{"id":15984,"date":"2020-10-15T14:48:46","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/?p=15984"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:59:13","slug":"convert-website-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/convert-website-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert HTML Websites to WordPress With &amp; Without Coding Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2011, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpbeginner.com\/research\/cms-market-share-report-latest-trends-and-usage-stats\/#aioseo-cms-market-share-2022\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 70% of all websites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the Internet were built through coding, and without any Content Management System (CMS) involved. By 2022, this figure has drastically fallen to less than 33%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, popular CMS platforms like WordPress continue to gain market share, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/website\/wordpress-stats\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress being used by almost 43% of all websites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the internet. As a CMS platform, WordPress continues to remain the most popular by a wide margin, holding more than 60% market share.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason for WordPress\u2019s popularity over manually coded sites like HTML is their easy-to-manage nature. Of course, if you\u2019re here reading this, you\u2019ve already decided that you need to learn how to convert a website to WordPress from an HTML site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To pull this off, you have two options: manual and automatic conversion. Both ways work, but the approach you take will depend on your level of coding expertise. Here, we take a look at both methods and dive into how they can be used to convert HTML to WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n<style>\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_92{\r\n          background-color: #000000;\r\n        color: #ffffff;\r\n    border-radius: 6px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_92 p{\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n  }\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_92 .button{\r\n        background-color: rgb(51,57,241);\r\n      color: #ffffff;\r\n    border-color: #3339f1 !important;\r\n  }\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_92 .button:hover{\r\n    background: rgba(51,57,241,0.8);\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n  }\r\n        #ctablocks_inline_92 .ctablocks_content_info p {\r\n        padding-left: 36px;\r\n      }\r\n      #ctablocks_inline_92 .ctablocks_content_button {\r\n          margin-left: 37px;\r\n      }\r\n  @media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1260px) {\r\n      #ctablocks_inline_92 .ctablocks_content_button {\r\n          margin-left: 37px !important;\r\n      }\r\n  }\r\n  ;\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div id=\"ctablocks_inline_92\" class=\"ctablocks_container inline_type\r\n        \">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"ctablocks_content clear\">\r\n    <div class=\"ctablocks_content_info\">\r\n      \r\n            <div class=\"title-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/info-icon-cta.png\" alt=\"Simplify WordPress with 10Web\" title=\"Simplify WordPress with 10Web\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t            <h4>Simplify WordPress with 10Web<\/h4>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n              <p>Automate manual work with 10Web Managed WordPress Hosting and 10Web AI Website Builder. Optimize your WordPress website effortlessly. <\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"ctablocks_content_button\">\r\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/ai-website-builder\/\" class=\"button\" data-gtag=\"sign-up-blog\" data-buttontype=\"sign-up\" data-gtag=\"cta-92\" data-buttontype=\"cta-inline\"\r\n\t        >Learn How<\/a>\r\n            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n<div class=\"links-list-block\">\n    <p class=\"links-list-block__title\">In This Article<\/p>\n    <div class=\"links-list-block__content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#reasons\">8 reasons to convert your HTML website to WordPress<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#manual\">Manual conversion: 11 steps to convert HTML to WordPress (development skills are required)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#automatic\">Automatic conversion: 3 steps to convert your HTML site to WordPress with 10Web AI Website Builder<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#faq\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<br \/>\n<span id=\"reasons\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 50px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 reasons to convert your HTML website to WordPress<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of benefits of using a CMS platform over an HTML website. Here are 8 key reasons why you should convert HTML to WordPress:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>1. Easy content management<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All sites require maintenance. You\u2019re adding new content and often changing it. In any case, trying to manage content through code is a complicated and tiresome process. Also, in managing content through HTML, we often forget the purpose, which is to automate processes and make life easier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress is the perfect answer in this situation. The repetitive and manual nature of coding disappears if you convert a website to WordPress, and you get a faster way to manage everything on a page. WordPress\u2019s easy-to-use centralized dashboard is built to work for coders as well as non-coders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image3.png\" alt=\"WordPress dashboard\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image3.png 1024w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image3-742x499.png 742w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image3-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image3-768x517.png 768w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image3-600x404.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>2. Scalability<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The easy-to-manage nature of WordPress sites also makes them easier to scale. There are a couple of reasons why this is so, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Building on existing functionality<\/strong>: New features can be added quickly in the form of plugins (that can be installed with a click of a button).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Adding new pages<\/strong>: New pages can be added instantly without any HTML coding involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Collaborating<\/strong>: Multiple users can collaborate when building the site without the need to manually manage file versions or updates.