How to deploy Static Wordpress sites from Local to Netlify

Required plugins:

1. wp2static core 7.1.6
2. wp2static Zip Deployment Addon 1.0.1
3. wp2static Netlify Deployment Addon 1.0.1

These files are provided in this repo. Current as of 11-03-2021.

• wp2static addon

• wp2static addon netlify

Plugins can be found at https://wp2static.com/thanks-for-donating/

• Once you have downloaded the zip files, use the upload plugin function in WP Dashboard.
• Ensure all plugins are activated.

1. WP2Static should have its own section in the menu admin bar now.

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2. Navigate to Addons

• You should see 2 addons, Zip Deployment and Netlify Deployment.

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• Both will be disabled. Enable ZIP Deployment.
  
  

3. Return to the admin menu and under WP2Static hit Run and Generate Static site.

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4. Under Addons (under Zip Deployment addon) click on the gear icon under Configure.

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• Download the zip file.
  
  

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5. Navigate to Netlify. Create an account and go through set up steps.

6. Under the 'Sites' tab at the bottom of your websites you should see a section to upload websites. Upload the zip file we downloaded in Step 4.

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7. Follow the prompts and deploy site to Netlify.

• At this point the live site will be broken: formatting, styling, content. etc.
  
  

Part 2. Deploying final static site to Netlify

1. Navigate to your Netlify Account > Applications > Personal Access Tokens > New access token.

• Name the access token whatever you like, generate, and copy the token to your clipboard.
  
  

2. Navigate to WP2Static > Addons > Enable Netlify Deployment.

• Navigate to the gear icon under configure and paste your personal access token.

• You also need your site ID, which is the API ID provided by Netlify under site settings.
  
  

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• Paste in the API ID under Site ID in Netlify Deploy Config.
  
  

3. Navigate to WP2STatic > Options > Post-processing Options.

• Add your site URL under Deployment URL.
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4. Navigate to WP2Static > Run > Generate Static Site

Your site should be live with all content, styles, and settings.