Migration planning & audit
Every content type, template and integration mapped to its new home before any work starts.
Overview
The move itself is rarely what goes wrong
Moving a site to a new CMS, host or framework is usually straightforward on paper: export the content, rebuild the templates, point the domain at the new home. What actually causes problems is everything around that: redirects that don't map cleanly, a content type that doesn't translate the same way on the new platform, or a launch that happens before anyone's checked the new site against the old one page by page.
We plan the migration around your specific content and URL structure before touching anything, map every meaningful redirect so search rankings transfer instead of resetting, and run the new site in parallel for QA before the old one goes offline. Whether you're moving between CMS platforms, off a page builder onto something you fully own, or from an old framework onto a modern one, the process is the same discipline.
Most migrations we're asked about now are forced by a deadline rather than chosen: Drupal 7 and older Joomla versions no longer get security fixes, older Magento 2 releases are losing support, and hosts are retiring old PHP versions. We use AI tools to speed up the slow parts, content mapping, cleanup and redirect lists, and a developer checks every mapping before anything moves.
What's included
A migration plan before a single page moves
Content & data migration
Pages, media, forms and any structured content moved across without silent data loss.
Redirect mapping & SEO preservation
Old URLs mapped to their new equivalents so rankings transfer instead of resetting to zero.
Parallel QA before cutover
The new site checked against the old one on staging, not discovered to be missing something after launch.
Questions
Common questions about migrations
5 questions
Will we lose search rankings during the move?
Not if it's planned properly. The biggest risk is broken or missing redirects from old URLs to new ones, which we map out in full before the migration starts rather than patching after rankings have already dropped.
How long does a migration take?
Depends on site size and how much custom functionality is involved, but most run a few weeks from planning through a parallel QA period before cutover. We'll give you a realistic timeline once we've seen what's actually being moved.
Can you migrate from any platform to any platform?
In almost every case, yes. The harder migrations are usually from a heavily customized or proprietary platform, which just means more time spent mapping content before the build starts, not that it can't be done.
We're still on Joomla, Drupal 7 or an old Magento version. Where should we move?
It depends on who edits the site and what it does. Content sites usually move to WordPress, Webflow or a headless CMS; stores usually move to Shopify or WooCommerce. We'll compare the options against your content, integrations and budget before recommending one.
Do you handle the domain and DNS cutover?
Yes, or we can hand that step to whoever manages your DNS today. Either way, we schedule cutover for a low-traffic window and keep the old environment available briefly in case anything needs a fast rollback.
Ready to get started?
Tell us what you're moving from and to.
Send your current platform, target platform and rough site size, and we'll come back with a migration plan and a fixed estimate.
If the first milestone doesn't match the brief, we'll revise it at no extra cost.
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