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WordPress to Sanity Migration Services

Move your WordPress site to Sanity and a fast Next.js front end, without losing content, rankings or a day of publishing. RW Infotech handles the whole move: audit, content model, migration scripts, front end, SEO and launch.

  • Fixed-scope quote after a free migration audit
  • Every URL kept or 301-redirected, so rankings stay put
  • No planned downtime at launch
5.0on Clutch2012 building for the web since

Get your free WordPress migration audit

We will review your site and send a fixed-scope plan within 5 working days.

  • Reply within 1 business day
  • Free, fixed-scope quote
  • NDA on request
No obligation. We reply within one business day.
4–8 weeksTypical project for a mid-size site
ZeroPlanned downtime at cutover
100% URLsMapped and redirect-tested
30 daysAftercare included after launch
Why teams leave WordPress

The WordPress problems a move to Sanity solves

If these sound familiar, your site has outgrown WordPress. Here is what changes after the migration.

Plugin sprawl and endless updates

Core, theme and plugin updates every week, and one bad update can take the site down.

Sanity is fully hosted. There are no plugins or servers to patch.

Slow pages and heavy themes

Page builders and plugins load scripts on every page and drag down Core Web Vitals.

Next.js pages are pre-built and served from a global CDN.

Security exposure

A public wp-admin and third-party plugins are the most common way WordPress sites get hacked.

No PHP or admin login on your domain; the live site is static.

Content trapped in layouts

Gutenberg blocks and shortcodes mix content with design, so you can't reuse it anywhere else.

Structured content that feeds your site, apps, emails and AI search.

Editors fighting the page builder

Every change risks breaking a layout, so simple edits turn into developer tickets.

A Sanity Studio built around your team, with live visual preview.

Hard to grow into new channels

Adding a second site, an app or a new language means more plugins and duplicated content.

One content source for any number of front ends and locales.
WordPress to Sanity

Is WordPress holding your site back?

Plugin updates, slow pages and security patches cost your team time and your site revenue every month. We move it to Sanity in 4–8 weeks, keeping your URLs, content and rankings intact.

  • Free audit and fixed-scope quote in 5 working days
  • Every URL mapped, redirected and crawl-tested
  • No planned downtime at cutover
What's included

End-to-end WordPress to Sanity migration services

One team owns the whole move, from the first crawl to the last redirect.

Migration audit and roadmap

We crawl the whole site and inventory every post type, ACF field, plugin and integration.

  • URL and traffic map
  • Plugin replacement plan
  • Fixed scope, timeline and price

Sanity content modeling and Studio

We design schemas around how your team works, then customize Sanity Studio for your editors.

  • Typed schemas in TypeScript
  • Roles, workflows and desk structure
  • Reusable SEO and media objects

Automated content migration

Repeatable scripts move posts, pages, ACF data and media into Sanity, with dry runs before go-live.

  • Gutenberg and HTML converted to Portable Text
  • Images re-uploaded with alt text
  • Count and diff report after every run

Next.js front-end development

A fast, accessible Next.js site built on reusable components that map to your Sanity content.

  • Your current design rebuilt, or a refresh
  • Static and incremental rendering
  • Visual editing and draft preview

SEO and redirect protection

Rankings are protected from day one: every URL, title, meta tag and schema is carried across.

  • 301 map for every changed URL
  • Yoast or Rank Math metadata migrated
  • Search Console monitored after launch

Integrations, training and aftercare

We reconnect forms, CRM, analytics and search, train your editors and stay on for 30 days after launch.

  • HubSpot, GA4 and form integrations
  • Editor training session
  • 30 days of post-launch support
Technology stack

The technology behind your new site

A proven headless stack we use on every Sanity project.

Content platformSanity

Hosted Content Lake with real-time APIs and a customizable Studio.

Front endNext.js

React framework for static and incremental pages with great Core Web Vitals.

GROQ
Query languageGROQ

Fetches exactly the fields each page needs, nothing more.

PT
Rich textPortable Text

Structured rich text that renders anywhere: web, app or email.

TS
Type safetyTypeScript

Typed schemas and generated types from content to components.

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HostingVercel or Netlify

Global edge hosting with preview deployments for every change.

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Editor experienceVisual Editing

Click-to-edit preview of the live page inside Sanity Studio.

Your toolsIntegrations

HubSpot, GA4, Algolia, forms and any API your site depends on.

Before and after

What changes when you move to Sanity

Today on WordPress

  • PHP server, database and caching to maintain
  • Weekly core, theme and plugin updates
  • Content mixed into page-builder layouts
  • Speed depends on caching plugins
  • Public wp-admin login on your domain
  • One website, one channel

After moving to Sanity

  • Fully hosted content with no servers to run
  • No plugins to patch or break
  • Structured, reusable content
  • Pre-built pages served from a global CDN
  • No admin or PHP on the live site
  • One content source for site, apps and channels
How we work

A proven 6-step migration process

Typical timings for a mid-size site (4–8 weeks). Your exact plan is confirmed after the audit.

  1. 01Week 1

    Audit

    Crawl, content inventory, plugin review and a fixed-scope plan.

  2. 02Week 1–2

    Model

    Sanity schemas and Studio designed with your editors.

  3. 03Week 2–4

    Migrate

    Scripted imports with dry runs and diff reports.

  4. 04Week 3–7

    Build

    Next.js front end on reusable components.

  5. 05Before launch

    Protect SEO

    301 map, metadata and structured data, tested by crawl.

  6. 06Launch + 30 days

    Launch

    Delta import, DNS cutover, monitoring and training.

Why RW Infotech

A Sanity partner that owns the outcome

Migrations fail in the details: a missed redirect, a broken embed, an editor who can't find anything. We plan for all of it.

Talk to a Sanity expert

Headless is all we do

We are a headless commerce and CMS agency. Sanity and Next.js are our everyday stack, not a side offering.

Fixed scope, no surprises

You get a fixed-scope quote after the audit, so the price doesn't grow halfway through the project.

SEO handled by specialists

Our in-house SEO team owns the redirect map and watches Search Console after launch.

Three offices, round-the-clock progress

Teams in the US, UAE and India keep work moving across time zones.

Rated 5.0 on Clutch

Verified clients rate our delivery, communication and quality 5.0 out of 5.

Jaswinder Singh, CEO, RW Infotech
Jaswinder SinghCEO, RW Infotech
Leadership

Led by the CEO, delivered by specialists

Every migration is delivered by our engineers, SEO specialists and project managers across offices in the US, UAE and India, under the leadership of our CEO.

2012
Building for the web since
5.0
Rating on Clutch
3
Offices: US, UAE, India

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FAQ

WordPress to Sanity migration: common questions

It depends on how much content you have, how many custom fields and integrations there are, and whether you want a redesign. After the free audit we send a fixed-scope quote, so the price is agreed before any work starts.