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Migration guide

Migrate from Notion to RankFlo

Move your Notion-as-CMS workflow to a real CMS without losing the workflow.

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Why move from Notion

  • Real publishing pipeline — drafts, scheduled publishing, approvals
  • Real SEO — Notion's public pages don't rank
  • Custom domain without Super.so / Potion / Feather subscriptions
  • Type-safe API for any frontend
  • Real analytics, not just Notion's basic page views
  • Team roles and permissions actually work

Things to plan for

Edge cases that come up on most Notion → RankFlo migrations.

Notion's blocks → Tiptap blocks

Notion's block model is rich (toggles, callouts, databases, embeds). Our importer maps the common ones; databases inside posts need manual handling.

Embedded databases

If a post embeds a Notion database (e.g. a related-posts list), the database content doesn't transfer as live data — it becomes a snapshot. Recreate as RankFlo tags.

Image references

Notion images are hosted at signed S3 URLs that expire. The importer fetches and re-uploads images during migration.

Step-by-step migration

5 steps. Export format: Markdown + CSV (.zip)

  1. 1

    Export Notion content

    10 min for large workspaces

    Notion → ⋯ menu → Export → Markdown & CSV. Download the .zip.

  2. 2

    Pick which pages are blog posts

    Notion exports everything. Filter to just the pages that are blog content.

  3. 3

    Run the Notion importer

    5–15 min

    Settings → Import → Notion (Markdown). Upload the .zip. Markdown is converted to RankFlo blocks.

  4. 4

    Map Notion properties to RankFlo metadata

    Properties like "Status", "Author", "Tags" need mapping to RankFlo fields. The importer prompts you.

  5. 5

    Spot-check formatting

    Notion-specific blocks (toggles, columns, callouts) may need review. Toggle blocks become collapsible HTML; columns are flattened.

After the migration

SEO and operational checklist — don't skip these.

  • ✓Set up 301 redirects from old URLs to new RankFlo URLs
  • ✓Submit your new sitemap to Google Search Console
  • ✓Verify all internal links resolved correctly
  • ✓Re-add SEO meta titles and descriptions where missing
  • ✓Configure your custom domain and HTTPS
  • ✓Run a crawler (Screaming Frog) against the new site to catch broken links

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