<p>If you're not already on a CMS, I'd recommend migrating to Craft sooner rather than later. Sounds like you're definitely planning on migrating to Craft, so I see no valuable reason to delay.</p>

<p><strong>Pros of migrating now:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Awesome Craft features, like Matrix</li>
<li>Plugins</li>
<li>Twig</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Cons of migrating later:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>More legacy code to port</li>
<li>More legacy data to restructure</li>
</ul>

<p>You'll notice that both of those lists reinforce the idea of migrating now. ;)</p>

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Lindsey D
<p>We have various clients who already have websites but would like us to optimize them a little bit and set them up on craft.</p>

<p>Is there a more efficient way to do this than just hand coding all of the PHP and blocks for every page to align to be editable on craft?</p>

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What CMS are they currently using? Or is it just completely custom PHP?
Lindsey D
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Currently no CMS. Just HTML and CSS. Kind of old school.
Matteo
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Best practices of converting an already created site into Craft CMS?
# Best practices of converting an already created site into Craft CMS?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-08-20)

We have various clients who already have websites but would like us to optimize them a little bit and set them up on craft.

Is there a more efficient way to do this than just hand coding all of the PHP and blocks for every page to align to be editable on craft?

**Tags:** craft-features, migration

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: What CMS are they currently using? Or is it just completely custom PHP?  
> **username_0**: Currently no CMS. Just HTML and CSS. Kind of old school.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2015-08-20. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

If you're not already on a CMS, I'd recommend migrating to Craft sooner rather than later. Sounds like you're definitely planning on migrating to Craft, so I see no valuable reason to delay.

**Pros of migrating now:**

* Awesome Craft features, like Matrix
* Plugins
* Twig

**Cons of migrating later:**

* More legacy code to port
* More legacy data to restructure

You'll notice that both of those lists reinforce the idea of migrating now. ;)


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