Migrations
Migrations.
Migrations fail when they are treated as copy and paste. We run migrations with a full pre-migration audit, a tested rollback plan, and a coordinated go-live. When it is done, the platform is live, the data is intact, and the redirects are mapped.
Why migrations fail
The risk of something going wrong is often what keeps an organisation on hosting that performs poorly, or on a platform it has outgrown.
Content gets lost.
URLs break.
User accounts and orders go missing.
Search rankings disappear overnight because the redirect logic was never planned.
Migration services
Four kinds of move. One careful method.
Each one is audited, rehearsed in staging, and cut over inside an agreed go-live window.
01
CMS to WordPress
Moving content and data from Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, or another platform into WordPress.
- Content and data mapped into proper WordPress structures
- Every old URL redirected to its new home
- A platform you own at the end of it
02
Hosting Migration
Moving a live WordPress platform between hosts with no data loss and managed downtime.
- New environment configured for WordPress before the move
- Managed cloud hosting through Cloudways and Hostinger
- DNS cutover inside an agreed go-live window
03
Domain Migration
Transferring a domain between registrars while keeping DNS, email, and the live platform intact.
- Every DNS and email record documented first
- Registrar transfer coordinated end to end
- Redirects mapped when the domain name changes
04
SaaS Consolidation
Moving data from standalone SaaS tools onto your WordPress platform where it makes sense.
- A review of what to move, integrate, or keep
- Workflows rebuilt and data verified
- Fewer subscriptions, with core operations on a platform you own
Every migration includes
The same safeguards, whatever is moving.
Everything is backed up before anything is moved, and the move is rehearsed in a staging environment first.
- 01
Pre-migration audit covering content, data, user accounts, DNS dependencies, and redirect mapping
- 02
A tested rollback plan, with a full backup before anything is moved
- 03
Full migration with verified data integrity at every stage
- 04
DNS cutover coordination and go-live window management
- 05
Post-migration testing across the full platform
How we work
How a migration runs.
A poorly managed move can undo years of work. We treat go-live as a technical event with a plan, a sequence, and a monitoring window.
- 01
Audit
We review your setup and plan the migration.
- 02
Backup
Full backup before anything is moved.
- 03
Migration
We move everything to the new environment.
- 04
Testing
Everything tested before going live.
- 05
Go live
DNS updated. The platform live in its new home.
Migration follows the same discipline as every launch we run. See the full process.
See our full processFurther reading
Proof, partners and further reading.
Twice as fast with half the load time after moving to managed cloud hosting, as documented by Cloudways.
WPFlat is a Cloudways Silver Partner and a Hostinger Partner.
What kinds of migration do you handle?
WordPress to WordPress, other platforms to WordPress, host-to-host moves, domain transfers between registrars, and moving standalone tools onto WordPress.
Will our platform go offline during the migration?
We migrate in a staging environment first and coordinate the go-live window with you, so any downtime is planned and kept to a minimum.
Will we lose our search rankings?
We map every URL and set up the right redirects throughout, so search engines and visitors find every page in its new home.
What happens to our email during a domain move?
DNS and email records are documented before anything changes and kept intact through the move. See Domain & Email Infrastructure.
Who looks after the platform after the move?
We can. Managed Services covers hosting, maintenance, performance and ongoing growth work.
Related services
One team for the whole life of your platform.
Start a project
Tell us what you need WordPress to do.
A new website, a redesign, a client portal, a booking system, or a move from another platform. Tell us what you need and we will tell you how WordPress can carry it.
What happens next
- 01Introductory callUnderstanding the project, the organisation, and the brief.
- 02Discovery questionnaireThe detail we need before designing anything.
- 03Scope agreementDeliverables, timeline, and investment confirmed in writing.