How to migrate from Wordpress to Payload

Payload is quickly becoming the developer-preferred Next.js CMS and full-stack backend. And an increasingly common request we get is how to migrate an existing WordPress site to Payload.

Considered a more flexible alternative to WordPress, Payload is fully TypeScript, offers an elegant admin panel to create content, and far more optimal developer experience.

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🚚 In this migration tutorial, we walk through ...
— The differences and similarities between WordPress and Payload
— How to set up a Payload project
— Creating blocks within Payload
— Migrating media and pages from WP to Payload
— Migrating posts, including Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) to Payload

🔗 Download migration scripts
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kZjL...

A primer on Payload ...
— The fastest growing headless CMS in our category.
— Next.js native, so it can seamlessly integrate it into your Next app. You can also one-click deploy on Vercel.
— Fully open-source, offering the flexibility of self-hosting or managed hosting.
— Fully TypeScript, eliminating the need to navigate through a UI – simply configure everything in code.
— Highly extensible, granting you full control over custom hooks, endpoints, and more. It's not just a CMS; you can extend it to become a comprehensive backend for any application you build.
— Use as a standalone app if you're working with other frameworks.

Get started in one line: npx create-payload-app@beta

Big thanks to our friends at 10xMedia.de, a Payload preferred agency, who created this video.