How can I move 61 galleries?

  • Resolved MrTopgun

    (@mrtopgun)


    2 years, 7 months ago

    I’m rebuilding a website that needs a facelift and has had some hacking occur on it prior to me being involved with this organization. Their old website is running NextGen Gallery plugin and has 63 galleries in it.

    My question is, how do I export or move these galleries into my new WordPress installation (running on the same server under the same domain) without having to rebuild each one manually?

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  • Plugin Contributor Imagely

    (@imagely)

    Hi @mrtopgun,

    NextGen Gallery, unfortunately, doesn’t include a custom exporting/importing tool for the galleries so you’ll need to follow the basic migration outline to be able to copy over the needed files and database’s tables to your new site:

    Basic Migration Outline:

    On origin site:

    • create a full verified backup of the site (all files and the entire database)
    • clear transients
    • copy all database tables
    • copy gallery folders and contents

    On destination site (WordPress default installation):

    • ensure NextGEN Gallery plugin(s) are installed (and activated)
    • paste gallery folders and contents
    • paste (overwrite) all database tables
    • clear transients
    • optional, use Reset Option under Gallery > Other Options
    Thread Starter MrTopgun

    (@mrtopgun)

    OK thank you very much for the detailed explanations. A good export/import function should be a feature you guys think about adding in the future. ??

    What do you mean by “Transients”?

    Thanks again.

    Plugin Contributor Imagely

    (@imagely)

    Hi @mrtopgun,

    Transients are a way of caching data for a set amount of time in WordPress. No worries about getting to deep into it. There’s a WP plugin named Delete Expired Transients which you can use for that purpose.

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