Migrating your BigCommerce blog to DropInBlog
Read our step-by-step guide to learn how to move your BigCommerce blog to DropInBlog.
Step 1: Install the DropInBlog app
Step 2: Import your existing posts into your DropInBlog account
Step 3: Deactivate your old BigCommerce blog
Step 4: Change the URL of your new DropInBlog blog
Step 5: Add your new blog to the navigation menu
Step 6: Connect DropInBlog with Cloudflare (Optional)
Step 7: Create 301 redirects
Before you migrate your blog from BigCommerce, you need to visit the BigCommerce marketplace and install the DropInBlog app.
Find the app and click on the Get This App button to start the installation process.
You’ll be taken to the BigCommerce login screen, where you should click on the Log in button under Existing BigCommerce store.
Then, enter your login credentials on the next page, and you’ll be directed to DropInBlog’s installation page, where you should click on the Install button.
Next, give DropInBlog access to your BigCommerce store by clicking on the Confirm button.
The next page you’ll see is the DropInBlog admin panel, which means you’ve successfully installed the DropInBlog app.
Your next step is to import the posts you created with the BigCommerce native blog.
Before you import your posts, you can delete the demo posts that each DropInDemo blog has by default. To do that, select the Apps tab from the menu on the left, then click on DropInBlog, and click on the Posts tab in the top navigation menu.
Next, check the box in the top-left corner of the post list to select all of the posts, and then select Move to Trash from the Bulk Actions dropdown.
Once you delete the demo posts, hover over the More tab from the admin panel of your DropInBlog app, then select Import/Export from the dropdown to import the posts from your BigCommerce blog.
On the Import/Export page, you’ll see the option to import blog posts from your BigCommerce blog and the number of posts you currently have on it.
Click on the Import Blog Posts button, and once the process is done, you’ll see a message informing you that the import was successful.
Select Posts from the top navigation bar and check if all your posts have been imported correctly.
To check your imported content on the live site, click on the View Blog button in the top-right corner of your DropInBlog dashboard.
At this point, you’ll have two blogs – your old blog created on BigCommerce and the new blog you created with DropInBlog. Your next step is to deactivate your old BigCommerce blog.
Before proceeding to Step 3, review your new DropInBlog blog. Make sure you’ve imported all your content from your old BigCommerce blog, and check the formatting. Once you’re happy with how your new blog looks and ready to officially migrate from BigCommerce to DropInBlog, move on to Step 3.
To deactivate the native BigCommerce blog, click on the Storefront tab from the sidebar menu of your BigCommerce dashboard. Then select Blog, and turn the toggle next to Blog visibility off.
By default, BigCommerce blogs have a / blog handle. You can keep that handle by changing the default BigCommerce blog URL and assigning it to your new DropInBlog blog.
If you want your blog URL to end with /our-blog, you can skip this step.
To change the default blog URL, select the Storefront tab from your BigCommerce dashboard, then Blog.
Click on the three-dots menu to open the URL settings of the BigCommerce native blog.
On the following page, change the page title to anything other than “blog,” and the blog URL will be automatically populated to match the new title.
Once done, click on the Save Settings button at the bottom right.
You have now freed up the /blog handle for your DropInBlog blog.
To set your DropInBlog URL handle to /blog, open the app using the BigCommerce left-side menu.
Click on Apps, then DropInBlog, and select Settings from the top navigation menu.
In the text box under Blog URL, change “/our-blog” to “/blog” and save your changes.
Next, select Channels from the menu on the left and click on Web Pages.
You’ll see your DropInBlog blog page called Our Blog. Click on it to change its title and URL.
Change the page title to “ blog,” uncheck the box next to Redirect old URLs to this URL automatically, and click on Save & Exit.
To make your DropInBlog visible and have it show on your store’s navigation menu, go to Channels, then Web pages.
This will take you to your new blog page. Click on the X sign on the right to make the page visible.
Doing so will automatically add your blog page to your store’s navigation menu.
If the page isn’t added to the navigation menu, click on the page name to open its settings.
Then, in the Navigation Menu Options section, check the box next to Yes, show this page on the navigation menu, and select No Parent Page under Parent Page.
If you want to keep the same URL structure of your BigCommerce posts, you need to connect your DropInBlog blog with Cloudflare.
We have a two-part guide that will show you how to connect Cloudflare and generate your Cloudflare API token.
If you connected your DropInBlog account with Cloudflare in the previous step, you can skip this step.
If you skipped the previous step and don’t have Cloudflare set up, you need to create 301 redirects that will take your visitors from your old BigCommerce posts to your new blog posts.
To do that, go to Apps, select DropInBlog, and then hover over the More menu to access the Import/Export page.
Scroll down to the section: BigCommerce: Redirect BigCommerce URLs to DropInBlog, and click on the Create Redirects button.
Once the redirects have been created, click on the Settings tab in the left-hand side menu, then select 301 redirects from the Domain section.
Here, you can see a list of your old blog post URLs and the new ones – you should check if all of them have been redirected properly.
This is the last step of migrating your BigCommerce blog to DropInBlog.
If you have any questions, let us know.
Happy blogging!