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Scaling for higher traffic<\/strong>: When traffic increases for a website, you\u2019ll need to add more resources to handle the traffic. With WordPress, you can easily add more resources, such as server capacity, caching plugins, and CDNs, to stay fast and responsive. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Plug and play (themes &amp; plugins)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Themes and plugins are a core advantage of WordPress sites over those built on HTML. Themes make it easier to change the design of a website without the need for any coding. Plugins are code already written and ready to be deployed in a package.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, plugins help add functionality to a website by simply deploying already-written code, eliminating manual work.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bottom line is that everything in WordPress becomes plug-and-play. Additionally, most <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/fastest-wordpress-themes\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress themes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and plugins are affordable and customizable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image4.png\" alt=\"Plugin library in WordPress\" width=\"1123\" height=\"530\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image4.png 1123w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image4-742x350.png 742w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image4-150x71.png 150w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image4-768x362.png 768w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image4-600x283.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1123px) 100vw, 1123px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>4. Easier search engine optimization (SEO)<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO is more than just a marketing strategy. It ensures your site offers a great user experience through practices such as keeping the site fast and responsive, structuring for easy navigation, adding resources to guide and inform users, and so on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With WordPress, a number of functionalities help with SEO, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>SEO plugins<\/strong>: SEO plugins can scan your website to identify areas where your site needs improvement for SEO and even help you implement the recommended practices for you. With an HTML site, all of this is impossible, as you\u2019ll need to identify elements for improvement and implement them yourself. Examples of popular SEO plugins include RankMath and Yoast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Content management<\/strong>: Content plays a crucial role in SEO. WordPress is built as a \u2018Content Management System (CMS)\u2019 to help with this through an easy-to-use dashboard. SEO plugins like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/rankmath-vs-yoast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RankMath and Yoast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also help here, by acting as assistants with content management. On the other hand, HTML sites are not specifically built to handle content. You won\u2019t have plugins that help you manage content and coding expertise will be required to optimize pages.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Customization<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want your website to stand out, customizing it for better visuals and a more user-friendly experience is key. If you convert your website to WordPress, you can access various free and premium themes and site builder plugins that provide pre-designed layouts, styles, and functionality for your website.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, WordPress provides extensive customization possibilities through hooks. Hooks are predefined places within the theme or plugin code where you can insert your custom code or functionality. These hooks allow you to modify and extend the theme and plugin\u2019s behavior without directly editing the theme files. By utilizing hooks, you can add or remove features, change layouts, upload custom logos, and enhance the overall user experience of your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6. Community support &amp; resources<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most significant advantages of converting your HTML website to WordPress is the strong and supportive community surrounding the platform. WordPress has an active community of users, developers, designers, and enthusiasts passionate about sharing their knowledge and helping others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image2.png\" alt=\"WordPress Community Map\" width=\"1438\" height=\"715\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image2.png 1438w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image2-742x369.png 742w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image2-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image2-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image2-600x298.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1438px) 100vw, 1438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WordPress community is a valuable support, guidance, and inspiration resource. If you encounter any issues or have questions, you can find help and resources easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7. Ecommerce functionality<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ecommerce sites are highly dynamic, in the sense that products are being added\/removed all the time based on inventory, stores need to launch new promotional offers, and so on. Managing all of this with manual coding is highly complex and difficult. But if you convert a website to WordPress, you get a centralized dashboard where everything is drag and drop and there\u2019s no coding involved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the help of powerful eCommerce plugins like WooCommerce, you can easily manage products, inventory, payments, and shipping options.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress and eCommerce plugins provide comprehensive features to create a robust online shopping experience. Here are some of the benefits and capabilities of eCommerce functionality in WordPress:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Product management<\/strong>: WordPress allows you to create and showcase unlimited products on your website. You can add product descriptions, images, pricing, stock levels, and variations (such as size or color) to provide detailed information to your customers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Inventory management<\/strong>: With WordPress and e-commerce plugins, you can effectively manage your inventory. This ensures that you can maintain accurate inventory records and prevent overselling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Payment gateways<\/strong>: WordPress supports payment gateways, including popular options like PayPal, Stripe, and Authorize.net.