# Migration **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/migration/106.md [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Migration category](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-migration-category/196969)
**Author:** [@Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Discourse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-the-migration-category/196969 "2021-07-13T10:04:44Z")
You want to migrate your community to Discourse? Awesome! This is the category where you can ask questions, get help, and document your Discourse migration journey. Guides We have guides on migrating from popular platfo… --- ## [PHPBB to Discourse Migration Speed Optimization](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-to-discourse-migration-speed-optimization/403319)
**Author:** [@Mattash](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mattash)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-to-discourse-migration-speed-optimization/403319 "2026-08-17T16:16:45Z")
Hey been with phpbb since 2004 so transferring a decent size forum. Right now I’m two days in 303139/2167314 (14%) 446 per min. How can I speed it up? I’m on digital ocean and only using 4% CPU. Redis keeps timing out o… --- ## [Accepted solutions: plugin + migrating markers from Khoros](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-solutions-plugin-migrating-markers-from-khoros/409686)
**Author:** [@gosia.murawska](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gosia.murawska)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/accepted-solutions-plugin-migrating-markers-from-khoros/409686 "2026-08-10T11:49:38Z")
Hi :slight\_smile: A quick one on accepted solutions: can the existing accepted-solution markers from Khoros be carried over during the import, so they map to Solved on the migrated threads on Discourse? Thanks --- ## [Unable to build phpBB3 import container](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013)
**Author:** [@Preston](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Preston)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 10:29am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unable-to-build-phpbb3-import-container/406013 "2026-08-05T10:29:30Z")
I have a new discourse instance (built this morning). App built fine and is running without any issues. However I’m trying to build the import container (using this formula) but the container fails to bootstrap. These… --- ## [Import data into Discourse from wpforo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-data-into-discourse-from-wpforo/406748)
**Author:** [@Arya\_Tavana](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Arya_Tavana)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-data-into-discourse-from-wpforo/406748 "2026-07-03T13:55:22Z")
Hello, I want to import my posts from wpForo to Discourse. However, I have some issues and would like your help. My users are already in Discourse. I would like to know how to proceed with the import under these conditio… --- ## [Telligent to Discourse Migration – User Account Migration?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telligent-to-discourse-migration-user-account-migration/406559)
**Author:** [@siamak-oi](https://meta.discourse.org/u/siamak-oi)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 5:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/telligent-to-discourse-migration-user-account-migration/406559 "2026-07-01T17:39:27Z")
Hi everyone, We are planning to migrate our community forum from Telligent to Discourse and are considering the Business plan, which includes migration assistance. Has anyone gone through this migration before? If so, … --- ## [After migrating to Discourse, my Bing search engine website weight dropped...](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bing/405270)
**Author:** [@AkarinLiu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AkarinLiu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-bing/405270 "2026-06-15T02:12:08Z")
A few days ago, I migrated from Flarum to Discourse, but encountered very serious issues: my site's weight in the Bing search engine dropped significantly. I need your help! "Please help me diagnose on the Bing Webmaster Tools forum.a…" Click to view Yuanbao's answer --- ## [phpBB import problem](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-import-problem/397586)
**Author:** [@shortmort37](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shortmort37)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 1:07am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/phpbb-import-problem/397586 "2026-03-05T01:07:05Z")
It’s not uncommon for duplicate filenames to exist in uploads; every board has to account for that. But in phpBB, it’s possible to upload two attachments of different pictures, both with the same name, in the same post.… --- ## [Migration question – 800k topics, 12k DAU](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-question-800k-topics-12k-dau/397151)
**Author:** [@jack222](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jack222)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-question-800k-topics-12k-dau/397151 "2026-02-28T12:36:21Z")
Hello, I am currently running a forum with approximately: • 800,000 topics • Around 12,000 daily active users • Hosted on a dedicated server with 64GB RAM I am considering migrating to Discourse and would like to und… --- ## [Transfer data from Fider to our community](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trasfer-data-from-fider-to-our-community/395910)
**Author:** [@etain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/etain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2026, 1:36pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/trasfer-data-from-fider-to-our-community/395910 "2026-02-12T13:36:32Z")
We currently use Fider to record feature requests. Is there a way to export those feature requests into Discourse as topics within our own ‘Feature Request’ category? If so, how would you go about it? Thanks! --- ## [Import Moodle forum data](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-donnees-forum-moodle/394429)
