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Move to WordPress without missing a beat.

Platform, host and multisite migrations planned around your content, SEO and launch date — with rehearsals, redirects and rollback plans built in.

  • SEO equity preserved
  • Zero-downtime cutover
  • Rehearsed launches

Why it matters

A migration is a launch — treat it like one

We map every URL, field and integration before moving a byte, then rehearse the move until launch day is boring. Your rankings, users and editors arrive intact.

Keep your rankings

URL mapping, redirects and structured data carried over and verified.

Content, cleaned up

Scripted imports that tidy markup, media and taxonomies on the way in.

No surprises

Dry runs, delta syncs and a rollback plan for a calm cutover.

Overview

Website migrations that protect your traffic

  1. 01

    The challenge

    A migration changes almost everything search engines and visitors rely on — URLs, templates, internal links, structured data and sometimes the domain itself. Done carelessly, it can undo years of organic growth in a weekend. Done properly, it’s a chance to clean up content, speed up every page and leave legacy technical debt behind.

  2. 02

    Our approach

    We start by crawling your current site and exporting analytics and Search Console data, so every URL that earns traffic or links has a destination. Content moves with repeatable import scripts rather than copy and paste, which means we can run the migration again and again on staging until counts, fields and redirects all check out. Google recommends keeping site-move redirects for at least a year, so we document them to outlive the project.

  3. 03

    What you get

    On launch day we run a final delta sync, switch DNS and monitor crawl errors, rankings and Core Web Vitals for 30 days. Your editors get a short content freeze instead of a week of downtime, and your users keep the accounts, orders and subscriptions they had before.

Is this you?

A good fit if…

Recognise two or more of these? A 30-minute call is usually enough to map the next step.

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  • Your current CMS is end-of-life, expensive or holding editors back
  • You’re consolidating several sites or brands into one platform
  • You’re changing hosts, domains or URL structures
  • Organic search drives a meaningful share of leads or revenue

By the numbers

Why it’s worth getting right

  • 1 yearminimum Google recommends keeping site-move redirectsGoogle Search Central
  • 58.7%of websites with a known CMS run WordPressW3Techs, October 2026
  • 100%of legacy URLs mapped and tested before launchUnitedThemes service standard

What’s included

Everything you need, under one roof

  • 01

    Platform migrations

    From Drupal, Sitecore, AEM, Squarespace, Wix or custom CMSs.

  • 02

    Hosting migrations

    Moves to managed WordPress hosts or your own cloud.

  • 03

    Multisite consolidation

    Merge many sites into one network, or split one apart.

  • 04

    Content transformation

    Classic content converted to clean, reusable blocks.

  • 05

    SEO & redirects

    Redirect maps, canonical checks and Search Console monitoring.

  • 06

    Users & commerce data

    Accounts, orders, subscriptions and licences moved securely.

How we work

A clear process, start to finish

  1. 1

    Inventory

    Crawl and catalogue content, URLs, users and integrations.

  2. 2

    Map & script

    Field mappings and repeatable import scripts with validation.

  3. 3

    Rehearse

    Full dry-run migrations on staging until checks pass.

  4. 4

    Cut over

    Final delta sync, DNS switch and 30 days of monitoring.

Ways to work together

Engagements that fit how you work

Start with a project, keep us on retainer, or add our engineers to your team — most clients combine all three over time.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Will we lose search rankings?

Not when it is planned properly. We map and test every URL, preserve metadata and monitor Search Console after launch.

Can editors keep publishing during the move?

Yes. A short content freeze happens only at final cutover; everything published before is synced in a delta run.

Which platforms can you migrate from?

Practically any CMS with an export, database or API — including Drupal, Sitecore, AEM, Ghost, Medium and custom platforms.

Do you redesign during a migration?

We can, or we can replicate the current design first and improve it in phases to reduce launch risk.

How long does a WordPress migration take?

Simple host moves can take days. Platform migrations with custom content models usually take four to ten weeks, most of it spent mapping, scripting and rehearsing so the launch itself takes hours.

What happens to our old URLs?

Each one gets a permanent 301 redirect to its closest new equivalent, tested automatically before and after launch. We also update internal links so visitors and crawlers rarely hit a redirect at all.

Let’s talk

Ready to talk migrations?

Tell us where you are and where you want to be. We’ll come back with honest advice and clear next steps — no sales script.