{"name":"Zotview AI Website Migration","version":"2026-10-22.2","url":"https://www.zotview.com/migrate","method":"Reads the public pages of a website the way a browser does. No login, plugin, FTP or database access is needed, and the original website is not changed.","pricing":{"migration":"free","freeAddress":"<name>.zotview.com with SSL, free","plans":"https://www.zotview.com/pricing"},"limits":{"maxPages":100,"maxCopiedFiles":400,"maxVideoMb":60,"dailyPerVisitor":3,"dailyPerAccount":20,"draftMinutes":"2-5","draftKeptDays":30},"statuses":{"automatic":"Carried over without manual work","review":"Carried over partly or replaced; the owner should check it before switching the domain","not-migrated":"Not carried over"},"capabilities":[{"id":"no-php","status":"automatic","label":"No PHP, plugins or server to patch","detail":"Zotview sites don't run PHP, plugins or a server the owner maintains. Once the domain points to Zotview and the old server is switched off, PHP vulnerabilities such as PHP2Shell and future PHP or plugin flaws no longer reach the website. Platform updates are handled by Zotview."},{"id":"clean-rebuild","status":"automatic","label":"Rebuilt from visible content only","detail":"Only what visitors see is copied: no PHP files, plugins, themes, database or server scripts, so backdoors or injected code on the old server are not carried over. Review the preview for any unwanted text before publishing."},{"id":"pages","status":"automatic","label":"Public pages and their text","detail":"Up to 100 pages found through the menu, footer and internal links (the sitemap only as a fallback). Text is kept word for word; every page is checked against the original and re-run when content is missing."},{"id":"layout","status":"automatic","label":"Page structure","detail":"Heroes, columns, cards, galleries, lists, FAQs, testimonials and calls to action become editable Zotview sections."},{"id":"navigation","status":"automatic","label":"Header menu and footer links","detail":"Menu order and labels follow the original site."},{"id":"media","status":"automatic","label":"Images and background videos","detail":"Copied to Zotview storage when you publish (up to 400 files, videos up to 60 MB), so the site keeps working after the old server is switched off."},{"id":"branding","status":"automatic","label":"Logo, colours and fonts","detail":"Taken from the original design; fonts are served from a GDPR-friendly font CDN."},{"id":"contact","status":"automatic","label":"Contact details, opening hours and social links","detail":"Phone, email, address, hours and social profiles found on the site."},{"id":"catalog","status":"automatic","label":"Services and products with listed prices","detail":"Imported into the Zotview services and products catalogue. Shop checkout is not migrated."},{"id":"legal","status":"automatic","label":"Legal pages (imprint, privacy policy, terms)","detail":"Copied word for word. Review them, because your hosting and processors change."},{"id":"embeds","status":"automatic","label":"Maps and YouTube or Vimeo videos","detail":"Embedded again on the matching page."},{"id":"seo-meta","status":"automatic","label":"Page titles and meta descriptions","detail":"Each page keeps its original title and description. Canonical tags point to your own domain."},{"id":"redirects","status":"automatic","label":"Old URLs","detail":"Old addresses, including nested paths and .php or .html pages, permanently redirect to the matching new page once your domain points to Zotview."},{"id":"sitemap","status":"automatic","label":"sitemap.xml and robots.txt","detail":"Generated for your own domain, ready to submit in Google Search Console."},{"id":"report","status":"automatic","label":"Migration report","detail":"Lists every page with its old and new address, how much of the original text was matched, and what needs your attention, before you publish."},{"id":"forms","status":"review","label":"Contact and enquiry forms","detail":"Rebuilt as working Zotview forms with the same fields when you publish; submissions are emailed to you. Check the recipients in your dashboard before you switch your domain."},{"id":"blog","status":"review","label":"Blog archives","detail":"Posts reachable within the 100-page limit are migrated as pages. Larger archives need a manual import."},{"id":"multilingual","status":"review","label":"Multilingual sites","detail":"The main language is migrated. Other language versions have to be added."},{"id":"booking","status":"review","label":"Third-party booking widgets","detail":"Not copied. Set up Zotview booking or embed your provider again."},{"id":"checkout","status":"not-migrated","label":"Shop checkout, cart and payments (e.g. WooCommerce)","detail":"Products are listed in the catalogue, but orders and payments are not migrated."},{"id":"accounts","status":"not-migrated","label":"Member logins and user accounts","detail":"Only public pages are read; user data is never accessed."},{"id":"plugins","status":"not-migrated","label":"Plugins and custom PHP or server-side code","detail":"Functionality is rebuilt with Zotview features where they exist."},{"id":"private","status":"not-migrated","label":"Password-protected pages","detail":"Only pages a visitor can open without logging in are migrated."},{"id":"comments","status":"not-migrated","label":"Comments and other user-generated content","detail":"Not migrated."}],"sources":{"note":"Any publicly reachable website can be read. Guides cover the most common PHP platforms.","guides":[{"platform":"wordpress","url":"https://www.zotview.com/migrate/wordpress"},{"platform":"joomla","url":"https://www.zotview.com/migrate/joomla"},{"platform":"drupal","url":"https://www.zotview.com/migrate/drupal"},{"platform":"php","url":"https://www.zotview.com/migrate/php"}]},"goLive":["Draft and migration report","Review and edit","Publish to a free <name>.zotview.com address","Connect your own domain with DNS records","Keep the old hosting until verified; pointing DNS back is the rollback"],"related":{"php2shell":"https://www.zotview.com/php2shell","llms":"https://www.zotview.com/llms.txt"}}