmin on target site to import SQL from the source site.

Morals of the story

  • don't hard-wire css or images
  • save taskerr mods in special taskerr-custom-css sheet