Platform Migration
Migrate From Showit
Moving off Showit is more straightforward than most platform migrations — showit page content must be manually recreated elsewhere is the main thing to get right. We handle the migration end to end so you arrive on the new platform with your content, SEO, and data intact.
2–4 weeks
Typical migration timeline
Straightforward
Migration complexity
WordPress
Where we'll move you
Platform Overview
Understanding Showit: Who It's Built For
Showit is a website builder that gives creative professionals total design freedom — any element, any position, any layer — without writing code. It's built specifically for photographers, wedding vendors, and creative service businesses. Showit runs on WordPress for the blog, which means clients get Showit's visual design flexibility plus WordPress's blogging and SEO capabilities for content.
Typical Showit User
A creative professional who values visual design above all else and wants total layout freedom without hiring a developer. Likely to purchase a premium Showit template from the marketplace rather than build from scratch.
SEO Capability
Good for the blog (WordPress/Yoast); Fair for main site pages
The dual-platform setup (Showit + WordPress) means SEO strategy is split between two environments. The WordPress blog is the primary SEO driver — Showit pages serve as the visual portfolio and conversion layer.
Platform Constraints
- →Image-heavy sites require aggressive image optimization to maintain performance
- →No ecommerce beyond basic Showit Ecommerce for digital products
- →Two separate editors (Showit + WordPress) can confuse clients
- →Limited dynamic content or personalization
Why Businesses Migrate Away From Showit
Showit works well for the right use case. These are the points where businesses outgrow it.
Not suitable for complex websites — limited page types and structures
No native ecommerce for physical products (requires third-party integration)
Limited to creative-professional use cases — not general-purpose
Smaller community than WordPress, Squarespace, or Wix
What Makes Showit Migrations Hard
Migration Challenges We Solve
Every platform migration has unique technical hurdles. Here's what makes Showit migrations specifically difficult — and how we handle each one.
Showit page content must be manually
Showit page content must be manually recreated elsewhere
WordPress blog data exports cleanly via
WordPress blog data exports cleanly via WordPress XML
Design cannot be ported
Design cannot be ported — entirely rebuilt on new platform
Where We'll Move You
We recommend the right destination based on your business goals, not just what's easiest to build on. These are the platforms we move Showit sites to most often — and why.
WordPress
Move beyond a portfolio platform — WordPress supports every page type, integration, and content workflow your growing business requires, with your existing blog content migrating directly.
Not sure which destination is right for you? Tell us about your business and we'll recommend the platform that fits your goals, budget, and technical comfort.
Our Process
What's Included in a Showit Migration
A clean migration is more than moving files. Here's how we move your Showit site without losing rankings, data, or your sanity.
Showit Audit
We start by cataloging your entire Showit site — every page, post, media file, form, plugin, and integration. This audit drives the migration plan and surfaces what to carry forward, what to rebuild fresh, and what the new platform handles differently from Showit.
Migration Roadmap
We document the full migration sequence — content hierarchy, URL redirect mapping, plugin-to-feature parity plan, and a go-live checklist. You approve the plan before any work begins.
New Platform Build
We build your new WordPress site in parallel with your live Showit site — visitors land on your existing pages the entire time. The new site is fully tested and approved by you before a single DNS record changes.
Content Migration
Every page, post, image, and form entry is migrated to the new platform with formatting intact. We pay particular attention to wordpress blog data exports cleanly via wordpress xml, which is where content migrations from Showit tend to lose fidelity.
SEO Transition
Every URL from your Showit site gets a 301 redirect to its new destination. We submit updated sitemaps to Google Search Console, verify crawlability, and monitor rankings through the transition window. The new platform gives you more technical SEO control than Showit provided.
Launch & Handoff
DNS cutover is coordinated for minimum-traffic periods to limit exposure. We run a full post-launch QA checklist — broken links, payment flow, form submissions, mobile experience, and page speed. You get a recorded walkthrough of your new site so your team can manage it confidently from day one.
Showit Migration at a Glance
- Typical timeline
- 2–4 weeks
- Migration complexity
- Straightforward
- Hosting model
- hosted
- We migrate to
- WordPress
Showit Migration FAQ
Ready to Move Off Showit?
We'll audit your current Showit site, identify every migration risk, and give you a fixed-price quote — before you commit to anything.
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