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Upgrading from v2 ​

v3 is not an update to v2 — it's a different theme, built from scratch. v2 keeps working after v3 is released, and nothing forces you to switch.

If you do want to switch to v3, DinoMatic provides a free plugin, the Spinoko v2 → v3 Migrator, that automates most of the work. But it leaves some room for manual checks and replacements, and the amount of manual tasks depends on the amount and type of content you have.

⚠️ The plugin currently works only through WP-CLI, WordPress's command-line tool — there's no page for it in the dashboard, so you'll need SSH access to your server to use it.

It adds four commands, run in this order: export, import, cleanup-legacy, and an optional convert-blocks, details in The Commands section.

Do You Need This? ​

This only applies to websites already running Spinoko v2. If you're starting a new website, — just install v3.

There are two separate questions to answer, and they don't affect each other.

How many casinos and slots do you have? ​

  • A handful — rebuild them by hand in v3. It's quicker than running the migration and then checking every field it filled in anyway.
  • Dozens or more — use export and import. They create the casino and slot posts for you, matching names, images and categories automatically. Afterward you just review a short report of the few things they couldn't figure out on their own.

How much of your regular content — posts and pages — uses v2's blocks? ​

  • Just a few pages — update them by hand.
  • A large archive — run convert-blocks to update them automatically instead.

Mix and match freely. Migrate your casinos by hand and still run convert-blocks on your blog, or the other way around.

Before You Start ​

  • Back up your website (database and files) before doing any of this.
  • Do it on a staging copy first, not the live website.
  • Confirm you actually have working SSH and WP-CLI access before you begin.

There's no undo, once you complete the migration you can't no back, it's mandatory to back up your website and try this on a staging server.

Install the Plugin ​

Download the plugin from its GitHub repo — click Code → Download ZIP. Install it like any other plugin — Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin — then keep it active through the whole process. It does nothing unless you run one of the commands below.

The Commands ​

⚠️ These commands modify your database directly.

1. export — run while v2 is still active ​

bash
wp spinoko-migrator export [--output=<file>]
# default --output: spinoko-v2-export.json

Saves your casino and slot data to one JSON file, read through v2 so the values come out correctly. Errors out if v2 isn't active.

Includes: casino and game/slot field data only. Doesn't include: posts, pages, menus, or site options.

2. import — run after switching to v3 ​

bash
wp spinoko-migrator import <input> [--dry-run] [--v2-theme=<slug>] [--report=<file>]
# --v2-theme default: spinoko
# --report default: spinoko-migration-report.md

Reads the export file and creates the matching casino and slot posts in v3. It skips anything that already exists under the same name, so running it twice won't create duplicates.

Because this is the same site, your old v2 casino posts are still sitting on the exact URLs the new v3 casinos need. So before creating anything, import renames each old casino's slug and title (adding -v2 / (v2)) to free those up for the new one.

This command also scans your posts, pages, casinos, and slots for any v2 blocks and generates a report about it for you. Each one is marked either fine, or flagged because it has a v2 block.

It will also copy your nav menu(s) from v2 to v3.

  • --dry-run previews what would happen without writing anything. It won't show which casinos or slots need manual block rebuilding — that only shows up on a real run.
  • --report (also printed to the terminal) lists: what was created or skipped, posts/pages/casinos/slots needing manual rebuilding, casinos with no country data set, old casino posts renamed pending cleanup, and how each casino's rating breakdown was mapped over.

3. cleanup-legacy — run once you've checked the import ​

bash
wp spinoko-migrator cleanup-legacy [--dry-run] [--force]

Removes the old v2 casino and game posts left behind after a migration. Moves things to trash by default; --force deletes them for good. --dry-run lists what would be removed without touching anything.

Only use --force once you're sure: if you permanently delete a casino or slot's old v2 post and then need to re-run import for it, the new one will be missing its original content, author, date, and featured image.

It's a separate, later step on purpose — so you can check a bad import against the old posts before anything is actually deleted.