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Shipping options<\/strong>: Ecommerce plugins provide flexible shipping options. You can set up shipping methods, define shipping zones, calculate shipping costs based on weight or location, and offer various shipping options to customers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8. Mobile responsive design<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With WordPress, you can ensure your website is mobile-responsive, automatically adapting and providing an optimal user experience across various screen sizes and devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By choosing a mobile-responsive theme for your WordPress website, you can provide visitors with a seamless browsing experience on any device they prefer. Your content will be displayed user-friendly, and visitors won\u2019t need to pinch, zoom, or scroll excessively to view your website\u2019s information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, Converting your HTML website to WordPress and utilizing a mobile-responsive theme will increase your chances of ranking higher in mobile search results, reaching a wider audience, and driving more organic traffic to your website.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"colored-block blue_icon\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/themes\/10web-blog\/images\/shortcodes\/\/blue_icon_block_icon.png\" class=\"colored-block-note\" alt=\"Note\">\n            <h4>Related Articles<\/h4>\n\t        <div class=\"colored-block__content\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/best-responsive-website-builders\/\">16 Best Responsive Website Builders: Let\u2019s Get Mobile-Friendly<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/convert-wix-to-wordpress\/\">3 Simple Steps to Migrate Wix to WordPress in No Time<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to convert HTML to WordPress in 11 steps (with coding)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the manual process to convert HTML to WordPress, you\u2019ll need to know how to manually add code at certain points. To do this, follow these steps:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Install WordPress on your server<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First off, you\u2019ll need to install WordPress locally. Go to WordPress\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/download\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">official download page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to find the latest version. Once downloaded, proceed with the installation process. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image1.png\" alt=\"Installing WordPress on Your Server\" width=\"784\" height=\"563\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image1.png 784w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image1-742x533.png 742w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image1-150x108.png 150w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image1-768x552.png 768w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image1-600x431.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Create a theme folder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every WordPress design is based on a theme. When manually converting your HTML website to WordPress, you will need to create a theme for your site.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To do this, create a folder to place all your theme files. The folder will be placed in the <em>\u2018wp-content\/themes\u2019<\/em> directory. You can name the folder whatever you want your theme name to be.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Create the required PHP files<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every WordPress theme folder needs certain PHP files by default to function. The files you\u2019ll need to create include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"blue black\">\n<li><b>Index.PHP:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the main file for your website\u2019s theme, which will hold all the content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Header.PHP:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The header, which contains components of your site like the logo and navigation menu, is stored in the Header.PHP file.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Footer.PHP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The footer, which contains components like terms and Conditions, contact details, privacy policy, social media links, etc., is stored in the Footer.PHP file.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Style.CSS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The style.CSS file contains details about your theme and relevant CSS files.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Archive.PHP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archived content such as categories, tags, and author archives will be stored in the Archive.PHP file<\/span><b>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Functions.PHP: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Functions relevant to your WordPress theme are stored in this file. This can be used to add further functionality to your theme.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A good example of a minimal code that\u2019s required to be in the theme files mentioned above is the \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/automattic\/_s\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">underscore theme<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019. You have to fork and customize it instead of coding a WP theme from scratch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Copy your code to the appropriate files<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve created the files, the next step is copying the HTML code from your existing HTML site to these newly created PHP files. The code from each page of your existing site will need to be copied separately. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Copying assets folder<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, copy all CSS, JavaScript, and Image folders from your existing HTML site. All of this is present in the assets folder of your HTML site. Copy it, and paste it into the newly created WordPress theme folder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 6: Check your index.php file for the WordPress loop<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before proceeding, you should check your index.php file to ensure it has the necessary code so that the website displays your content. That necessary code consists of the call of the header, footer, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/codex.wordpress.org\/The_Loop\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loop<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here\u2019s some sample code for a basic WordPress theme:<\/span><\/p>\n<pre><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;?php get_header(); ?