MT to WP
Sunday, June 5th, 2005Yup, I switched from MovableType to WordPress. I know my layout looks pretty generic but it sure looks better than the stale one that’s remained unchanged, until now, since this blog’s inception. I’ve been tired of the old one as I’m sure many of you have as well (nauseated by it, even). So why switch to an entirely new blogging system when all I want to do is change my layout? As I’ve never upgraded to the paid version of MT, I saw this as an opportunity to try something new and free. I chose WordPress which some of you have recommended in the past. So far, it’s proven to be a relatively easy blogging tool to set-up and work with.
That’s not to say it’s been a flawless process. Because of my requirement to have WordPress use the same directory as MovableType (”deebeedee.com/blog/”) while still keeping the MT files intact for linking purposes, I ran into a few snags. It’s all been ironed out already though. I also got my MT posts to import into WP without any hitches. My main concern with this migration was to have links to my old MT pages (whether from search engines or other sites) not break somehow by having them point to their corresponding WP posts (which have an entirely different permalink structure — a future-proof one). After much searching, I found a redirect script that does just that.
Now that I’ve got the backend work out of the way, I can concentrate on the front-end. The layout will incrementally take on a more customized look as I learn how WP themes work. It may take a while, but I’ll get there, doncha worry.