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Migration guides

Step-by-step guides for migrating between popular web technologies, with honest tradeoffs and real audit data.

Analytics

How to migrate from Google Analytics to Plausible

Easy

30-60 minutes

Sign up at plausible.io (or self-host the Docker image), add `<script defer data-domain="yoursite.com" src="https://plausible.io/js/script.js"></script>` to your `<head>`, then remove the Google Analytics tag (`gtag.js` / `analytics.js` / GTM container). Plausible starts collecting data immediately; existing GA history can be exported as CSV but doesn't import into Plausible. Total effort: 30 minutes for the cutover, plus a deploy.

Build Tools

How to migrate from Webpack to Vite

Moderate

1-3 days

Install Vite + the framework adapter for your stack (`@vitejs/plugin-react`, `@vitejs/plugin-vue`, etc.), create a `vite.config.js` with your existing aliases + env vars, replace `webpack`-specific imports (`require.context`, dynamic-`import` strings) with Vite-native equivalents (`import.meta.glob`, plain dynamic `import()`), and update your `package.json` scripts to call `vite` and `vite build`. Most React/Vue/Svelte apps move in 1-2 days; CRA-based apps move in hours.

CMS

How to migrate from WordPress to Astro

Hard

2-5 days

Use Astro's WordPress integration -- `npm create astro@latest`, then add `@astrojs/wordpress` and point it at your WordPress REST API. Astro pulls posts via the API at build time and renders static HTML. You keep WordPress as a headless CMS for editors; Astro becomes the front-end. Plan a few days for theme/component rebuild + permalink redirects.

How to migrate from WordPress to Ghost

Moderate

4-8 hours

Install the official `ghost` exporter plugin in WordPress and run it to produce a JSON export. In Ghost Admin go to Settings -> Labs -> Import Content and upload the JSON. Then redirect old WordPress permalinks at your reverse proxy, migrate subscribers via Ghost's CSV import, and pick a Ghost theme. Plan a half-day for content under 500 posts; longer if you have heavy WooCommerce or custom post types.

How to migrate from WordPress to Hugo

Hard

1-3 days

Export your WordPress posts to Markdown via the `wp2hugo` exporter or the `wordpress-to-hugo-exporter` PHP plugin (produces a tarball of `content/posts/*.md` with YAML frontmatter). Drop those into a Hugo theme's `content/` directory, redirect old permalinks at your CDN/host, and ship as static files. You're trading dynamic features (search, comments, forms) for a 10x performance gain and a static-host bill near zero.

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