12/09: Moving From NucleusCMS To Wordpress

The move from Nucleus CMS to Wordpress has been something that I have been considering for some time now for this blog. It was pointed out to me the other day that the authority for the CaymanHost blog has remained unchanged for some time and I really think I need to make some big changes.

One of the biggest drawbacks of Nucleus CMS as a blogging platform as far as I'm concerned is the relative lack of proffessional blog themes and plugins available when compared to the Wordpress world. The look of my blog has plagued me for some time even though functionality has been OK but there is huge room for improvement in both areas.

The process of moving across to Wordpress involves a lot of work and many technical issues I don't feel comfortable with and despite a lot of online research it's something I'm going to need help with. There are scripts available but having read of the complications encountered by many people far more able than myself, I have concluded that I do not really posess the required knowledge and skills to accomplish a switch by myself.

The plan is to initiate the move and then commission a Wordpress theme designer to give my blog a far more professional look. To this end, I am on the look out for someone with the knowledge and experience to help with all the technical issues that I will be facing. My primary concerns are:-

1) Retaining all existing posts comments and permalinks

2) Retaining RSS feed and subscribers

3) Maintaining image files 

There are of course many more aspects of the move that I probably haven't even thought of.

If anyone has any suggestions, names, contacts of anyone who they think may be able to offer help and advice on this, I would really appreciate it if you could leave them in the comments field. If you have dealt with a Wordpress theme designer you can recommend, again, please leave the details here for me.

I am still a way off of commiting to the move due to my current displacement from home but the more information I can gather now the better.

So, Nucleus experts, Wordpress experts and bloggers with recommendations for services, please leave your comments or feel free to contact me via my helpdesk (top right hand corner of the page).