4. convert-blocks — optional, independent of the above ​

bash
wp spinoko-migrator convert-blocks [--dry-run] [--report=<file>]
# --report default: spinoko-block-conversion-report.md

Updates existing posts, pages, casinos, and slots in place — nothing new is created — swapping v2's blocks for their v3 equivalents wherever one exists. A post with none of those blocks isn't touched. A block with no v3 equivalent is left as it is (it just stops showing anything once v2 is gone) and listed in the report instead. You can run this whether or not you migrate any casinos.

Worth doing afterward: open a converted page in the block editor and check it doesn't show a "block contains unexpected or invalid content" notice.

What Comes Across, and What Doesn't ​

URLs, titles, content, author, and publish date stay exactly the same as they were in v2, including the original featured image.

Casino/slot fields ​

Casino and game/slot fields carry over with some exceptions, check below:.

Doesn't carry over: casino website, deposit max; slot wilds, free spins, mobile-playable, reel rows; classic widgets; any colors, fonts, or layout settings from v2's Customizer (v3 controls appearance through the Site Editor instead, an unrelated system).

New in v3, nothing to migrate — just fill in by hand: casino tagline, payout speed, customer support, KYC speed, minimum withdrawal, blacklist status, geo-specific affiliate links, currencies; most slot detail fields — release date, languages, land-based availability, markets, cluster/ scatter pays, bet/win limits, bonus buy, autoplay, quickspin, tumbling reels, increasing multipliers, orientation, restrictions, themes, types.

Block conversions ​

v2 blockBecomes
Casino Countries / Payments / Games / Game ProvidersSame-purpose native block (settings reset to v3's defaults)
Casino Finder, Casino DropdownCasino Finder (a dropdown becomes a live search box)
Casino CTACasino Card
Casino Info (Pros & Cons)Casino Quick Facts — shows different content: license, established, payout speed, deposit/withdrawal, support, KYC — not pros & cons
FAQsFAQ
Recent PostsRecent Posts (style variants not carried over)
Single BonusBonus Card (shows the casino's real bonus; any hand-typed text is dropped)
Single Casino (Featured Casino)Featured Casino (visual style and heading text dropped)
Casinos Grid / Casinos TableCasino Listing (a hand-picked casino list becomes an unfiltered listing of the same size; badges dropped)
Casino BonusesOne Bonus Card per bonus the casino actually has in v3
Page LinksA row of linked featured images and titles
Show MoreAn expandable "read more" section (a separate "show less" label, if you had one, is dropped)

No v3 equivalent, left as-is, still flagged: Game Finder, Casino Ratings.

Manual Checks ​

This is where most of the real work happens, so budget time for it rather than treating it as cleanup.

  • Flagged posts, pages, casinos, and slots. import and convert-blocks both list every one that still has a v2 block with no v3 version — these go blank once v2 is gone. The report links straight to each one; open it and rebuild that part with v3's own blocks. If you already ran convert-blocks, only what's left over after that still needs doing.
  • Rating breakdown order. Since ratings carry over by position, check the order actually makes sense across your whole site before naming the slots on the Labels page — do this once, not per casino.
  • Old posts pending cleanup. The casino posts import renamed are listed for reference. Once you're happy the new version is correct, run cleanup-legacy to remove them.
  • Affiliate links and old page URLs still work.

Troubleshooting ​

  • "This must be run while the Spinoko v2 theme is active" on export — switch back to v2 (and make sure ACF is active) before exporting.
  • "This must be run while the Spinoko v3 theme is active" on import, cleanup-legacy, or convert-blocks — v3 isn't active, or (only if you installed it from source rather than the packaged theme file) some of its files are missing.
  • A casino you expected to be created shows up as "skipped" — a casino with the same name already exists in v3, from a previous run or a demo import.
  • Menus don't come across — v2 wasn't installed under its default spinoko folder name; pass --v2-theme=<slug> with the actual folder name instead.
  • A converted page shows a block-recovery notice — a couple of block types are rebuilt as plain HTML rather than the block editor's own format. Usually harmless, worth a quick check on a few pages after converting.