&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;div id=\"content\"&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;?php if ( have_posts() ) : while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"post\"&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a href=\"&lt;?php the_permalink(); ?&gt;\"&gt;&lt;?php the_title(); ?&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/h2&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;div class=\"entry\"&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;?php the_content(); ?&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;?php endwhile; endif; ?&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&lt;?php get_footer(); ?&gt;<\/span><\/pre>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 7: Upload your WordPress theme<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, once you <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convert HTML to a WordPress theme,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 go ahead and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">upload the HTML file to WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by going to <\/span><b>Appearances \u2192 Themes \u2014&gt; Add New and click on Upload<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 8: Activate your WordPress theme<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, go ahead and activate your newly created WordPress theme once you<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> convert HTML to WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It should appear on the WordPress dashboard. Go to <\/span><b>Appearances \u2192 Theme<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>s<\/strong> and click on activate.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/image10-2-e1685429786984.png\" alt=\"WordPress Theme Activation\" width=\"1895\" height=\"1036\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21656\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 9: Import content<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once your theme is activated, you can go ahead and import the content from your existing HTML site to your new WordPress site. This can be done with WordPress\u2019s built-in import tool.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> import HTML to WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, go to<\/span><b> Tools \u2192 Import<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your WordPress dashboard, and click on <\/span><b>Install now<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0to install the importer tool. Once installed and activated, you can upload the files containing the previous site\u2019s content. Once uploaded, go ahead and assign the important content according to your new theme\u2019s template.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image2.png\" alt=\"Importing content to WordPress\" width=\"776\" height=\"488\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image2.png 776w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image2-742x467.png 742w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image2-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image2-768x483.png 768w, https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/image2-600x377.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 10: Customizing CSS, JavaScript, and image files<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you look to convert a website to WordPress, the CSS, JavaScript, and Image files can be configured at any point during the process. But, it\u2019s best to do it after the theme has been created and the CSS code copied from your HTML site, so that the code can be configured later on to make it compatible with your WordPress site. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 11: Finalize your site<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this point, when you successfully <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">convert the website to WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you can go ahead and customize the site as you want. Finalizing your newly converted HTML site to WordPress can involve:<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Testing for errors: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can test your new WordPress site through methods such as testing on a local development environment. This isolates the testing process from the live site, using a staging server so that changes can be properly tested before the site goes live. You can also use a third-party testing service to assist you in this process.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Customizing WordPress theme: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your new WordPress theme can be customized according to your specific needs. On your WordPress dashboard, go to Appearances \u2192 Customize to do this.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Adding functionality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Once the site is converted,\u00a0 plugins can be used to add functionality quickly, and more effectively.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Check all templates:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make sure you check all templates post-conversion to ensure consistency and functionality in the overall design. This includes checking template hierarchy, plugin compatibility, cross-browser testing, and so on.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Check mobile responsiveness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make sure you test the converted site to ensure it\u2019s responsive for mobile use. Most users surf the web through their mobile phones, so a poor user experience can lead to issues later on.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Cross-device testing:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make sure you check your newly converted website on all major devices such as desktops, tablets, mobile phones, and other operating systems to ensure consistency in user experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Page speed optimization:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Make sure your website post-conversion isn\u2019t slow in load time. You can use a tool like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/gtmetrix.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GTMetrix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or Google\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pagespeed.web.dev\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Page Speed Insight report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to identify any issues like unused CSS or javascript that might be slowing down the website.