WordPress Migration

Your WordPress site
is costing you business.
We fix that.

Slow pages, plugin debt, and a security model designed for 2005. Meanwhile, your competitors are running modern React sites that load in under a second, rank higher, and convert better — with AI built into the architecture, not bolted on post-launch. We migrate underperforming WordPress sites to a production-grade modern stack and wire in the AI integrations that actually move leads.

95+
Lighthouse score
average across rebuilt sites — not a cached demo
<1.2s
First contentful paint
median on launch; WP baseline was 4.1s
0
Plugin vulnerabilities
no plugins, no patch cycle, no surface to exploit
Day 1
AI features live
not bolted on post-launch — built into the architecture

The problem

Why WordPress is holding your site back.

These aren't edge cases. This is the default state of any mature WordPress installation.

// Plugin bloat

The average WordPress site runs 25+ plugins. Each one is a security surface, a performance tax, and a compatibility time bomb. You update one, three others break.

// Security exposure

WordPress powers 43% of the web and accounts for 90% of hacked CMS sites. Plugin vulnerabilities are patched publicly — and exploited within hours. Every day you wait is a window.

// Speed that hurts conversions

PHP renders on every request. The database runs on every page load. Plugins add kilobytes nobody measured. The result: a site that's technically 'working' but losing customers to load time.

// AI retrofitting is a dead end

Bolting AI onto WordPress means plugins on top of plugins. Chatbots that lose session context. Search that ignores your actual content. Personalisation that fires three seconds too late. Modern stacks build AI into the architecture, not the afterthought.

Stack comparison

WordPress vs. modern stack.

DimensionWordPressModern StackWhat we build
Page load speed3–6s average<1.2s FCP, edge-cached
Lighthouse score40–65 typical95+ consistent
Security modelPlugin CVEs weeklyNo plugins, no patch cycle
AI integrationPlugins on top of pluginsBuilt into architecture
CMS editingGutenberg / ClassicHeadless CMS of your choice
Code ownershipTheme + plugin dependencies100% your codebase
DeploymentFTP or cPanelGit-based CI/CD, deploy anywhere
ScalingManaged hosting ceilingEdge CDN, scales automatically

What we deliver

A modern site that performs and thinks.

Speed and AI aren't add-ons. They're the foundation we build on.

01 //

Next.js / React rebuild

We rebuild your site in Next.js — server-side rendering, static generation where it makes sense, and edge delivery. The result: sub-1-second first loads and Lighthouse scores in the 95+ range that actually reflect user experience, not a cached benchmark.

02 //

AI-native from day one

Conversational search, intelligent lead capture, AI chatbot integrated with your CRM, personalised content based on behaviour — these are architecture decisions, not plugins. We wire AI into the codebase at the start so it works with the site, not on top of it.

03 //

Full content migration

Every page, post, product, image, and metadata transferred and verified. 301 redirects mapped so no SEO equity is lost in the move. We run the new site in staging against the existing one and confirm parity before any DNS changes.

04 //

Headless CMS (if you need it)

If your team edits content without touching code, we connect a headless CMS — Sanity, Contentful, or Payload — so editors get a clean interface and developers get a clean API. No WP admin. No Gutenberg. No grief.

05 //

Performance tuning baked in

Image optimisation, lazy loading, critical CSS, web font loading — these are first-class concerns in the build, not an audit finding six months later. Core Web Vitals are a launch requirement, not a post-launch hope.

06 //

You own everything

The codebase is yours. No proprietary page builders, no theme frameworks, no vendor lock-in. Deploy anywhere. Modify anything. Hand it to any React developer in the world and they can extend it from day one.

AI-native architecture

The AI your competitors can't bolt onto WordPress.

WordPress chatbot plugins run in an iframe, lose session context on navigation, and have no idea what's on your pages. Modern sites talk to AI models through native APIs — the site, the chat, the search, and the CRM all share the same context, the same session, the same truth.

See what we can build

Conversational site search

Natural language search across your entire content library — not a keyword box.

AI lead intake + qualification

Smart forms that adapt based on what the visitor says, pre-qualify before your CRM sees them.

Context-aware chatbot

Knows what page the visitor is on, what they clicked, what they asked before — no session resets.

Personalised content delivery

Shows different messaging to different visitor segments based on behaviour — served at the edge, not after 3s of JS.

AI-assisted CMS editing

Your content team writes drafts; AI suggests improvements, checks brand voice, flags gaps.

How it works

From WordPress to live without losing ground.

SEO preserved. Content transferred. No downtime. The new site earns traffic from day one.

01 //

Migration Audit

We map your existing site: content volume, SEO authority, third-party integrations, custom functionality, and conversion flows. You get a written migration plan — what moves, what gets rebuilt from scratch, what gets cut — before a line of code is written.

02 //

Architecture & Build

We design the new stack, select the right tools for your content workflow, and build in staging. AI features are specced and wired in during the build phase — not layered on afterwards. Content migrates in parallel so there's no scramble at launch.

03 //

QA & Parity Check

The new site runs in staging against the live WordPress site. We verify every page, every redirect, every form, every integration. SEO metadata is checked against the original. Core Web Vitals are measured before, not assumed.

04 //

Launch & Handoff

DNS cutover, 301 redirect implementation, and post-launch monitoring. We watch Search Console for crawl issues, verify analytics continuity, and confirm AI features are operating as expected. Then we hand you a codebase you actually own.

Free Migration Assessment

Is your WordPress site costing you leads?

We'll audit your current site — speed, security, SEO, AI integration gaps — and show you exactly what a modern rebuild would recover. No pitch. Just the assessment.