In this post, we’ll walk you through the complete migration process to help you launch a new site. Bobcares, with help of WordPress Support Services, have created a convert Webflow to WordPress article.

How to Migrate From Webflow to WordPress

Make sure to back up your data before proceeding with moving your content from Webflow to WordPress.

Step 1: Set Up WordPress

The first step is to set up WordPress, most Webhosting offers one-click WordPress installs with their plan which you can access from your hosting account. You can even download the software manually from the “WordPress.org” site.

The manual installation needs to upload your WordPress files to your server. This process might take a few minutes. Once the installation is completed you can proceed with the Webflow export to WordPress.

Step 2: Export Content From Webflow

Now that you have WordPress set up you can start to prepare content for the website. Webflow makes it super easy to export data. Webflow includes web pages, blog posts, embedded blocks, texts, and images.

To export your content go to your Webflow designer >> click on the CMS Collections panel >> you can see all the files and data on your Webflow server.

Select the collection you want to download and click on the Export button at the top of the page. The content will be downloaded to your system as a .csv file.

Step 3: Import Content Into WordPress

The next step is to upload Webflow content to WordPress. The CMS has an import tool that enables uploading files in XML format. However, Webflow only allows you to download content as a CSV file.

Therefore, you will need to use a migration plugin for importing CSV files into WordPress.

To add the plugin to the website: Go to Plugins >> Add New on the WordPress dashboard and look for the tool in the search bar.

Now click on the “Install Now” button followed by Activate. Once the plugin is activated navigate to All Import >> New Import.

Next click on the Upload a file option >> select the CSV file you downloaded earlier. The plugin will then help with the import process.

The plugin will next ask to drag elements into the correct fields using a drag-and-drop interface. For instance, you will need to drag the name of your post from the right to the title field and postbody to the relevant area.

Now you will get options for adding taxonomies such as categories and tags, to configure other settings like the post status.

Next, you’ll be asked to define a unique record for the posts in your file. To generate an ID you can click on the Auto-detect button.

Finally, you need to click on the Confirm & Run Import button to finalize the process, the plugin will let you know when the import process is completed.

Once it is set, you can check your content by navigating to Posts or Pages from the dashboard. You’ll also need to repeat the import process once again for any other Webflow files that are downloaded.

Step 4: Choose a WordPress Theme

The CMS offers thousands of themes and these WordPress themes are customizable, so you can even modify them to suit your needs.

Step 5: Configure WordPress Permalinks

Next, you will need to configure WordPress permalinks.

To access your permalinks, go to WordPress dashboard Settings >> Permalinks.

As you can see you have several options. We recommend that you select the Post name. In this way, your URLs will be composed of your domain name and set a particular page or post. When you’re ready, click on Save Changes.

Step 6: Point Domain to WordPress

Even though you have successfully imported the site to WordPress, your domain still points toward Webflow’s nameservers. If you wish to keep the same domain, you have to update DNS settings so that the domain points to the new web host’s servers.

Host nameservers will be present in the hosting account. They typically look something like this:

• ns1serverhost.com
• ns2.serverhost.com
• ns3.serverhost.com

When visitors type your URL into Google they will direct to your new site. We would suggest completing this step once your WordPress website is ready to go live.

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Conclusion

As we have seen, migrating from Webflow to WordPress can be a smooth process. You will also have to select a WordPress theme, optimize your permalinks, and update your domain settings so that users are directed to the new site.