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that&#8217;s how to convert HTML to WordPress, in 11 easy steps. But if that&#8217;s a little more complicated than you expected, check out the next section. <\/span><br \/>\n<span id=\"automatic\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to convert HTML to WordPress in 3 steps with the 10Web AI Website Builder<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using an automated process when converting HTML to WordPress gives you the same results as doing it manually but is faster and easier. You don&#8217;t even need coding knowledge with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/ai-website-builder\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10Web AI Website Builder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because it uses AI and machine learning to automatically convert any website to WordPress. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply paste the URL of your HTML site into the corresponding field, and 10Web\u2019s HTML to WordPress converter does the rest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n<style>\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98{\r\n          background-color: #000000;\r\n        color: #ffffff;\r\n    border-radius: 6px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98 p{\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n  }\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98 .button{\r\n        background-color: #3339F1;\r\n      color: #ffffff;\r\n    border-color: #3339F1 !important;\r\n  }\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98 .button:hover{\r\n    background: rgba(51,57,241,0.8);\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n  }\r\n        #ctablocks_inline_98 .ctablocks_content_info p {\r\n        padding-left: 36px;\r\n      }\r\n      #ctablocks_inline_98 .ctablocks_content_button {\r\n          margin-left: 37px;\r\n      }\r\n  @media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1260px) {\r\n      #ctablocks_inline_98 .ctablocks_content_button {\r\n          margin-left: 37px !important;\r\n      }\r\n  }\r\n  ;\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div id=\"ctablocks_inline_98\" class=\"ctablocks_container inline_type\r\n        \">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"ctablocks_content clear\">\r\n    <div class=\"ctablocks_content_info\">\r\n      \r\n            <div class=\"title-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Group-175063@2x.png\" alt=\"Build your website in 1 minute\" title=\"Build your website in 1 minute\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t            <h4>Build your website in 1 minute<\/h4>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n              <p>Create your dream website with 10Web AI Website Builder <br> and take your business online!<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"ctablocks_content_button\">\r\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/ai-website-builder\/\" class=\"button\" data-gtag=\"sign-up-blog\" data-buttontype=\"sign-up\" data-gtag=\"cta-98\" data-buttontype=\"cta-inline\"\r\n\t        >Generate Your Website<\/a>\r\n            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s see how you can convert an HTML site using the 10Web AI Website Builder:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Create a free account on 10Web\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start, go to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10Web.io<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and click on <\/span><b>Get started for free<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Here you will have three different options.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since you want to convert HTML to WordPress:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol class=\"black\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose the <\/span><b>Convert a non WordPress site to WordPress with AI <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">option. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Enter your e-mail address, your name, and create a secure password.<\/li>\n<li>Next click Sign Up. You won\u2019t have to enter any credit card details.<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-15984-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/10Web-Get-Started-for-Free.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/10Web-Get-Started-for-Free.mp4\">https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/10Web-Get-Started-for-Free.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Let AI c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">onvert website to WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for you<\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-15984-2\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/10Web-AI-Builder-Convert-your-site-to-WordPress.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/10Web-AI-Builder-Convert-your-site-to-WordPress.mp4\">https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/10Web-AI-Builder-Convert-your-site-to-WordPress.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<ol class=\"black\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next you\u2019ll be asked to enter your HTML website\u2019s URL. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you own a domain for your website choose yes. If you don\u2019t own a domain, click No. Doing so will enable a field where you can enter the domain name you would like to have. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, click <\/span><b>Proceed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to start the conversion. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Preview and Edit Your Website <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to go to your WordPress website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol class=\"blue\"><\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 10Web AI tool will convert everything, including the layout, design elements, and content. And just like that, your HTML site is now a WordPress site. Once the conversion is done, you can check out the converted site by clicking <\/span><b>Preview and Edit Your Website<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Customize (optional)<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After clicking the above mentioned button, you will be redirected to the WordPress version of your HTML website. Because of the way that the AI works when converting your HTML website to WordPress, you may find some errors here and there post-conversion. Make sure to check for them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can fix these errors by editing them using the AI Builder Pro which is based on Elementor. Even after manually fixing the errors on your converted website, the process of automatic conversion is still 10x faster than manual conversion.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additional tips<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides just converting your HTML site to WordPress, you can also use 10Web to add new pages without lifting a finger to code anything on your site. All you need to do is:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From your 10Web dashboard go to<\/span><b> AI Builder <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and click on <\/span><b>Add Page<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose AI recreation or Blank page<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For AI recreation, insert a title then insert the URL of the webpage you want to recreate.