title: Static html to wordpress migration
body: <p>I have a static HTML site (about ten years old) which I am going to migrate to a Wordpress site.</p>
  
  <p>I have used Wordpress before but never as a migration target. From some initial background reading I have come up with the following process to perform the migration:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Check hosting provider/package for Wordpress suitability</li>
  <li>Generate complete current site map</li>
  <li>Make a complete backup of current site</li>
  <li>Install Wordpress in subdirectory</li>
  <li>Install Maintenance mode plugin and activate</li>
  <li>Migrate content to Wordpress instance (looks like this could be
  painstaking..)</li>
  <li>Install suitable theme</li>
  <li>Customise selected theme with Logo/fonts/colours etc.</li>
  <li>Deactivate maintenance mode</li>
  <li>Make Wordpress site available from domain root</li>
  <li>Delete old static html site files</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>(The migration may take place over several weeks/months so I need the static HTML site to be available until step 10 is completed)</p>
  
  <p>In my naivety are there any pitfalls in the above process, or additional issues I have failed to consider?</p>
  
  <p>Are there any other accepted 'best practices' when performing this kind of migration?</p>