**Author:** [@HugoCatherine](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HugoCatherine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 8:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/import-donnees-forum-moodle/394429 "2026-01-28T08:18:53Z")
Hello, I am looking to migrate posts from a Moodle forum to a self-hosted Discourse instance. I haven't found any import scripts from Moodle ( https://github.com/discourse/discourse/tree/main/script/import\_sc… --- ## [Enhancement request to phpBB3 import script](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhancement-request-to-phpbb3-import-script/393476)
**Author:** [@shortmort37](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shortmort37)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enhancement-request-to-phpbb3-import-script/393476 "2026-01-19T22:49:48Z")
In phpBB, it’s possible to add comments to uploaded attachments: These then appear under the image in the post: It would be useful if the phpBB3 import script could take these comments and assign them as alt text… --- ## [Date/time warnings in phpBB3 conversion to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-time-warnings-in-phpbb3-conversion-to-discourse/393391)
**Author:** [@shortmort37](https://meta.discourse.org/u/shortmort37)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/date-time-warnings-in-phpbb3-conversion-to-discourse/393391 "2026-01-14T19:13:02Z")
Hi, Newbie here - but running a phpBB site since 2004. Time to move on. I’ve had some success in converting my database in my Discourse test environment, but I’ve got several warnings like this: WARN – : Bad date/time… --- ## [After migrating from XenForo to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-migrating-from-xenforo-to-discourse/390762)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 9:40pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/after-migrating-from-xenforo-to-discourse/390762 "2025-12-09T21:40:59Z")
After migrating from XenForo to Discourse, two tags did not convert properly: \[JUSTIFY\]\[/JUSTIFY\] and \[HEADING=1\]\[/HEADING\]. Could you please advise how to remove these tags? Thank you. --- ## [Images Missing After Recent Discourse Upgrade (Post-XenForo Migration)](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-missing-after-recent-discourse-upgrade-post-xenforo-migration/390795)
**Author:** [@sniper756](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sniper756)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/images-missing-after-recent-discourse-upgrade-post-xenforo-migration/390795 "2025-12-09T17:54:30Z")
Hi everyone, We recently migrated our forum from XenForo to Discourse, and everything was working fine — including all attachment images in posts. However, after a recent Discourse admin upgrade (via the web interface)… --- ## [Migrated from XenForo to Discourse: Overview of the Migration](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-from-xenforo-to-discourse-overview-of-the-migration/374245)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2025, 8:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-from-xenforo-to-discourse-overview-of-the-migration/374245 "2025-12-07T08:08:33Z")
We’ve successfully migrated our community (techenclave.com) from XenForo to Discourse. Total Posts: 2.5 million Total Users: 79K (active and banned) Total Private Messages: 0.7 million It is a 20 year old community s… --- ## [Slow rebake script to avoid overwhelming your server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-rebake-script-to-avoid-overwhelming-your-server/372480)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/slow-rebake-script-to-avoid-overwhelming-your-server/372480 "2025-11-13T08:19:39Z")
So I had to go live without waiting for whole rebake to finish. After going live I could not run rebake as it would kill the server. I could not run rebake on the default queue as it would delay all other processes like … --- ## [Question necromancy: migrating from mattermost](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-necromancy-migrating-from-mattermost/386881)
**Author:** [@Anton\_Akhmerov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Anton_Akhmerov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/question-necromancy-migrating-from-mattermost/386881 "2025-11-04T15:47:17Z")
Question I would like to know about the current best advice on data migration from a Mattermost team edition instance to a discourse instance (I’m administering both). I have already read the advice on how to coordinate… --- ## [Where to keep custom importer source?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-keep-custom-importer-source/387140)
**Author:** [@HansHübner](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HansH%C3%BCbner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 4:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/where-to-keep-custom-importer-source/387140 "2025-11-03T16:19:43Z")
Hi, I have been working on a custom importer so that I can import data from our Woltlab forum into Discourse. I did that by running Discourse directly on my development machine without Docker, and now I have a bunch of… --- ## [How to sync posts between two different Discourse sites, and only for specific users](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-sync-posts-between-two-different-discourse-sites-and-only-for-specific-users/387402)
**Author:** [@tom\_eric](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tom_eric)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2025, 5:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-sync-posts-between-two-different-discourse-sites-and-only-for-specific-users/387402 "2025-11-02T17:02:08Z")
Are there currently any plugins or gadgets to quickly sync posts from Discourse forums I’ve participated in, such as my replies, to my own Discourse site?Are there currently any plugins or gadgets to quickly sync posts f… --- ## [Migrate Vanilla Forums 2023 to discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-vanilla-forums-2023-to-discourse/290180)
