Migrate from WordPress to Storyblok
verified November 2026Move from WordPress to Storyblok with SEO-safe redirects, content migration, and a faster frontend.
Why Companies Are Leaving WordPress?
Visual Editing, Done Right
If you're coming from WordPress, you’re used to seeing your page while you edit it. Storyblok is the rare headless CMS that actually gets this right. We set up Storyblok’s Visual Editor so your marketing team can click, edit, and see changes in real-time on your live frontend. You keep the "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" confidence of WordPress, but gain the infinite power and speed of a modern decoupled architecture.
What Firsty Gained with Storyblok
WordPress to Payload CMS
The right choice for teams that want to move off PHP and control their codebase, security, and hosting.
Features
- Right-size content: Match your content model to the site.
- Faster editing: Give editors a simpler workflow.
- Lower upkeep: Cut plugin dependency and maintenance.
- Built to scale: Support more brands and languages.
WordPress to Sanity
We migrated WordPress content to Sanity.
Features
- Structured Content Engine: Sanity keeps content as structured data, not HTML blocks. That makes it easier to use across websites, apps, and other channels.
- Real-Time Collaboration: Multiple editors can work in the same document at once, just like Google Docs. WordPress doesn’t offer that natively.
- Limitless Integrations: Replace brittle WordPress plugins with direct API connections to your CRM, PIM, and marketing tools.
- Highly Custom Studio: We shape the editing interface around your workflows and business rules, instead of making your team adapt to WordPress.
WordPress to Contentful
Migrate from WordPress to Contentful for cleaner structured content.
Features
- Faster publishing: Move content into Contentful and give your team a cleaner editorial workflow.
- Cleaner architecture: Decouple content from presentation and reduce WordPress plugin overhead.
- Better long-term scale: Structure content once and reuse it across web, app, and other channels.
Migration without the Risk
What we migrate
- All posts, custom post types, and complex taxonomies.
- Full media libraries and file assets.
- WordPress menu structures and navigation logic.
- SEO metadata, canonicals, and existing permalink structures.
What we protect
- Your SEO Equity: We perform a 1:1 redirect mapping for every single URL. Your rankings don't just survive—they have the potential to thrive on a faster stack.
- Your Editorial Velocity: We design Storyblok components that replicate (and improve) your current publishing experience, so your team hits the ground running.
- Your budget: We provide detailed, upfront estimates. Our engineer-led process ensures there are no "surprise costs" during development.
Our Migration Approach
Discovery & Mapping
We review your WordPress content, templates, and structure to identify what should be migrated or rebuilt for a modular setup
Component Redesign
We transform WordPress page templates into Storyblok components that your editors can rearrange visually
NextJS Frontend Build
We rebuild your site using NextJS for top performance, SEO, and scalability - hosted on Vercel or your preferred platform
Localization Setup
We configure Storyblok’s localization features and workflows for multilingual publishing
Enablement & Launch
We train your team, finalize documentation, and make sure editors can create and manage content independently
Planning a move to Storyblok?
Stop guessing your migration costs. Get a free, engineer-reviewed analysis of your current site. We map your tech stack and component inventory to give you a realistic view of timelines, scope, and budgets—with zero guesswork.
How we work
Governed and Scalable, by Design
We design content models, editorial workflows, and governance into the architecture from day one to make your Information Architecture clean and usable as your team, markets, and channels grow.
Editorial UX boosts your marketing team's speed and freedom. They can build pages, launch campaigns, and manage content without needing developer help.
Performance & AI SEO by Default
Each project includes a complete SEO + LLM optimization. Performance baseline as standard: Core Web Vitals, structured data, rendering strategy, and AI SEO setup.
Scalable Next.js architecture derived from 7+ years of experience.
Already live? Our Next.js SEO audit gives you an actionable, dev-ready assessment of where you stand.
Predictable & Efficient Delivery
90% of our projects fit the initial budget. That comes from the time we invest upfront — understanding exactly what we're building before a single line of code is written.
Our CMS Kit has page builders, navigation, localization, content models, and SEO settings. It boosts every engagement. Plus, it won’t limit your choices. It's a smart starter refined across dozens of production deployments, not a constraint.
Feature Mapping
Theme-based CMS
Content is tightly linked to themes and page templates
Component-driven content structure
Offers reusable content components, allowing teams to build more flexible layouts without rebuilding content for each design change
Plugin-dependent features
Often relies on multiple plugins for SEO, performance, and integrations - adding maintenance and security overhead
Clean, API-first architecture
Uses an API-first approach that integrates cleanly with modern tools and services
Backend preview limitations
Previews depend on themes and staging setups
Visual Editor with live preview
Visual Editor shows content changes in real time within the actual frontend, helping marketers edit with confidence
Monolithic setup
Manages content, rendering, and delivery in one system
Decoupled frontend freedom
Fully decouples content from presentation, enabling teams to use modern frameworks like Next.js, Nuxt, or Astro
Website-centric CMS
Primarily designed for managing websites
Omnichannel content platform
Allows the same content to be reused across websites, apps, eCommerce platforms, and other digital channels from one central hub
FAQs about Migration from WordPress to Storyblok
How long does migration take?
Typically 4–8 weeks, depending on your WordPress complexity, content volume, and localization needs. We start with a short audit to estimate scope
Will SEO or URLs change?
No, we preserve all redirects, metadata, and structure. Most clients see faster load times and better Core Web Vitals after migration.
Can Storyblok handle multiple brands or languages?
Yes, Storyblok was built for multi-brand, multi-language publishing, with advanced permissions and workflows
How does Storyblok differ from WordPress?
It’s a true headless CMS - content is separate from your frontend, giving developers freedom and marketers a visual editor that actually works
How much cheaper is it long term?
Expect around 60% lower total ownership cost - no plugin updates, fewer dependencies, and lighter infrastructure
What we write about Storyblok
Storyblok vs. Sanity - A Comparison of Two Leading Headless CMS
Nextjs & Storyblok image optimization
Need help with Migration?
- Respond within a day
- Intro call to sync
- Proposal within 2-3 days