Common issues when migrating WordPress to React

1. Data Consistency:
- Data Transfer: Ensure that data transferred, especially if moving to a headless WordPress setup, is encrypted. HTTPS should be enforced[1].
- Sanitize Input: Sanitize and validate input to prevent injections or other malicious attacks[1].

2. Security:
- Role-based Access: Mirror and securely manage user roles and capabilities from WordPress in the React setup[1].

3. SEO:
- Server-Side Rendering (SSR): Implement SSR with React to enhance SEO by ensuring search engine bots can crawl and index content efficiently[1].
- Meta Tags and Structured Data: Ensure meta tags and structured data from WordPress are correctly implemented in the React setup[1].

4. Performance:
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP): Ensure React applications are optimized for LCP, Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS), and First Input Delay (FID) to improve performance[1].

5. Cost Implications:
- Resource Training: Ensure your team is trained or upskilled to handle React or React Native if they were predominantly working on WordPress[1].

6. Downtime:
- Internal Testing: Use internal testing to ensure constant uptime during migration[2].

7. Error Establishing Database Connection:
- wp-config.php File: Check for typos in the database name or username in the wp-config.php file[3].

8. Activity Loss:
- Propagation Time Reduction: Reduce propagation time to prevent activity loss during migration[3].

9. phpMyAdmin Timing Out:
- WP-CLI and SSH Commands: Use WP-CLI and generic SSH commands to export and import databases[3].

10. Configuration Issues:
- wp-config.php File: Reconfigure the wp-config.php file to match the new database settings[3].

These common issues should be carefully addressed during the migration process to ensure a smooth transition from WordPress to React.