Launch — typically 1–2 weeks
Possible for a smaller, one-language site with a verified Bridge path, standard elements, accessible files, simple routes, and a prepared WordPress destination.
Assess Launch timing →TYPO3 to WordPress timeline
How long does a TYPO3 to WordPress migration take?
A small standard site may fit a short launch window, while multilingual, extension-heavy, or custom-element installations need version discovery and destination engineering before migration timing can be trusted.
Indicative ranges
TYPO3 to WordPress delivery starting points
Growth — typically 2–3 weeks
A candidate for more content elements, media, taxonomies, metadata, and redirects.
Assess Growth timing →Scale — typically 3–5 weeks
A candidate for larger trees, multiple languages, custom-element field mapping, advanced relationships, two dry runs, reconciliation, delta migration, and coordinated cutover.
Assess Scale timing →Custom — planned after discovery
Required when extensions, custom tables, FlexForms, IRRE, containers, frontend users, or application redevelopment make the standard path incomplete.
Plan custom timeline →Before the clock starts
Readiness determines whether the delivery range is credible
Source ready
TYPO3 version, database and file access, compatible Bridge, site configuration, page tree, languages, workspaces, extensions, routes, and record counts are known.
Mapping ready
Every CType, plugin, custom record, FAL reference, language relation, URL family, visibility state, and exception has an approved destination rule.
WordPress ready
Post types, fields, blocks, taxonomies, users, media, multilingual and SEO plugins, templates, workflows, staging, and access exist.
Owners ready
Technical, editorial, SEO, infrastructure, security, legal, analytics, and business reviewers have decision dates and acceptance responsibilities.
Delivery sequence
A version-aware TYPO3 migration timeline
1. Discovery and inventory
Verify the Bridge family; count pages, elements, files, languages, workspaces, extensions, and routes; sample complex values; establish baselines.
2. Mapping and destination gates
Approve page assembly, CType transformations, relationships, FAL handling, language behavior, visibility, URLs, exclusions, and WordPress readiness.
3. First dry run
Load representative pages and dependencies in staging, then correct systematic extraction, transformation, reference, media, and rendering defects.
4. Full rehearsal
Run the approved scope at realistic volume, reconcile every entity and language, validate routes and samples, measure run time, and close blockers.
5. Cutover preparation
Approve freeze or delta logic, backups, final content window, redirect deployment, DNS/application owners, communications, go/no-go, and rollback.
6. Production and stabilization
Run final extraction/loading, activate URLs, complete launch checks, monitor exceptions and crawl signals, resolve in-scope defects, and close evidence.
Critical path
What makes TYPO3 migrations take longer
Unknown custom elements
Uninventoried CTypes, FlexForms, IRRE, containers, plugins, and custom renderers delay both mapping and destination implementation.
Extension-owned data
News, directories, events, DAM, forms, frontend users, permissions, and proprietary tables need schema and relationship discovery.
FAL and storage problems
Missing originals, external storages, broken references, duplicate files, metadata overlays, crops, and inaccessible paths create remediation.
Languages and workspaces
Overlays, fallbacks, translated slugs, workspace versions, scheduled visibility, and approval rules increase extraction and acceptance paths.
Destination development
Incomplete blocks, templates, fields, multilingual model, plugins, forms, search, permissions, or hosting prevents representative acceptance.
Slow decisions
Unassigned owners, late content decisions, changing URLs, delayed access, procurement, security review, and compressed launch dates create idle time and rework.
Parallel work
Work that can run alongside migration engineering
Destination build
WordPress templates, blocks, fields, plugins, forms, navigation, search, accessibility, and performance can progress against approved sample content.
Content and SEO review
Owners can approve removals, consolidations, target URLs, metadata rules, navigation, priority pages, and redirect exceptions.
Security and operations
Teams can prepare least-privilege access, backups, staging controls, monitoring, incident contacts, credential revocation, and retention.
Launch preparation
Domain, DNS, CDN, caching, analytics, consent, sitemap, support, communications, freeze, and rollback work can proceed once ownership is assigned.
Schedule confirmation
What we need to commit to dates
Version and access
TYPO3 version, database/file path, Bridge feasibility, environments, credentials process, network constraints, and source availability.
Entity and transform counts
Pages, CTypes, custom elements, extension tables, languages, users, categories, files, relationships, URLs, and exception volume.
Destination dependencies
WordPress build status, plugin decisions, model approval, content samples, access, hosting, owners, and readiness dates.
Cutover requirements
Publishing activity, freeze tolerance, delta scope, target date, domain changes, redirects, backups, go/no-go, rollback, and support period.
Clear answers
TYPO3 to WordPress timeline questions
Current package ranges are typically 1–2, 2–3, or 3–5 weeks when scope and readiness fit; custom projects are planned after discovery.
Possibly, but only when the version path, standard elements, source access, files, routes, destination, decisions, and validation needs are ready.
Only when explicitly included. WordPress theme, blocks, templates, forms, plugins, and application work can be a separate critical path.
Usually, because languages add overlay, fallback, relationship, URL, hreflang, rendering, and sampling requirements.
Often yes during discovery and dry runs. The final freeze or delta plan depends on publishing activity and accepted cutover risk.
After source access, entity scope, transformations, destination readiness, owners, acceptance, and cutover requirements are reviewed in writing.
Next step
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