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Move to a faster, better CMS without losing your rankings

You've outgrown your CMS. It's slow, it's awkward to update, or it's fighting you every time you want to change something. But you're stuck, because the one thing scarier than staying is moving and losing the rankings, content, and traffic you've spent years building. Done right, a migration carries all of that across and leaves you faster and easier to run on the other side.

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Your rankings, intact

Same traffic, different (better) CMS

The risk in every migration is the same: rankings tank, a form quietly stops working, something breaks and nobody notices until a customer complains. We map every URL before anything goes live, so search engines and visitors land exactly where they expect to.

  • Every page redirect mapped before launch, not patched after
  • Traffic and rankings tracked through the entire switch
  • Forms, integrations, and content tested before go-live, not after.
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When your CMS has become the thing holding the website back

Almost no one migrates for fun. Most people looking into this have already hit a wall on their current platform.

  • You've run into something your current CMS simply can't do, no matter which plugin or workaround you try.
  • Every update feels like a gamble, because something else on the site usually breaks along with it.
  • Editing content means fighting the page builder instead of just writing.
  • You're paying for extra tools your platform doesn't include, because it wasn't built for what your business needs now.
  • The site's gotten slower every year, and nothing you've tried has fixed it for good.
  • You want to move, but you're worried a migration will cost you your Google rankings or lose content in the process.
  • Changing a page, adding a service, or publishing new content involves workarounds, developer help, or a process that feels unnecessarily complicated.

What makes our migrations safe

A migration only feels risky when it's handled carelessly. Ours is a checklist, not a leap of faith - here's what we make sure of every time.

  • Your rankings come with you

    Every redirect mapped page for page, metadata carried across, nothing left for Google to rediscover from scratch. The traffic you've spent years earning doesn't reset on launch day.

  • Nothing gets lost in the move

    Every page, post, image, and form field is accounted for before we touch anything live. We migrate content, not just a design.

  • Live with next to zero downtime

    We build and test the new site in parallel. Your current site keeps working right up until the new one's ready to take over.

  • A CMS you can actually use

    We hand over a content model that makes sense — clear fields, sane structure, no fighting the editor just to change a headline.

  • Tested before you ever see it broken

    Every redirect, form, and integration gets checked before launch, not discovered by a customer after.

  • A proper handover, not a disappearing act

    We walk you and your team through the new CMS so day one doesn't feel like starting over.

Migration doesn't have to be complex

You've outgrown your platform. It's slow, awkward to update, or actively fighting you every time you want to change something - but the one thing scarier than staying is moving and losing the rankings, content, and traffic you've spent years building. Most migration horror stories aren't platform problems. They're mapping problems: nobody accounted for every URL before flipping the switch.

What's included in our CMS migration service?

Moving your site to a new CMS covers more than just the switch itself. Here's everything we take care of.

  • Full site audit

    A clear look at what's working, what's breaking, and what needs to carry over exactly as it is.

  • URL & Content mapping

    Every page and content type mapped out, so nothing gets lost and your search rankings stay intact.

  • Content & Media migration

    Your pages, posts, and media moved across cleanly, with structure and formatting preserved.

  • Integration reconnection

    Forms, email tools, and analytics reconnected and tested on the new platform.

  • Redirect setup

    Old links redirected properly, so visitors and search engines land exactly where they should.

  • Post-launch monitoring

    We watch the site closely after launch to catch anything that slipped through and fix it fast.

Process

Our CMS migration process

A migration isn't one big leap. It's a sequence of checks, done in order, so nothing catches you off guard on the other side.

  • 1

    Audit

    We review your current site: what's working, what's breaking, what's slowing things down, and what absolutely needs to carry over as it is.

  • 2

    Migration plan

    Every existing page gets mapped so nothing is lost in the move, including a plan for keeping your search rankings intact once the new site goes live.

  • 3

    Build & Migrate

    We set up the new platform and move your content, products, and data across, rebuilding anything that was held together with workarounds on the old system.

  • 4

    Reconnect & Test

    Payment providers, email tools, analytics, and any other integrations get reconnected and tested, along with redirects, forms, and checkout flows.

  • 5

    Launch

    The new site goes live, with everything checked and working before your customers ever see it.

  • 6

    Post-launch monitoring

    We watch the site closely for the first stretch after launch to catch anything that slipped through, and stay on hand for fixes as you settle in.

Switch Platforms Without Losing a Thing

Your existing site moved to a better platform without losing your rankings, your content, or a single night's sleep.

  • Full content audit before we touch anything

    Every page, post, and asset mapped out before migration starts, so nothing gets lost in the move.

  • Zero-downtime migration, no site blackout

    Your site stays live and reachable the whole time we move it.

  • 301 redirects to protect your SEO

    Old URLs redirected to their new home, so your rankings and backlinks carry over.

  • Media & asset transfer, fully organized

    Images, files, and documents moved over and organized, not dumped into one folder.

  • Data integrity checks on every record

    Every migrated record checked against the original, so nothing's missing or corrupted.

  • Custom field mapping for complex content

    Custom fields and content types mapped one to one, even on complicated builds.

  • Multi-language migration where needed

    Every language version moved and linked correctly, not just the default one.

  • Feature parity checks against your old site

    We check the new site against the old one, feature by feature, before calling it done.

  • Staging environment testing before go-live

    Tested on a private staging site first, so the live migration has no surprises.

  • Post-migration SEO audit & cleanup

    A final SEO check after launch to catch anything the migration might've missed.

Questions we get about CMS Migrations

That's the whole point of the process. Every URL gets a 301 mapping before cutover, and we monitor indexing and rankings closely in the weeks afterward.

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