HOW-TO GUIDE
For customers leaving FindLaw, this document explains how to import the WordPress files from their FindLaw website to a new website. FindLaw uses WordPress multisite for hosting websites. It is HIGHLY recommended to find a WordPress developer to help you in this process as this process can does require WordPress Knowledge.
STEPS TO MIGRATE YOUR WEBSITE
PREREQUISITE: You will need WordPress running on a host server and have full WordPress Admin access (also known as wp-admin).
- Purchase Divi Theme from Elegant Themes. Click here to buy.
- Install Divi Theme on your WordPress instance and add your license.
- Install the free Prime Mover Plugin.
- Select Tools – Migration Tools – RESTORE
- Follow Instructions provided by the Prime Mover plugin.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
- Attorney Profile Pages: These are dynamically driven using the FindLaw Directory, so these will need to be rebuilt from scratch.
- Name, Address, and Phone Number across the website are dynamically driven from internal FindLaw systems using short code; you will need to replace these, as necessary.
- Sidebars will need to be configured because they are using settings that do not transfer.
SUGGESTED PLUGINS TO PURCHASE
- Ninja Forms
- Divi Blurb Extended
- All In One SEO Pack Pro (what FindLaw uses for SEO)
- Divi Custom Fullwidth Header Extended
- Divi Font Awesome
- Monarch: Used for social media, this is free with your Divi purchase because it is made by Elegant Themes
OTHER RESOURCES