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Migration guide

Migrate from Webflow to RankFlo

Take your CMS content out of Webflow — keep your design, gain a real API.

Why move from Webflow

  • Webflow's CMS limits get expensive fast (10k items, $40/mo+ tiers)
  • RankFlo's API is type-safe and free — no per-item billing
  • AI content generation built in
  • Pair RankFlo with any frontend (Next.js, Astro) — keep your Webflow-built marketing site, or rebuild it
  • Real version history, scheduled publishing, team workflows
  • Self-hostable — Webflow content lives on Webflow's servers

Things to plan for

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

Webflow's collection structure

Webflow CMS uses Collections with custom fields. Map each Collection to a RankFlo project. Custom fields become metadata or tags.

Reference fields

If your Webflow content uses cross-references (e.g. a post links to an author collection), the migration script preserves them via tags.

Rich text fields

Webflow's rich text → RankFlo blocks conversion preserves headings, links, embedded images, and callouts.

Step-by-step migration

5 steps. Export format: CSV — one per Collection

  1. 1

    Export Webflow CMS items

    5–15 min

    Webflow Designer → CMS → click any Collection → Export CSV. Repeat for each collection.

  2. 2

    Identify your fields

    Make a list of Webflow fields (Title, Slug, Body, Author, Tags, etc.) and how each maps to RankFlo (post, slug, content, author, tags).

  3. 3

    Run the Webflow CSV importer

    5 min per Collection

    Settings → Import → Webflow CSV. Upload the CSV and confirm field mapping.

  4. 4

    Re-host images

    Webflow images live at uploads-ssl.webflow.com. The importer fetches and uploads them to RankFlo's storage.

  5. 5

    Update your frontend

    If you built your Webflow site with the Webflow Designer, you can keep the design and just swap the CMS data source — fetch from RankFlo's API on the server side.

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

Ready to leave Webflow?

Start a free trial — the importer ships with every plan.