[Support request] Best way to migrate from uDesign to GP

[Hasan]

I am using uDesign theme on our main business site, which I feel is very slow and outdated. I want to migrate this site to GP, but not sure about the process of doing that. If I just switch theme, the site will fully break. Basically it is theme locked, as I am using lots of there short codes to design the contents.

For example, I am using a content toggle to display the itinerary of our tours, which is the first thing to break if I switch theme. Can you suggest anything to fix that? I am using the Classic editor on the site.

Also what should be the workflow to make such migration without any downtime of breaking the site?

Thanks!

[David]

Hi there,

Themes that use shortcodes or custom post types or other templates can be a real pain to migrate and sometimes it will require a rebuild of the site.

I would perform a test by creating a Staging Site of the main site ( or duplicate it on a sub domain ) then switch themes on the staging site and see what breaks.

For removing shortcodes this article provides some options:

https://www.webnots.com/how-to-remove-unused-shortcodes-from-wordpress-site/

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

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