HTML to WordPress Migration

We turn a hand-built HTML website into a WordPress site your team can edit without touching code. Each page that is hard-coded today is rebuilt on a template (a reusable page layout), with text and images you change in the WordPress editor. We assess the files first, then plan the build and the move.

The aim is a website where a price, a phone number or a new page is a short edit instead of a developer task.

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01Choose

Choose what you want to change

Do you want easier editing, a new structure behind the same look, or replacement forms and scripts? Select any or all of these to see what each means for your site.

Where this startsEvery small change to our HTML site means asking a developer, and we want to update pages ourselves.

Choose one part, several parts or the whole project

Plan the complete move to WordPressTake the whole HTML site through templates, content, forms, testing and launch.

A page and script inventory of the current site
Theme and template build in WordPress
Content moved and checked on each template type
Old-to-new address map, launch and a monitoring plan

Check first: We confirm how many page types the site really has.

Next: Bring the site address, the scripts you know about and the pages you cannot lose.

Edit pages without a developerTurn fixed HTML files into pages and lists your team can change in the WordPress editor.
- Page types sorted into templates and lists of repeated items
- Header, menu and footer set up once for the whole site
- Text and images moved into editable content
- A short editing walkthrough for your team
Check first: We confirm which pages your team changes most often, so those are made easiest to edit.
Related: WordPress Website Design, Website Migration Services
Next: Send the site address and a list of the edits you make most often.
Keep the look, rebuild the structureReuse your visual design while the pages underneath are rebuilt as a WordPress theme.
- A review of which parts of your stylesheet are worth reusing
- Layouts rebuilt as theme templates rather than copied files
- A mobile check of each template against the old page
- A list of design details that will change and why
Check first: We confirm whether you have the original design files or only the live HTML.
Related: WordPress Website Design, Custom Website Design
Next: Share the HTML files or live address, plus any design files you still hold.
Replace forms and old scriptsFind every form and script in the files and decide what takes its place in WordPress.
- A list of forms, tags, widgets and embeds found in the code
- A replacement or removal decision for each item
- Form messages routed to the right inbox and tested
- Tracking tags re-added where you still need them
Check first: We confirm where each form sends its messages today.
Related: WordPress Website Design, Headless CMS Development
Next: Tell us which forms and tools your team relies on every week.

In plain terms

Template: A reusable page layout where only the text and images change from page to page.
Custom post type: A named kind of content in WordPress, such as team members, with its own list and fields.
Redirect: An instruction that sends visitors from an old web address to the new one.

02Templates

Sort every page into a template type

Hard-coded files repeat the same header, footer and layout again and again. In WordPress these are built once, and only the content changes from page to page.

On your HTML site
Header, menu and footer copied into every file
In WordPress
Built once in the theme and edited in one place
On your HTML site
Service pages that share a layout
In WordPress
One page template, with content edited in the editor
On your HTML site
Team, location or news pages shown as a list
In WordPress
A custom post type (a named content type with its own list and fields)
On your HTML site
One-off landing pages
In WordPress
Separate pages with their own layout
On your HTML site
A contact page with a form
In WordPress
A form tool set up and tested, not copied over

Our WordPress Website Design service covers the theme and template build.

03Scripts

Inventory every script and form before rebuilding

HTML pages often carry small pieces of code that nobody has looked at for years. We list them first and decide what each one becomes.

Analytics and advertising tags
Chat widgets and pop-ups
Form handlers that send messages by email
Sliders, accordions and animations
Embedded maps, videos and booking buttons

Your stylesheet (CSS) is reviewed for reuse, but nothing is converted automatically. Text and images are moved by us page by page.

04Testing

Test the editing as well as the pages

A migrated site can look right and still be hard to run. We check the pages and the way your team will work.

Using a sample of each template, we compare the layout with the old page on phone and desktop screens, submit every form and follow the message to its inbox. Then someone from your team edits a page, adds a new item to a list and publishes it, without help from us.

05Launch

Match old file addresses to new ones

Old addresses such as an about page ending in .html will often change, because WordPress builds its own address structure. We write a redirect map (a list sending each old address to its new page) and send each one straight to its final destination.

Google says visibility can fluctuate temporarily during a move, so we monitor search performance after launch and make no ranking promise. At handover we give you logins and show your team the editing steps. If you would rather keep a separate front end later, see Headless CMS Development.

Questions about moving HTML to WordPress

Can WordPress reuse my existing HTML design?

Not automatically. We assess your layout and stylesheet, then rebuild the parts worth keeping as a WordPress theme.

Will I be able to edit every page myself?

Yes, that is the aim for text, images and lists. Complex layouts or custom scripts may still need developer help, and we mark those during the plan.

Do my .html web addresses have to change?

It depends on the structure we agree. If they change, each old address gets a redirect to its new page.

Will my contact form carry over?

No, not as it is. A form in HTML usually relies on a script or service, so we set up a new form and test where messages arrive.

Make your pages editable for a clear reason

Share your current site, the changes you make most often and any scripts you know are in use. We will assess the files and plan the WordPress build with you.

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