Friday, July 26, 2019

Things to Consider When Migrating to Wordpress 5.0

If you have been following the latest news in the world of web development, you would know that a lot of websites are considering moving to Wordpress version 5.0. Businesses hire Wordpress developers so that the whole update can be done seamlessly. However, if you are planning to do it yourself or, you are a developer but not sure on how to make the upgrade error-free, then here are a few things that you might want to consider. The whole idea of this article is to make sure you are prepared for the errors and glitches that occur with migrating to the new version.
•    We all know that Wordpress uses PHP framework. That’s why it is essential that your website is in sync with the new PHP version, so that the update to the new version is seamless. You need to make sure that the plugins as well as the third party tools that you will integrate with the new version of Wordpress are compatible with the new version of PHP. If you have updated your PHP version, the update to the latest version of Wordpress will be easier
•    Before you migrate to the new version of Wordpress, it is essential that you update the plugins as well as the tools that you have integrated with your Wordpress site. Hire Wordpress programmers, who can make sure that the plugins are not outdated. You will not face any incompatibility issues as a result, which will ensure that there are no malware attacks on the Wordpress latest version
•    When you move your existing website to the new version, you might have to face the new editor as well- Gutenberg. It may not be exactly as good as your existing classic editor. You can easily go back to the classic editor, in case you have issues working with the new editor. If you want to continue with the new editor, you might want to hire Wordpress developers who have gained experience working with Gutenberg.
•    Before you migrate to the new version of the website, make sure you have backed up your existing website. It is one of the best practices to keep a backup of your website on a regular basis to keep a good record of the same. Why do you need a backup before moving on with migration? The purpose being you have the last version of the website handy, in case your migration results in errors and glitches, wherein you lose a lot of the website’s data and pages
•    You need to check for the cache files, and see to it that they cause no issues. You will notice that despite having updated to the new version of the editor, the caching issues remain. You can go back to the existing editor version. However, if the things don’t change, then you ought to empty cache and minify the JavaScript files
Hire wordpress programmers who will test the migrated website version on the test server, and locally before going live with the same.

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