Definition
CMS migration refers to the transfer of dynamic, database-driven content from one content management system into Webflow's CMS.
What is a CMS migration?
CMS migration refers specifically to the transfer of dynamic, database-driven content - blog posts, case studies, resource libraries, team pages, job listings - from one content management system into Webflow's CMS.
Unlike static page migration, CMS migration involves mapping content fields from the old system (categories, tags, author metadata, featured images, publication dates) to equivalent fields in Webflow Collections. If the field structures don't match cleanly, content needs to be restructured before it can be imported.
For sites with hundreds of blog posts, CMS migration typically involves a CSV export from the old platform, field mapping, content cleanup, and a bulk import into Webflow. In our experience, the content cleanup step - fixing formatting, removing platform-specific shortcodes, resolving image references - is where most of the time goes.
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