Transferring Your WordPress Blog From One Host To Another
OR: The Bastids Stole My Widgets!
I took all the precautions and steps for a smooth transition when I transferred sherryness.com from one host to another, today, to make sure my WordPress stuff stayed in-tact.
I exported my old posts/settings and backed up everything from the server before I changed the name servers on my registrar.
The name propogated, I uploaded my exported XML file with my old posts/settings, and uploaded all the necessary schtuff to my new site as far as images and such.
A few tweaks here and there and – voila! Beautiful transition. But where are my stinking widgets?
I hand-coded from scratch a hole mess of widgets for my side bar and THEY ARE GONE! I can re-write them, but geeze, oy, and ug. Who knew they would just disappear in the transition?
Fortunately my execphp survived the transition (that’s what allows you to make php-capable widgets), and at least that plug-in is activated. I’ll have to re-write my widgets this weekend, maybe Sunday, after I finish some work for my newest client.
In the meantime, my sidebar is ugly as sin – ’cause the bastids stole my widgets!
well! that just sucks that the bastid stole yer widgets! they’re the debbil, that’s certain!
yesterday, when i left a comment i thought the comment thing was broke because it didn’t seem to appear, but i guess it did. yay for that too!
You’re so funny, you actually made me snort. LOL