Hey there! I'm a digital marketer with some web development and design skills, and I've been managing a WordPress site for an annual advocacy campaign at my company for the last five years. Unfortunately, the new leadership isn't keen on keeping it going, preferring to consolidate its content into our main site. However, I see this site as a valuable piece for my portfolio. I'm looking for ways to showcase my work on my personal site if the campaign site goes down. I currently have a backup on the Wayback Machine, but I'm not sure how long that will be accessible once the site is offline. I've considered video walkthroughs and screen grabs, but I feel those don't really capture the UI/UX work I've done. Is there a way to export the WordPress site and host it on my own portfolio? Would I need to stick with WordPress? I'm open to all ideas for presenting this work. Thanks in advance!
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Just a heads up: while WordPress is user-friendly, it tends to give off a vibe that may not be taken seriously by all employers in tech. If you're looking to impress, consider showcasing your development skills on more custom projects. Just my two cents!
You can actually host your own WordPress site for about five bucks a month and then import all your pages to keep them live! It's a straightforward way to ensure your work is still visible without relying on your company's site.
Have you heard of the Simply Static plugin? It's free and converts your WordPress site into a static HTML version that you can host anywhere, like GitHub Pages, which would remain available indefinitely. It captures all your design and images with minimal setup. Alternatively, if you want to keep a dynamic version, you can use the Duplicator plugin to package everything and run it locally with Local by Flywheel whenever you need to present it. This way, you won't have to rely on just screenshots!
If you still have access to the WordPress dashboard, you can export the entire site from there. This could be the simplest way to save your work!
What can I do with that? Can I import it into my own WordPress site?