Migrating Content

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Last updated: Mar 06, 2024 by Eddy Soto
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How to migrate, or import, a web page from WordPress to your Cascade sandbox.

Table of Contents

 Instructions

Create a New Page

For more information on how to create a new page, see How to Create a New Interior Page with Feature text. See Related articles for other Content Types.

  1. Choose the Folder you want to house your page.

  2. Create a New Interior Page.

  3. Copy the title of the webpage from WordPress. Paste it in the Display Name and Title field. (For more information on naming, see Filenames, Titles and Display Names.)

  4. If your original page has a banner, choose Yes in the Display Banner option.

  5. Click Image.

    • Click Browse to locate your image or

    • Click Upload to use an image from your computer.

  6. Enter a Caption (optional).

  7. Add a Link (optional). (For more information on Links, see Types of Links.)

  8. Select Feature Text for the Content Type. (See Related articles for other Content Types.)

  9. Click Yes or No to Add a Sidebar.

    • Yes creates a shortcut menu to other pages within the same folder.

    • Click Auto generated to have Cascade set up the menu for you.

  10. Enter a Title for your content.

Once your page is created, you can begin to migrate your content from WordPress to Cascade.

Copy text and Paste without Formatting

IMPORTANT: If you copy content from another webpage or a digital document and intend to paste it into your site, it is suggested to import raw, unformatted text into your new pages.

Whenever you copy text or content from another source (examples: a Wordpress page, or a PDF) into the Cascade WYSIWYG editor, always use the right-click option and choose “Paste Without Formatting”

This will import only raw text without any invisible code that comes from those sources. This is important because classes and styles in the code will cause conflicts in your site’s CSS and may also cause issues in your Site Improve accessibility score.

What is the difference between Rich Text and Plain Text?

Plain text is raw, unformatted text that is strictly readable material; it lacks styles, graphics, or markup language.

Rich text contains styles such as bolding, and structure such as paragraphs and sections, as well as images and other objects. It may also contain metadata and other markup that may cause errors in your new site.

Migrating Images

  1. Navigate to your WordPress page.

  2. Select the Image and right-click to open the shortcut menu.

  3. Click Save image as to save the image to your Desktop.

  4. Navigate back to Cascade and click where you want the image to be placed.

  5. Click Insert/Edit Image.

  6. Click Choose File.

  7. Click Browse to insert an image within your Site Directory.

  8. Or Upload to insert an image from your computer.

Migrating Videos

  1. Navigate to your WordPress page.

  2. Click on the video link to navigate to the original video, assuming it’s YouTube.

  3. Click Share underneath the video.

  4. Click Embed and Copy the embed code.

  5. Navigate back to your Cascade site and click in the Content where you want your video to be placed.

  6. Click Insert/Edit Media.

  7. Click the Embed tab.

  8. Paste the code and click Ok.

Submit Changes

  1. Click Preview Draft.

  2. Click Submit.