CMS Migration Checklist
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TL;DR
A CMS migration checklist should cover: pre-migration (content audit, stakeholder alignment, platform selection, content modeling), migration execution (data export, transformation scripts, media migration, URL mapping), testing (content verification, link checking, SEO validation, performance testing), and post-migration (redirects, monitoring, editor training, old system decommission). Having a structured checklist prevents costly oversights.
Key Takeaways
- Pre-migration: audit content, define requirements, select platform, design schemas
- Execution: export data, transform content, migrate media, map URLs
- Testing: verify content accuracy, check links, validate SEO, test performance
- Post-launch: monitor traffic, train editors, set up redirects, decommission old CMS