Step 1: Install the DropInBlog app
Step 2: Import your existing posts into your DropInBlog account
Step 3: Deactivate your old BigCommerce blog
Step 4: Change the URL of your new DropInBlog blog
Step 5: Add your new blog to the navigation menu
Step 6: Connect DropInBlog with Cloudflare (Optional)
Step 7: Create 301 redirects
Step 1: Install the DropInBlog app
Before you migrate your blog from BigCommerce, you need to visit the BigCommerce marketplace and install the DropInBlog app.
Find the app and click on the Get This App button to start the installation process.
You’ll be taken to the BigCommerce login screen, where you should click on the Log in button under Existing BigCommerce store.Then, enter your login credentials on the next page, and you’ll be directed to DropInBlog’s installation page, where you should click on the Install button.Next, give DropInBlog access to your BigCommerce store by clicking on the Confirm button.The next page you’ll see is the DropInBlog admin panel, which means you’ve successfully installed the DropInBlog app.Step 2: Import your existing blog posts into your DropInBlog account
Your next step is to import the posts you created with the BigCommerce native blog.
Before you import your posts, you can delete the demo posts that each DropInDemo blog has by default. To do that, select the Apps tab from the menu on the left, then click on DropInBlog, and click on the Posts tab in the top navigation menu.
Next, check the box in the top-left corner of the post list to select all of the posts, and then select Move to Trash from the Bulk Actions dropdown.Once you delete the demo posts, hover over the More tab from the admin panel of your DropInBlog app, then select Import/Export from the dropdown to import the posts from your BigCommerce blog.On the Import/Export page, you’ll see the option to import blog posts from your BigCommerce blog and the number of posts you currently have on it.Click on the Import Blog Posts button, and once the process is done, you’ll see a message informing you that the import was successful.Select Posts from the top navigation bar and check if all your posts have been imported correctly.
To check your imported content on the live site, click on the View Blog button in the top-right corner of your DropInBlog dashboard.
At this point, you’ll have two blogs – your old blog created on BigCommerce and the new blog you created with DropInBlog. Your next step is to deactivate your old BigCommerce blog.Before proceeding to Step 3, review your new DropInBlog blog. Make sure you’ve imported all your content from your old BigCommerce blog, and check the formatting. Once you’re happy with how your new blog looks and ready to officially migrate from BigCommerce to DropInBlog, move on to Step 3.
Step 3: Deactivate your old BigCommerce blog
To deactivate the native BigCommerce blog, click on the Storefront tab from the sidebar menu of your BigCommerce dashboard. Then select Blog, and turn the toggle next to Blog visibility off.
Step 4: Change the URL of your new DropInBlog blog
By default, BigCommerce blogs have a / blog handle. You can keep that handle by changing the default BigCommerce blog URL and assigning it to your new DropInBlog blog.
If you want your blog URL to end with /our-blog, you can skip this step.
To change the default blog URL, select the Storefront tab from your BigCommerce dashboard, then Blog.
Click on the three-dots menu to open the URL settings of the BigCommerce native blog.
On the following page, change the page title to anything other than “blog,” and the blog URL will be automatically populated to match the new title.Once done, click on the Save Settings button at the bottom right.
You have now freed up the /blog handle for your DropInBlog blog.To set your DropInBlog URL handle to /blog, open the app using the BigCommerce left-side menu.
Click on Apps, then DropInBlog, and select Settings from the top navigation menu.
In the text box under Blog URL, change “/our-blog” to “/blog” and save your changes.Next, select Channels from the menu on the left and click on Web Pages.You’ll see your DropInBlog blog page called Our Blog. Click on it to change its title and URL.Change the page title to “ blog,” uncheck the box next to Redirect old URLs to this URL automatically, and click on Save & Exit.Step 5: Add your new blog to the navigation menu
To make your DropInBlog visible and have it show on your store’s navigation menu, go to Channels, then Web pages.
This will take you to your new blog page. Click on the X sign on the right to make the page visible.Doing so will automatically add your blog page to your store’s navigation menu.If the page isn’t added to the navigation menu, click on the page name to open its settings.
Then, in the Navigation Menu Options section, check the box next to Yes, show this page on the navigation menu, and select No Parent Page under Parent Page.
Step 6: Connect DropInBlog with Cloudflare (Optional)
If you want to keep the same URL structure of your BigCommerce posts, you need to connect your DropInBlog blog with Cloudflare.
We have a two-part guide that will show you how to connect Cloudflare and generate your Cloudflare API token.
Step 7: Create 301 redirects
If you connected your DropInBlog account with Cloudflare in the previous step, you can skip this step.
If you skipped the previous step and don’t have Cloudflare set up, you need to create 301 redirects that will take your visitors from your old BigCommerce posts to your new blog posts.
To do that, go to Apps, select DropInBlog, and then hover over the More menu to access the Import/Export page.
Scroll down to the section: BigCommerce: Redirect BigCommerce URLs to DropInBlog, and click on the Create Redirects button.Once the redirects have been created, click on the Settings tab in the left-hand side menu, then select 301 redirects from the Domain section.Here, you can see a list of your old blog post URLs and the new ones – you should check if all of them have been redirected properly.This is the last step of migrating your BigCommerce blog to DropInBlog.
If you have any questions, let us know.
Happy blogging!
Updated on: 26/03/2025