**Author:** [@luisgz](https://meta.discourse.org/u/luisgz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2025, 7:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrate-vanilla-forums-2023-to-discourse/290180 "2025-09-22T19:12:21Z")
Hello, I have an vanilla Forums site and I would like to migrate to discourse. Is it possible? Exists any plugin for it? I only have interest in users, categories, posts and tags. Thanks. --- ## [Migration from Invision Community 4 to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-invision-community-4-to-discourse/373181)
**Author:** [@Orioni](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Orioni)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 8:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-invision-community-4-to-discourse/373181 "2025-08-08T20:53:14Z")
Good afternoon lovely and helpful Discourse people. Context I run a relatively small but 20-year-old writer’s community on Invision Community 4. Currently, we have 30-something active users (out of 990) with 7000 topics… --- ## [Importing from Workplace by Facebook](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-workplace-by-facebook/111842)
**Author:** [@samp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/importing-from-workplace-by-facebook/111842 "2025-07-11T14:56:21Z")
I’m interested in promoting the use of an internal Discourse at work. We currently use Workplace by Facebook, and I’m building the case to migrate to Discourse. Has anyone migrated posts and maybe groups from Workplace… --- ## [Migrated my old custom-built trail-journal/blog to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-my-old-custom-built-trail-journal-blog-to-discourse/370935)
**Author:** [@dsims](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dsims)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrated-my-old-custom-built-trail-journal-blog-to-discourse/370935 "2025-06-25T20:13:11Z")
Way back in 2010 I built my own blog-like site to aggregate all the social media posts I was making while I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail. The idea was that I could post, check-in, geo-tag, and upload to various servi… --- ## [Migrating Wordpress Forum using SQL](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-wordpress-forum-using-sql/367173)
**Author:** [@NikitaB](https://meta.discourse.org/u/NikitaB)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 2:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-wordpress-forum-using-sql/367173 "2025-05-30T14:26:48Z")
Hello Users! Can you help us in understanding how data migration works and if it is available with the free version or standard version of discourse. I can see it is mentioned in higher versions. --- ## [Migrating from talkyard](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-talkyard/159534)
**Author:** [@Sectros](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sectros)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2025, 6:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-from-talkyard/159534 "2025-05-12T06:37:19Z")
Is it possible to migrate from talkyard to discourse? --- ## [Pages are almost invisible when moving from www. subdomain to forum. subdomain with 301 redirect](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pages-are-almost-invisible-when-moving-from-www-subdomain-to-forum-subdomain-with-301-redirect/346364)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Peebles](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Jacob_Peebles)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2025, 2:45pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/pages-are-almost-invisible-when-moving-from-www-subdomain-to-forum-subdomain-with-301-redirect/346364 "2025-03-16T14:45:17Z")
We recently migrated our site to discourse, and per recommendations moved our pages/topics to a subdomain, forum.mamapedia.com Unfortunately, so far, the pages are now nearly invisible in google, with no sign of recover… --- ## [Migrating groups, badges and permissions from XenForo](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-groups-badges-and-permissions-from-xenforo/355259)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2025, 5:18am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-groups-badges-and-permissions-from-xenforo/355259 "2025-03-02T05:18:04Z")
I am considering migrating from XenForo and the more I explore, the more I realize how simple everything is without being simplistic. On the contrary more powerful. I have to iron out a few configuration and maybe menta… --- ## [Gamekult, un popular fórum de videojuegos, migró de vBulletin a Discourse. ¿Un fracaso?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamekult-a-popular-video-game-forum-migrated-from-vbulletin-to-discourse-a-failure/231919)
**Author:** [@Canapin](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Canapin)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 1:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/gamekult-a-popular-video-game-forum-migrated-from-vbulletin-to-discourse-a-failure/231919 "2025-02-21T13:09:31Z")
:warning: Links inside this topic are in French :fr: Hi! I created in 2018 a discussion on another popular video game forum (Canard PC), where I suggested a migration from their vBulletin to a modern platform. I talke… --- ## [Migrating Small Community from Discord to Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-small-community-from-discord-to-discourse/351118)
**Author:** [@iSayYippeeKiYay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/iSayYippeeKiYay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migrating-small-community-from-discord-to-discourse/351118 "2025-02-07T21:07:59Z")
I have a small Discord community where I’d like to permanently migrate about 50 members or so to a new Discourse community. I’ve poured through a lot of threads on here about the best way to accomplish this but haven’t … [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/c/support/migration/106.md?page=1)