Moving your CMS, hosting or store platform carries real risk, so we plan for it. We count every record and map every web address. We practise the switch on a test site. And we write down how to switch back before anything changes.
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PixelCrayons runs website and platform migrations to a zero-data-loss standard: nothing is switched off until its new home is checked. Every move starts by listing your data, web addresses and connected systems. Then we map redirects, rehearse on a test site and plan how to switch back. We work direct for brands and white-label for agencies.
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We sign an NDA, get read-only access to your current platform and start the list. It covers data, web addresses, connected systems and any limits on the move.
We confirm the date your migration plan arrives. It sets out the work, the order, the risks and how to switch back, with prices. It also gives our honest view on whether the move is worth making.
You confirm the scope, the payment and the access we need. Nothing starts before this.
We set up the new platform in your accounts and draft the redirect map from the list of web addresses. The first data copies begin.
A practice run on a test site, shown to you on a call, with real data, working redirects and reconnected systems. We set the switch date from what it shows.
Prism is the client workspace where your requests, approvals, tasks and weekly reviews live.
Some engagements include Prism, our client workspace, and your proposal says whether yours does. Where it does, your build runs in a workspace you log into: requests, approvals, the task list and the weekly review, beside the repository your team already owns.
One queue, beside the repository your team owns.
Every task has one owner and a date.
Each decision recorded, with the expectation attached.
We count and list everything before the first file is copied. That means products, orders, customers, content, images, web addresses, connected systems, scheduled tasks and settings. Zero data loss can only be checked if you know exactly what you started with. So we count first, then check the new platform against that list, record by record.
Every web address that earned a link, a ranking or a bookmark gets a new address before the switch. We don't send them all to the homepage afterwards. We review the map, test it on a test site and watch it after launch. If a move loses your search rankings, it has only moved the problem. Search is a specialist job in itself, so we run it alongside the move.
We run the full move on a test site before doing it for real. We copy the data, turn on redirects, reconnect systems, place test orders and try the unusual cases. The practice run gives us a written plan: who does what, in what order and with which checks. On the night, the real switch simply repeats a run that already worked.
Before the switch, we agree what would make us reverse it and exactly how. We keep the old platform ready and set up the domain for a fast return. We also plan for any data that arrives in between. Most of these plans are never used. But a move without one is a gamble, and we don't gamble with your revenue.
Our work doesn't end when the new platform goes live. We compare errors, speed, how search engines crawl the site, traffic and sales with the figures from before the move. We fix the list of small issues after launch. We hand over documents and logins once the numbers are steady. The old platform is switched off only when nothing depends on it.
A Saudi fragrance house's store rebuilt with zero data loss, then eCommerce SEO and paid media run on one roadmap. Revenue up 340% in seven months.
I am happy with support I got during migration from Magento to Shopify.
A move rarely happens alone. Someone has to build on the new platform, and it should be faster than the old one. Each service here also stands on its own.
Every migration affects SEO. Our technical SEO service covers keeping your rankings in depth: redirect maps, crawl checks and checking new pages match the old. If a past move already cost you traffic, our rescue service can help.
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Full termsYour materials remain yours. Bespoke deliverable rights, licences and handover are agreed before work starts.
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Full termsKnow who coordinates your engagement, who owns the work and how to escalate an issue.
All engagements. Roles may be combined and vary with your engagement.
Full termsEvery delivery is reviewed before release by QA, your Project or Account Manager and a senior delivery lead, and you then review it against the acceptance criteria agreed at the start. Our specialists use AI to support delivery, with people responsible for reviewing the work. Applicable development work includes 30 days of corrective maintenance after production launch.
Your materials, data and accounts remain yours, and we prefer to work in advertising and analytics accounts you own, with access delegated to our team. Agreed ownership rights in bespoke deliverables transfer under the engagement terms and applicable payment; third-party software and assets keep their licences. We do not withhold customer-owned data or accounts over a payment dispute.
Cancellation, notice and any renewal terms are written into your proposal or statement of work before you accept it. If an engagement ends early, we hand over completed, paid-for work and list any unfinished work separately. For an eligible specialist trial, you can stop within the trial window and pay nothing for eligible trial hours.
Before work starts we agree how often you get updates, what the reports cover and who sends them. You know who coordinates your engagement, who owns the work and how to escalate an issue. For hourly and retainer work, time is recorded in Workstatus, so you can see the time records behind your invoice.
How we handle claims, credentials and your data: group credentials, dated ratings, how case figures are signed off, client permissions and data handling.
The priced plan gives our honest view on whether the move is worth making at all. The switch also has its own rule for stopping. These findings change the plan, and this is what we do about each.
| What we find | What we do | Why |
|---|---|---|
| The platform is fine; the way it was set up is the problem | Fix the setup instead of moving | It costs far less than a migration. We build on these platforms every week, so we say when a move is the wrong call. |
| Old code can't be stretched any further | A move to a new framework | Run to the same zero-data-loss standard as a platform move. That means a full list, a redirect map, a practice run and a way back. |
| Orders or bookings will be live during the switch | A short maintenance window, agreed in writing | Set for your quietest hours and practised on a test site first, not made up on the night. |
| No live orders stand in the way | Build alongside, pause content briefly, switch | Traffic moves over in minutes, with almost no downtime visitors notice. |
| A data check fails during the switch | The switch stops until it passes | Nothing on the old platform is switched off until its replacement is checked. |
| A past migration already cost you traffic | Our Fix and Rescue service instead of a new move | That is the service for a migration that has already gone wrong. |
Some ups and downs in search in the weeks after a move are normal, and we tell you that upfront.
Zero data loss comes from checking, not luck. We count every record before the move and check it again on the new platform. Nothing old is switched off until its replacement is checked, and if a check fails, the switch stops. Our published Gulf commerce case moved the full catalogue, order history and customer records this way, with zero data loss.
Badly run migrations often do, but most of that loss can be avoided. We keep a full list of web addresses and redirect each one that earned links or rankings to its new page. We check the new pages match the old, and monitor until the numbers settle. Some ups and downs in the weeks after a move are normal, and we tell you that upfront.
For most moves, none that visitors notice. We build and practise on the new platform alongside the old one. Content is paused briefly for the final copy, and traffic switches over in minutes. With live orders or bookings, a short maintenance window is sometimes right. If so, we agree it in writing, set it for your quietest hours and practise it first.
Our eCommerce migration services cover moves to Shopify, WooCommerce and headless stores. Our CMS migration services cover moves onto and off WordPress. We also move hosting, cloud setups and frameworks. We build on these platforms every week, so we tell you when the platform is fine and only the setup needs fixing.
It depends on your data, your connected systems and how much custom work must be rebuilt. So we price each move. Once we have a complete brief, we confirm when your proposal arrives. It is a priced plan covering the order of work, the risks and how to switch back. A small CMS move takes weeks; a large store move takes months.
Your materials, data and accounts remain yours. Agreed ownership rights in bespoke deliverables transfer under the engagement terms and applicable payment; third-party software and assets keep their licences. We don't withhold customer-owned data or accounts over a payment dispute. And yes, agencies often white-label migrations with us. Your brand is on the calls, our developers make the switch, and an NDA covers it all.
A migration audit if you want the full list and an honest verdict before you commit. Then a fixed quote for the move itself, sized by what has to be counted and rebuilt.
Indicative: every figure is refined into an itemised proposal.INR figures shown excl. GST.
Tell us what you're running and where it needs to go. Sign the NDA, give us read access, and once we have a complete brief, we confirm the date you will receive your priced migration plan: sequence, redirects, risks and rollback, itemised, and yours to keep whether or not we run the move.
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