Migrations

Migrating a Site to Siteglide?

Migrations Overview

When migrating a site, there are some key factors to consider to help you choose the best method. Below we'll outline the various import tools available and answer some initial questions to help get you started. Learn more about migration methods ...

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By Matt Walter

July 5, 2023

Migration Method Checklist

Within Migrations Overview , you can find out about all of our Import Tools along with answers to key questions you may have before beginning a migration from Adobe BC to Siteglide. When you begin migrating, there can be many factors to consider ...

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By Matt Walter

April 28, 2023

Static Site Import - How To Use

Static Site Import is an import tool which scrapes all front-end code of a Site that is currently live on a different platform to Siteglide. After this import, you can simply take this Site live immediately or take the time to integrate this Site...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Migrating Assets

Introduction We recommend that the first thing you do once you have created a new site is import your assets. This means that when you import your WebApps and WebApp Layouts later on, the images can easily be mapped. There are two main ways t...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Migrating WebApp Layouts

Once you have imported or created your WebApps, you can access WebApp layouts. File Structure Code Editor can be found within Site Manager in the left-hand Menu. Use the screenshot below to help you find the WebApp you want to add a custom layout...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Migrating Menus

Creating the New Menus We'll start by creating the Menu Structure in the Admin, and we'll come to the code later. You will need to create a new Menu in the Siteglide Admin for each different list of Links you'll need: For example, if on BC you had...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Troubleshooting Migrated Menu Layouts

HTML structure and Classes If your Menu looks like a bulleted List, and you're not sure why, it's possible that the CSS from BC is being pulled in correctly, but it is looking for classes or an HTML structure that does not exist in your new Layout...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Migrating Forms

Creating a new Form To create a new Form, head to CMS in the left-hand menu of your Admin > Forms, and click the "Add New Form" button. You should add in each of the fields to match your BC form along with your Workflow and Autoresponder email Lay...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Migrating Templates

After using the Static Site Import, your Head, Header and Footer scripts are already within your Pages. It is worth noting that some Sites use one Template for every Page, whereas others will use different Templates throughout their Site. For each...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

FAQ - What's the difference between an ID and an External ID?

ID This is used to identify an item/user when importing data. The ID is unique to that item/user. If you import an item/user into Siteglide without an ID, Siteglide will treat it as a new item/user to be created. It will be assigned a new unique...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

FAQ - My Page on my Site had a URL ending in ".html". How can I make sure they find my new page without this file extension?

Answer You can give your new Liquid Page a URL slug (sometimes referred to as a handle) of your choice in the Page Details tab when you build your Page. Please don't add a file extension like .html here as it won't be supported. URL Redirects can...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023

Migrations - Creating A Site For Migrating

When migrating, you'll need to create a fresh Siteglide Site to then begin importing/migrating your existing Site into. You have a few options to consider when creating a Site, and depending on which method of migration you are going to do. Is thi...

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By Matt Walter

March 31, 2023