Migrate a CMS into PloyDB

Ploy analyzes your existing CMS, imports approved collections into typed PloyDB tables, rebuilds reusable list and detail templates, and preserves the routes that matter.

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How it runs

Ploy runs this Ploybook in 5 phases.

  1. Analyze the source

    Ploy detects supported collections, fields, source counts, connection requirements, and route patterns before anything is written.

  2. Confirm the migration

    You choose the collections and destination, then review any unsupported fields or content-loss warnings.

  3. Import into PloyDB

    Approved collections become typed tables with their available bodies, slugs, dates, authors, categories, images, and source URLs.

  4. Rebuild the pages

    Ploy recreates each distinct list and detail layout once, then connects every imported record to those templates.

  5. Verify the routes

    Representative records, old paths, redirects, database access, and published rendering are checked before cutover.

Expected outputs

Your blog, resource center, changelog, or article library lives in another CMS. You want the content and its publishing pages moved together. Editors should manage future records in PloyDB without editing page code.

  • Typed PloyDB tables

    One structured table per approved collection, with records and useful field types preserved.

  • Reusable page templates

    Dynamic list and detail pages connected to live records instead of duplicated static pages.

  • A migration review

    Imported counts, unsupported content, image issues, and route changes surfaced clearly.

  • Preserved publishing paths

    Existing URLs retained where possible, with redirect needs identified when route shapes change.

Frequently asked

Workflow questions

Ploy analyzes your existing CMS, imports approved collections into typed PloyDB tables, rebuilds reusable list and detail templates, and preserves the routes that matter.
Your blog, resource center, changelog, or article library lives in another CMS. You want the content and its publishing pages moved together. Editors should manage future records in PloyDB without editing page code.
Typed PloyDB tables. One structured table per approved collection, with records and useful field types preserved. Reusable page templates. Dynamic list and detail pages connected to live records instead of duplicated static pages. A migration review. Imported counts, unsupported content, image issues, and route changes surfaced clearly. Preserved publishing paths. Existing URLs retained where possible, with redirect needs identified when route shapes change.
Yes. A Ploybook is a reusable guide that adapts each run to the inputs you provide. You can run it on demand or customize a workspace copy for recurring work. Review and test that copy before scheduling it. Runs use AI credits, and required services must be connected for the account running the workflow.
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The Ploy team

Built by the team at Ploy — the same people who set the design, performance, and SEO standards every Ploybook runs to, so the output ships on-brand and production-ready.

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