Inventory
List domains, pages, blog posts, forms, contacts, active jobs, contracts, invoices, galleries, downloads, favorites, orders, automations, and external integrations.
Move the studio without disrupting the studio
A migration should be a controlled sequence, not a leap of faith.
These guides help photographers inventory what they have, protect active client work, test the replacement, and move in stages. They are planning guides, not claims of one-click imports.
Platform-specific checklists
Start with the system you use now.
Every platform stores different combinations of pages, images, galleries, favorites, contracts, invoices, orders, contacts, domains, and search value. A safe plan begins with that difference.
Photography suite
Moving from Pixieset
Back up website copy, blog content, portfolio images, client records, contracts, and gallery originals.
Open the migration guide ›Gallery and print-sales platformMoving from Pic-Time
Use Pic-Time's export and migration options to preserve originals and client information where available.
Open the migration guide ›Galleries, selling, and studio toolsMoving from ShootProof
Inventory all galleries by photo count, expiration, download rules, and client status.
Open the migration guide ›Photo storage, portfolio, and sellingMoving from SmugMug
Treat SmugMug as the photo archive until every original is independently backed up.
Open the migration guide ›General website and commerce platformMoving from Squarespace
Export site copy, blog posts, media, form contacts, commerce data, analytics, and URL structure.
Open the migration guide ›Open publishing software and hosted website platformMoving from WordPress
Export the database, media library, posts, pages, users, forms, SEO metadata, and redirects.
Open the migration guide ›The universal migration sequence
Protect the client experience before optimizing the software stack.
The safest order is usually public site first, then new inquiries, then future bookings, then active client delivery, and only then older records or archives.
Back up
Keep independent copies of original photographs and export every available business record before relying on any new platform or migration process.
Map
Decide what recreates cleanly, what can import, what must remain available in the old system, and what should be retired rather than carried forward.
Build in parallel
Create the new site and workflow without changing DNS, interrupting client links, or cancelling the existing service.
Verify
Test mobile pages, forms, replies, booking, payments, gallery privacy, downloads, orders, redirects, domain records, analytics, and email delivery.
Cut over and observe
Move only the verified path, monitor it closely, and keep the old service available until every active client and business dependency is accounted for.
Included planning help
Patsy can help you understand the move.
Migration checklists, content inventories, URL maps, and staged launch planning can be prepared before you commit. A current platform can stay live while the public Patsy direction is reviewed.
Optional human migration work
PA Digital Studio can handle complicated steps.
Hands-on migration is separate work and is quoted before it begins. Scope depends on the old platform, available exports, data volume, active client work, custom integrations, and what has been verified end to end.
Do not cancel yet
Four things to verify before closing the old account.
- Every active client can still reach what they were promised.That includes galleries, downloads, favorites, invoices, contracts, orders, and support history.
- The public search path has been preserved.Important URLs, redirects, page titles, local signals, domain records, analytics, and search-console access should be checked.
- Originals and business records exist outside the platform.A migration is not a backup. Keep independent copies in a storage system you control.
- The new workflow has survived a complete test.Submit an inquiry, book a test session, process a test payment if applicable, deliver a gallery, and follow the communications as a client would.
Ready when you are