Convert Pages

In EPiServer CMS it is possible to convert one or several pages in the tree structure from one page type to another page type. This may be useful, for example, if you have built up a page structure with all pages based on the page type Standard page and you then decide that you would like to use the information on the pages as news items, based on the News item page type. The easiest way to do this would be to convert the pages so that they use another page type.

Each page type contains a number of different properties. These properties generate the fields in the page type. When you convert a page, you in reality convert the content in the page properties in the old page type to corresponding properties in the new page type.

It is important to note that at conversion, all versions of a page are converted, not just the published version. Make sure that no other users are currently editing pages of the page type to be converted on the pages to be converted before you convert the pages.

1. Select Convert Pages from the Page Type tab in Admin mode.
2. Select a page to be converted in the Select pages to convert field and select the Convert the selected page and all subpages (of the selected page type) check box if you want all the subpages to be included in the conversion.
3. Select the page type that you want to convert from in the Convert from Page Type list. When you select a page type to convert from, the list of page properties included in that page type will be updated in the Convert from Property list.
4. Select the page type that you want to convert to in the Convert to Page Type list. When you select a page type to convert to, the list of page properties included in that page type will be updated in the Convert to Property list.
5. Map each page property in the page type that you want to convert to a page property in the page type to which you want to convert the pages.
   
6. When you have filled in all the properties to be converted, click Convert. If you would prefer to first test the conversion first, click Test Conversion and Show Log. This will display a detailed log of the pages and page properties to be converted.

Note that a page property in the “new” page type can only be mapped to one “old” page property.

If you select Remove property permanently, the page property and its content will not be converted and will instead be deleted. This may damage the content on the website, so think carefully before you decide to permanently remove a property.