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the Blank page insert a title and click Add page.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save time with 10Web&#8217;s AI-powered HTML to WordPress converter<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trying to code your way to a new website is not always the optimal option. It\u2019s time-consuming, complicated, and difficult to manage. With the ever-increasing need to expand your digital presence and reach an international audience, AI website builders offer a quick way to design beautiful websites with little technical expertise as well as easily convert your existing website to WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With built-in AI features, website builders, such as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/ai-website-builder\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10Web AI Website Builder<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, let you create professional websites within minutes through AI-generated content and images.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/my.10web.io\/sign-up\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sign up now<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to use 10Web AI Website Builder for free and create stunning websites to increase conversions!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"faq\"><\/span><\/p>\n\r\n<style>\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98{\r\n          background-color: #000000;\r\n        color: #ffffff;\r\n    border-radius: 6px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98 p{\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n  }\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98 .button{\r\n        background-color: #3339F1;\r\n      color: #ffffff;\r\n    border-color: #3339F1 !important;\r\n  }\r\n  #ctablocks_inline_98 .button:hover{\r\n    background: rgba(51,57,241,0.8);\r\n    color: #ffffff;\r\n    opacity: 1;\r\n  }\r\n        #ctablocks_inline_98 .ctablocks_content_info p {\r\n        padding-left: 36px;\r\n      }\r\n      #ctablocks_inline_98 .ctablocks_content_button {\r\n          margin-left: 37px;\r\n      }\r\n  @media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1260px) {\r\n      #ctablocks_inline_98 .ctablocks_content_button {\r\n          margin-left: 37px !important;\r\n      }\r\n  }\r\n  ;\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div id=\"ctablocks_inline_98\" class=\"ctablocks_container inline_type\r\n        \">\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"ctablocks_content clear\">\r\n    <div class=\"ctablocks_content_info\">\r\n      \r\n            <div class=\"title-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t                  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Group-175063@2x.png\" alt=\"Build your website in 1 minute\" title=\"Build your website in 1 minute\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t            <h4>Build your website in 1 minute<\/h4>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n              <p>Create your dream website with 10Web AI Website Builder <br> and take your business online!<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"ctablocks_content_button\">\r\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/ai-website-builder\/\" class=\"button\" data-gtag=\"sign-up-blog\" data-buttontype=\"sign-up\" data-gtag=\"cta-98\" data-buttontype=\"cta-inline\"\r\n\t        >Generate Your Website<\/a>\r\n            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 100px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FAQ<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"faq-shortcode\">\n    <p class=\"faq_title\">Can I keep the same URL structure of my HTML website after converting it to WordPress?<\/p>\n    <div class=\"faq_content\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, the URL structure of your HTML site can remain the same after you convert website to WordPress. You need to make sure that the permalink structure of your website remains intact so that users coming to your site don\u2019t get confused with the URL change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, you can also create a redirect from the old URL to the new one, but the ideal scenario would be to keep the same URL.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also customize the URL structure to match the old HTML website\u2019s URL from WordPress\u2019s dashboard by going to <\/span><b>Settings \u2192 Permalink<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"faq-shortcode\">\n    <p class=\"faq_title\">How to ensure my website's speed and performance are not negatively affected by the conversion?<\/p>\n    <div class=\"faq_content\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you look to convert a website to WordPress, you can use CDNs, avoid adding unnecessary plugins, and use a lightweight theme to boost speed and performance. You can also use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/page-speed-booster\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10Web Booster<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/10web.io\/hosting\/cloud-hosting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10Web Fast Performance cloud hosting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tools that guarantee a 90+ page speed. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><div class=\"faq-shortcode\">\n    <p class=\"faq_title\">What are the common risks of converting an HTML website to WordPress?<\/p>\n    <div class=\"faq_content\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you look to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> convert a website to WordPress<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, some common risks associated with the process include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Loss of data:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If the conversion process from HTML to WordPress isn\u2019t handled correctly, you run the risk of losing critical data from your old HTML website.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>WordPress security:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Every platform comes with its own security issues that must be considered. With WordPress, security risks exist (the same way they always exist with any CMS). For example, using an unreliable plugin can result in your site being hacked.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Performance issues: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Failing to handle the conversion correctly can result in performance issues in your new WordPress site. 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