Planning to migrate site to Bricks Builder: looking for tips

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Hi everyone,

I manage usadraftsman.com and I’m struggling with slow pages, constant plugin conflicts, and very limited template control. I’ve tried other approaches and I’m convinced Bricks Builder is the only tool that can give me the speed, stability, and flexible templates I need.

A few quick questions:

  1. Recommended migration workflow? (staging, rebuild, swap live?)

  2. Is there a reliable way to convert existing pages automatically, or is manual rebuild usually required?

  3. Best tips to preserve SEO, permalinks and ACF/custom fields during the switch?

  4. Any common pitfalls I should watch for?

Short answers, checklists or links to good guides are much appreciated. Thanks.

Suggested tags: migration, performance, ACF, SEO, checklist

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  1. Rebuild on a staging site, then migrate over.
  2. No. You have to manually rebuild them.
  3. This should not change if you are keeping the existing page/url structure.
  4. I have had none thus far.

Keep away from adding additional plugins. Take the time to learn how to add your own code to meet the needs of what you are needing. Plug and pray is never a good approach.

Keep it simple. People these days are so hung up on flashy cool stuff and make garbage sites. Stick to what you are selling and what meets the needs of your customer base, not what you or your developer “thinks” is a good idea.