A proper content API
Strapi gives you a clean REST or GraphQL API out of the box — structured, versioned, and built for developers. Not a retrofitted API on top of a blogging engine.
WordPress → Strapi
WordPress to Strapi Migration
WordPress was built for a different era of the web. For developer teams that need full control over their content API, data model, and infrastructure, maintaining that open-sourced nature, Strapi is the natural next step.
Signs your WordPress site is ready for Strapi
WordPress's REST API was bolted onto a blogging platform. Strapi gives your developers a clean, structured REST or GraphQL API built for modern product development from the ground up.
WordPress relies heavily on plugins for core functionality — each one adding security risk, performance overhead, and maintenance burden. Strapi builds what you need in code, not plugins.
WordPress content types are limited and opinionated. Strapi's schema is defined in code — giving your developers full control over structure, validation, and the admin panel itself.
WordPress requires constant security updates and plugin maintenance. Strapi gives your team a more manageable, code-first security posture without the weekly patch cycle.
Without a structured content model, WordPress page builders create visual drift over time — different layouts, inconsistent components, and a site that's harder to maintain with every new page added.
Why teams migrate from WordPress to Strapi
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Structured content model
Strapi's content types are defined in code — giving your team a clean, structured data model with proper validation rules, relationships, and field types. No more unstructured post meta or ACF workarounds. -
No plugin dependency
Everything in Strapi is built in — no third-party plugins required for core functionality. Less bloat, fewer security vulnerabilities, and a codebase your team actually owns.
What we migrate
We migrate
- All pages, posts, custom post types, and media
- Categories, tags, and content relationships
- Authors and user roles
- Forms and integrations (HubSpot, Mailchimp, etc.)
- Your plug-ins, migrated as integrations
We protect
- Your content structure — rebuilt in Strapi's collection types
- Your SEO rankings and URL structure
- Your frontend, rebuilt in Next.js or Astro and connected to Strapi CMS
- Your editorial workflows, mapped into Strapi's admin before migration
How our WordPress to Strapi migration works
Audit
We review your WordPress setup, content types, plugins, integrations, SEO structure, and frontend — before anything else.
Content modelling
We design your Strapi collection type structure from scratch — mapped to how your team actually creates and manages content.
Frontend rebuild
We rebuild your frontend in Next.js or Astro — connected to Strapi's API and pixel accurate to your existing design.
Migration & validation
Content migrated in full and validated before go-live. Every page, every field, every redirect checked.
Training & handover
Your team gets trained on Strapi's admin panel before launch. Full documentation included.
Frequently asked questions
Not if it's done properly. We map all URLs, implement redirects, and validate metadata before going live.
Not if the migration is managed properly. We map every URL, implement redirects, and validate all metadata before go-live.
You don't need to redesign — but the frontend does need to be rebuilt in code. We use your existing design as reference and rebuild it in Next.js or Astro. If you want a redesign at the same time, we can handle that too.
Typically 8 to 14 weeks depending on content volume, plugin complexity, and frontend rebuild scope.
We audit every plugin dependency upfront and replace or rebuild what's needed.
For most enterprise teams we recommend Strapi Enterprise — it comes with dedicated support, SLAs, and security features that self-hosted open source doesn't include. We'll help you assess the right tier during discovery.
For day-to-day content — no. For structural changes to the content model or for creating new components, yes — same as any CMS.
Ready to move off WordPress?
Tell us what you're running and what's not working. We'll give you an honest assessment of what a migration involves and whether it's the right call.
