Moving from MT to WP?

This is for a move from MT to WordPress. I can also do moves to/from other blog software, prices may vary. Just ask!

1). Install WordPress, including setting up a new database (or insuring WP won’t mess up your old one if you are on a host that doesn’t allow multiple databases), uploading and running the install and setting you up a cron-based daily database backup if your server allows (I just throw that in because it can save your butt – it did mine once – and almost no-one does them). $15, unless you are on a host with a really odd setup.

2) Moving the database: $20 for the first 1,000 posts, $5 for each extra 1,000 (or portion thereof – though I won’t charge extra for a few over). That’s because I have to make sure the database (both comments and posts) is ‘clean’ of things that can mess up export/import. So the bigger the database, the longer it takes. I’ll throw in the necessary .htaccess redirects from MT to WP (if possible, if you aren’t using MT default links, it may not be without redirecting each page), and a plugin to help with category redirects. I also use my own export/import method to make sure post ID#s remain the same.

3) Translating your design to WP, straight out. $15. New design… depends on how fancy you want to get. Use of the default WP style or one of these styles is no charge. Note that using the default or one of these designs means that you get to put all your links and suchlike into the template. All I do is setup a default page.

4)I’ll also install extra plugins, for anything from $2 to $5 each, depending on whether they are ‘plug and play’ or need some reconfiguring of templates. If I have to write a plugin just for you, we’ll negotiate…