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[Closed] Migrate to wpForo from phpbb

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i see i need to install Go2wpForo my question is will my own forum still work after i use this tool ? just im not ready to release this new wpforo forum yet as the website not done but i want to get the forum set up ??

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Robert
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Hi @lvlasked,

Sure, this tool doesn't affect any data in the source phpBB forum, it only copies phpBB categories, forums, topics, posts, users and attachments to your WordPress/wpForo database.

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thank you all give that a go shortly then

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what tool do i need to install this ? or how do i do it please ?

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Robert
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@lvlasked,

You can find all information here: https://wpforo.com/docs/root/migrate-to-wpforo/

Just download, install the Go2wpForo plugin, then follow to the plugin migration steps.

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hello do you know why i get this error at all

 

Migrate2wpForo Notice: We can't find this board on this system

saying everythink on the page before is ok

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Sofy
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@lvlasked,

Please follow the answer provided in this post: https://wpforo.com/community/phpbb/migrate2wpforo-notice-we-cant-find-this-board-on-this-system/#post-19529