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
Export Webflow CMS items
5–15 minWebflow Designer → CMS → click any Collection → Export CSV. Repeat for each collection.
- 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
Run the Webflow CSV importer
5 min per CollectionSettings → Import → Webflow CSV. Upload the CSV and confirm field mapping.
- 4
Re-host images
Webflow images live at uploads-ssl.webflow.com. The importer fetches and uploads them to RankFlo's storage.
- 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.