WordPress Migrations
WordPress Migrations for Safer Platform Moves, CMS Transfers and Website Takeovers
Plan and deliver safer WordPress migrations, whether you are moving from another CMS, changing host, rebuilding an existing site or taking control of an inherited platform.
Make Do helps organisations migrate websites, content, data, users, integrations and technical ownership into a more stable WordPress setup.
Move Safely
A Website Migration Is Not Just a Copy and Paste Exercise
Moving a website into WordPress, between WordPress environments or onto new hosting can affect content, URLs, search visibility, integrations, forms, users, analytics, redirects, performance and internal workflows.
A safe WordPress migration starts with understanding what the current site does, what needs to be preserved, what can be improved and what risks need to be managed before anything is moved.
We help teams migrate with structure: auditing the current setup, planning content and URL changes, preparing redirects, moving data, testing workflows and supporting launch so the new WordPress setup is stable from the beginning.
The Migration Should Leave You in a Better Position
The goal is not only to move the site. It is to reduce risk, improve maintainability and give your team a clearer, better-supported WordPress platform.
Migration Scenarios
WordPress Migration Support for Different Starting Points
CMS to WordPress Migration
Move from another CMS into WordPress, including content, URLs, media, templates, redirects and editor workflows.
WordPress to WordPress Migration
Move an existing WordPress site into a better structure, cleaner build, new host, safer theme or more maintainable platform.
Hosting Migration
Move WordPress to more suitable hosting with staging, testing, DNS planning, performance checks and launch support.
Multilingual Migration
Move or restructure multilingual WordPress content, language relationships, hreflang setup and regional content structures.
WooCommerce Migration
Plan WooCommerce migrations around products, customers, orders, checkout, payment gateways, stock, emails and operational workflows.
Supplier Takeover Migration
Move an inherited or unsupported site into a safer technical setup with access, documentation, hosting and support clarified.
Migration Risk
The Biggest Migration Risks Are Usually the Things People Forget to Map
Content is only one part of a migration. The real risk often sits around URLs, redirects, form handling, search visibility, tracking, email delivery, user accounts, payment flows, integrations and internal processes that have built up around the old site.
We approach migration as a controlled technical transition, not a rushed launch task. That means the current platform is reviewed, the target setup is planned and the launch process is handled in a way that reduces avoidable disruption.
- Protect URLs, redirects and search visibility.
- Preserve key content, media, data and workflows.
- Test forms, transactions, integrations and user journeys.
- Create a stronger WordPress foundation for support and improvement.
Migration Routes
Different Migration Problems Need Different Levels of Planning
Some migrations are straightforward technical moves. Others need content modelling, design, development, SEO planning and a phased transition from the old platform.
Focused Move
Technical WordPress Migration
For moving an existing WordPress site to a new host, environment, domain, staging setup or cleaner technical foundation.
- Good for hosting moves and platform clean-up.
- Useful when the current site is broadly sound.
- Best when risk is mainly technical and operational.
CMS Transfer
Migrate to WordPress
For organisations moving from another CMS into WordPress, where content, templates, editorial workflows, SEO and platform structure all need planning.
- Good for Drupal, Umbraco, Webflow, Joomla, HubSpot CMS and legacy platforms.
- Useful when the current CMS is limiting growth.
- Best when content and SEO risk need careful handling.
Platform Move
Migration with Rebuild or Rescue
For sites where migration is part of a bigger change: rebuilding, rescuing, restructuring or taking over a platform that has become difficult to manage.
- Good for inherited and technically fragile sites.
- Useful when migration and improvement need to happen together.
- Best when the current setup is no longer a safe foundation.
How We Migrate
A Controlled Process for Moving WordPress Safely
A migration needs clear planning before, during and after launch. We focus on reducing disruption, preserving what matters and creating a more supportable WordPress platform.
01
Audit the Current Setup
We review the current CMS, hosting, content, URLs, integrations, media, forms, users, plugins, SEO position and migration risks.
02
Plan the Target Platform
We define the new WordPress structure, content model, hosting environment, editor experience, integrations and launch approach.
03
Move, Test and Validate
We migrate content, media, data, templates and technical functionality, then test key user journeys before launch.
04
Launch and Support
We support launch, monitor the transition, resolve post-launch issues and help your team move into a stable support model.
Good Fit
Best When the Current Platform Is Holding the Organisation Back
WordPress migration work is useful when your existing website or CMS is creating technical, editorial, hosting, performance, support or growth problems that need a controlled transition.
WordPress Migration Support Is Usually Useful If You Need To:
- Move from another CMS into WordPress.
- Migrate an existing WordPress site to a cleaner, safer or better-supported setup.
- Move hosting without risking avoidable downtime, performance issues or broken workflows.
- Protect URLs, redirects, SEO value and content structure during a platform change.
- Move WooCommerce, multilingual, membership or data-heavy content safely.
- Turn a migration into a better long-term WordPress foundation.
Related Services
WordPress Migrations Often Connect to Rescue, Audits and Long-Term Support
Migration is often part of a wider platform decision. The right next step may include audit, rescue, support, hosting or a larger rebuild.
Migrate to WordPress
For organisations moving from Webflow, Drupal, Umbraco, Joomla, HubSpot CMS or another platform into WordPress.
WordPress Audits
For understanding the current platform, migration risk and safest route before moving, rebuilding or taking over a site.
WordPress Support
For ongoing technical support, maintenance and retained development after the migration has launched.
Planning a WordPress Migration?
Tell us what you are moving from, what needs to be preserved and what the new WordPress platform needs to support. We will help you work out the safest migration route.