Builder shortcodes remain after deactivating, content is unusable
Many page builders store content as shortcodes or their own JSON. Without the plugin you see junk.
Try this first
- 1Before migrating, export rendered HTML per page
- 2Paste clean HTML into Gutenberg or another builder
- 3Only remove the old builder once every page is migrated
- 4Plan per template, not everything at once
When to bring us in
Hundreds of pages, a dev can script batch-rendering shortcodes to HTML.
See also
- WordPress, plugins and theme have gone 6+ months without updatesOut-of-date WP is the number-one entry for malware. Don't just hit 'update all', back up first.
- Theme update broke the layout or threw a fatal errorThemes overwrite custom CSS on update unless you use a child theme.
- WordPress shows a blank screen after a plugin install or updateWSOD (white screen of death) is usually one crashing plugin. You isolate it.
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