CMS Migration Services

Migrate to WordPress

Move from a restrictive, outdated or overcomplicated platform to WordPress

Not every website starts in the right place.

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Some teams begin with a simple website builder and eventually outgrow it. Others inherit a legacy CMS that has become slow, expensive or difficult to maintain.

Some organisations find themselves locked into a platform that worked well at first, but now limits how they publish, integrate, scale or improve their digital presence.

Make Do helps organisations migrate to WordPress from platforms such as Webflow, Drupal, Umbraco, Joomla, Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, Magento, HubSpot CMS and other custom or legacy systems.

The aim is not just to move content from one place to another. A successful WordPress migration should give your team a better platform, clearer ownership, improved editorial control, stronger technical foundations and a website that can keep evolving after launch.

Common migration routes

Why migrate to WordPress?

WordPress remains one of the strongest long-term choices for organisations that need flexibility, ownership and control. It is open source, widely supported, highly extensible and capable of powering everything from marketing websites and membership platforms to multilingual sites, intranets, directories, portals and connected digital systems.

More ownership

Avoid being tied too closely to one vendor, one visual builder or one commercial platform roadmap.

Better flexibility

Support custom content structures, editorial workflows, integrations, multilingual publishing and future development.

Stronger foundations

A migration is a chance to rebuild the foundations properly, not copy old problems into a new CMS.

When a WordPress migration makes sense

A migration to WordPress may be the right move if your current platform is starting to hold you back.

  • Your team cannot easily edit or structure content
  • Simple changes need developer involvement
  • Platform costs are increasing
  • Performance is poor or difficult to improve
  • Integrations are limited or awkward
  • The site has outgrown a website builder
  • Your current CMS is difficult to support
  • Your agency or developer options are too limited
  • Your content model no longer reflects the organisation
  • Multilingual or multi-region publishing has become difficult
  • Your website is tied too closely to one supplier or proprietary platform

Sometimes the problem is the platform itself. Sometimes the problem is how the site was originally built. Part of our job is to help you understand the difference before you commit to a full migration.

Migration is not just a content export

Moving to WordPress is rarely as simple as exporting pages and importing them somewhere else. A proper migration needs to consider the technical, editorial and SEO structure of the whole site.

  • Existing URL structure
  • Redirects and SEO risk
  • Page templates
  • Content types
  • Media libraries
  • Forms
  • Tracking
  • Integrations
  • User accounts
  • Multilingual content
  • Ecommerce data
  • Accessibility
  • Performance
  • Hosting
  • Editorial workflows
  • Post-launch support
  • Business-critical functionality
  • Launch monitoring

This is where many migrations go wrong. Content may move, but the structure, rankings, redirects, editing experience or integrations are damaged in the process. Make Do approaches migrations as technical projects, not just content moves.

Our WordPress migration process

1. Discovery and platform review

We review your current website, CMS, hosting, content structure, integrations and known pain points so we can understand what needs to move, what should be rebuilt and where the risks are.

2. Content and URL mapping

We map pages, posts, content types, media and URL structures. This is especially important where URLs are changing and redirects need to be planned before launch.

3. WordPress architecture

We design the WordPress structure around how your team needs to manage the site, including content types, taxonomies, templates, reusable blocks, roles and workflows.

4. Design and build

We can rebuild using your existing design, improve selected templates, or create a new WordPress theme and editing experience, without relying on bloated page builders or fragile shortcuts.

5. Migration and testing

We migrate content, rebuild templates, connect integrations, test redirects, review performance and check forms, search, navigation, mobile layouts and key user journeys.

6. Launch and support

After launch, we monitor the site, resolve issues and support your team as they settle into WordPress. Many migrations lead naturally into long-term WordPress support.

Migration routes

Different platforms create different migration challenges. We group migration work by the type of system you are moving away from, then plan the safest route into WordPress.

Website builders

For teams that have outgrown a simple website builder and need more control over templates, structure, redirects, integrations and ownership.

Legacy CMS platforms

For organisations stuck with ageing code, difficult support, outdated hosting, limited developer options or a CMS that no longer fits the team.

Ecommerce platforms

For ecommerce sites where products, orders, customers, payments, fulfilment and content all need to be handled carefully.

Custom and headless platforms

For custom systems, static builds, headless platforms or sites that only a small number of developers understand.

Why work with Make Do?

Make Do is a technical WordPress agency that helps organisations build, stabilise, improve and support complex websites and digital platforms. We are not interested in simply recreating a broken website on a new platform. We want the migration to leave you with a better system, a clearer structure and a stronger foundation for future work.

  • Migration planning
  • Technical discovery
  • WordPress architecture
  • Custom WordPress development
  • Content modelling
  • SEO-safe redirects
  • Multilingual website migrations
  • Integrations and APIs
  • Hosting advice
  • Performance improvements
  • Launch support
  • Long-term WordPress management

Plan your WordPress migration

A successful migration starts with a clear understanding of what you have, what needs to move and what should change. If you are considering a move to WordPress, we can review your current website, identify the main risks and help you plan the best route forward.

Request a WordPress Migration Review
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