Converting HTML Sites to WordPress Sites

Learn how to convert your HTML website into a WordPress website!

[RobertoRaymon]

I've built wordpress sites for 14 years, but I've never built a custom theme. This quick tutorial is the perfect explanation on creating a custom theme. Thanx!!

[SpencerTaylorOnline]

I've been recreating HTML sites with Divi, and Genesis before that. I haven't needed to do a direct HTML to WordPress conversion yet, but this is easier than I thought it would be. I may try one for fun!

[DavidElstob]

Mr Digital makes awesome tutorials for coding a theme from scratch, but all I want to do is chop my existing theme up into a superlight version. This is absolutely perfect. Has saved me literally hours of rewatching old tutorials. Thank you. :)

[Meko_J]

Where did you place all of your custom JavaScript files? and also what if you had multiple html pages?

[brackenkeysell]

This is a perfect video, to the point, informative, very clear. You've earned a sub!

[alimohammed]

This tutorial is freaking awesome and straight into the point in 7mins! Saved me hours of searching and following long tutorials than don't teach you the idea behind it.

[bradford-vts]

Thank you for this wonderful concise summary of how to convert an old html website to wordpress. I have a html website which has great Google rankings and is often referenced by other websites. What I am worried about is that if I use your process and use the plug-in HTML Import2, will I end up with new URLs for each of my pages, which means I lose all my google rankings and of course the links from other websites. Does it mean I will then have to create redirects for every page - and my website has 300 pages!!! Please advise. Thanks.

[Purvisvarietyoflife]

How different would the process be if we needed to transfer images and videos we have on our current site to Wordpress?

[zcrscej]

One of the better videos on WordPress that I have watched! Concise and to the point. Excellent x 5 if you have previous experience in HTML, CSS, PHP and just need to understand the conversion high points.

[donnshoots]

Great video. One question. What purpose does the php loop serve? I understood most of what was happening, but the loop section is still a mystery. Thanks 😊

[icreatestuff]

Uhhh you literally just took what I've been working on for hours and summed it up in less than 10 minutes...and it worked...magic I tell you magic! Thanks a bunch!

[gearlab]

I got as far as you did with HTML website to Wordpress conversion, but struggling to find clear information on how to add in the other pages from the HTML website, eg convert the nav menu from html to wordpress etc.

[Everything-is-everything--]

Hey man. You the man bruh 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿 clear, straight to the point and effective. Thank you sir.

[JolanXBL]

"html import 2" yields 14 pages of results -_-

[lonniejames]

I'm not sure I understand one part. If you start with a WordPress theme and then import your own HTML website, does is replace the theme you started with, so you only have your original website?

[vBailey]

Any chance you could recommend an updated option for importing HTML content? (HTML Import hasn't been updated in 3 years)

[ColinKinsella]

Great Video. If I create a custom theme is it straightforward to modify it with Classic and Gutenberg editors and to integrate it with third party plugins?

[projectzeus]

what if i using javascript, does it mean that all my cool js funtionalities would go away?

[ZetaxDante]

2024 what is better way to clone other website layout to keep do something by this

[theearlybirder-videos]

I don't know where that cool folder is created. If I'm in file manager and create a folder, I can't type anything into it. And in my Coffee Cup HTML editor I can't either. Is this in WP on a page?