Will we lose our search rankings?

Any move carries some search risk. Careful planning reduces it: we map every old URL to the right destination, carry over titles and metadata, test the redirects and crawl the new site before launch, and watch search traffic in the weeks after.

Can the current site stay live during the move?

Yes. The old site keeps running until the new one is built and tested. For shops, orders, customers and products get a final sync just before the switch.

Astro and EmDash, or custom Next.js and Nuxt?

Content-led sites usually fit Astro with EmDash best. Shops, portals and anything with accounts or complex logic suit a custom Next.js or Nuxt build. We recommend one in the audit.

Do our editors need to learn code?

No. Editors get a visual admin with previews, scheduling and roles. Developers only step in for new components, not new pages.

What happens to all our plugins?

We list every plugin and what it actually does. Most become built-in features or a few lines of code; the rest become proper integrations.

Do you only migrate from WordPress?

No. We also move sites off Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Sitecore and in-house CMSs. If the content can be exported, we can usually move it. Custom features are reviewed in the audit.

Legacy website migration

Let’s move you off legacy.

Your website shouldn’t be a black box. We move WordPress, WooCommerce and other legacy sites to Astro with EmDash CMS, or fully custom Next.js and Nuxt.

Fixed-price migration · from €15k
Content and SEO carried over
Sites outgrowing a legacy CMS

Book a 30-min call See how it runs

(01) The problem

The site got big. The platform didn’t keep up.

Years of plugins, themes and one-off patches have turned the site into something nobody fully understands. It still works, but every change is slow, risky and more expensive than the last.

Every change waits on a developer
Each banner, landing page and locale update is a ticket in someone’s backlog. Campaigns ship late or not at all.
Every brand sits on a different CMS
Each team rebuilds the same components, workflows and integrations in parallel. Governance drifts, updates diverge and every rollout gets harder.
Every year it costs more to run
Renewals, maintenance and specialist support keep adding cost without improving how teams publish. The cost of standing still becomes its own migration case.

(02) Where we move you

Two ways off legacy. Both yours to own.

Content-led sitesOption A

Astro + EmDash CMS

Fast, content-first pages on Astro, managed in EmDash, the open-source CMS from Cloudflare built as a modern alternative to WordPress.

Best forMarketing sites, content hubs, multi-brand and multi-locale estates
Editors getA visual admin with previews, scheduling and roles
PluginsSandboxed, which limits the damage one bad plugin can do
HostingCloudflare, Netlify, Vercel or your own servers

Products & commerceOption B

Custom Next.js or Nuxt

A fully custom front end in React or Vue, connected to the CMS, shop and services you already rely on.

Best forShops, portals and logged-in experiences
Built withNext.js (React) or Nuxt (Vue)
ContentA headless CMS that fits your team
HostingVercel, Netlify, Cloudflare or your own cloud

(03) What you get

Every URL mapped. Every page checked.

Audit & migration plan

Every page, plugin, integration and URL mapped, with the right stack recommended for your site.

Component library

Reusable blocks your teams build pages from, shared across every brand and locale.

Content & SEO carried over

Posts, products, media and metadata moved by script, with every old URL redirected or deliberately retired.

Editor-ready CMS

Roles, workflows, previews and scheduling set up, so publishing stops waiting on developers.

(04) How it runs

A controlled move, with rollback ready.

Phase 1
Audit
Content inventory, plugin and integration review, plus a traffic and SEO baseline.
Plan
Stack choice, content model and a redirect map for every URL.
Phase 2
Build
Components, templates and the CMS set up, shown in weekly demos.
Migrate
Content imported by script, then checked page by page against the old site.
Phase 3
Launch
Redirects live and traffic switched over, with the old site on standby for rollback.
Train
Hands-on sessions for editors and documentation for developers.

Handover

A fast site your team runs without tickets, code you own and no licence lock-in. We stay on for support or hand over to your developers.

(05) Engagement

Fixed scope, fixed price.

PriceFrom

€15k

For a single site, scoped and fixed after the audit; larger estates are scoped in stages. Hosting and licences are charged separately.

Timeline

6–12 weeks

From kick-off to launch for most sites. Multi-brand estates move in waves.

Format

Weekly demos

A live preview of the new site from the first sprint, not a reveal at the end.

Not sure where to start? Send us your URL and we’ll take a look.

Book a 30-min call

(06) Questions

Questions, answered.

Something else on your mind? Ask us directly.

(07) Other services

Other ways we help.

All services

Let’s move you off legacy.

The site got big. The platform didn’t keep up.

Two ways off legacy. Both yours to own.

Astro + EmDash CMS

Custom Next.js or Nuxt

Every URL mapped. Every page checked.

Audit & migration plan

Component library

Content & SEO carried over

Editor-ready CMS

A controlled move, with rollback ready.

Audit

Plan

Build

Migrate

Launch

Train

Fixed scope, fixed price.

Questions, answered.

Other ways we help.

Pitch deck & product concept

MVP design & development

UX audit & product discovery

Product rebuild & redesign

Dedicated product team

AI automation

What’s your next move?