> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://realsite.ca/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Bring my site

> Import your old website, review each draft and old link, and keep a saved checklist for your move.

**Website → Bring my site** gives your move a single place to return to. Enter your
current website address and choose **Bring my site over**. Your old website
stays in place. Importing does not send emails, publish drafts or change your
domain.

## Before you plan the move

Check these requirements while your current service is still available:

* **Listing data and search.** REALsite connects your authorized DDF® feed.
  Compare its actual coverage and available details with what you use today.
  If your current site relies on VOW (Virtual Office Website) access,
  sold-price search or other restricted-data features, confirm those needs
  with REALsite before committing to a move. A working DDF® connection alone
  does not establish that every feature of your current site is available.
* **Contacts and newsletters.** Website import does not move your mailing
  list. [CSV contact import](/docs/help/contacts#import-and-export) brings basic
  contact details into CRM; it does not transfer prior newsletter consent.
  Imported contacts must opt in on your REALsite before receiving marketing
  emails. Review this limitation against your existing newsletter workflow.
* **Domain and email.** Identify where your domain, DNS and mailbox are
  managed. Keep mail records and existing service available while you test
  the new website, old links, email and enquiry notifications.

If an essential requirement is unclear, use [Help](/docs/help/getting-help) before
changing DNS or cancelling your current service. Then use the
[switching walkthrough](/docs/help/walkthrough-switch) to work through the move.

## Review what came over

While the import runs, the page updates automatically with the current step,
the address being read, and how many items remain in that step. You can leave
and return without interrupting the import.

Pages and articles arrive as drafts. Each item shows its original address,
current publication status and a link to its editor. Choose **View original**
to compare the copy and photos with your old site.

On a site that has not launched, imported content replaces untouched starter
pages at their existing addresses, such as `/buying` and `/selling`. Edited
pages, saved design drafts and pages on a live site are preserved; a conflicting
import gets a separate draft instead.

* **Review page** opens the page in Design. Review its sections, then choose
  **Publish page** to publish the draft. **Publish in Pages** is another route
  to the publication controls. A published page stays **Saved for launch**
  while your website is coming soon; review site visibility before sharing.
  After publishing, choose **Add to website menu** if visitors should find
  the page in your navigation.
* **Review article** opens that article's editor in Blog.
* **Reviewed** saves your acknowledgement. It does not publish the item. If
  the page, its sections or the article changes later, it needs review again.

Use **Refresh status** after editing or publishing. Your review is saved to
your account, so you can leave and return on another device.

## Check old links

Expand **Old links** to see the addresses saved in this import and their
current destinations. A redirect to an unpublished draft still needs attention.
Missing redirects, changed destinations, loops and existing pages that take
priority are called out separately. If a forward reaches an existing page
instead of your imported draft, compare them and choose the right destination.

These checks inspect the saved site records. They do not test public DNS or
guarantee search rankings. After your domain moves, open important old URLs in
a browser and confirm they reach the right published pages. Manage forwards
under **Pages → Redirects**.

## Check photos and anything left behind

The import notes list skipped pages, unreadable content, existing redirect
conflicts and limits reached on large sites. Compare these with important pages
on the old site before deciding what to add manually.

Recognized myRealPage mortgage calculators become REALsite calculator sections.
Original forms and other embedded tools are flagged for review and rebuilding;
their scripts and submission destinations are not copied.

Your logo and page photos can be added to Media. An imported portrait fills
Settings only if there is no existing headshot; otherwise it goes into Media.
The notes tell you where it was placed. Review the image selection before
publishing, including any photos excluded or beyond the import limits.

MLS® listings and listing photos are not copied from the old website. Connect
your own DDF® feed in REALsite. Automated listing-event blog posts are left
behind; review any historical material you want to preserve, since a feed does
not necessarily restore it. Possible exclusive listings are linked for review
and manual recreation under **Listings**.

## Finish the launch checklist

**Before you share your new site** combines saved setup status with checks you
complete yourself:

* Contact details, a connected and synced DDF® feed, saved certificate status
  and site visibility are detected from REALsite.
* Photos, listing accuracy, the domain/email plan and a real visitor inquiry
  are marked **Checked by you** only when you tick them.

Changing the public address or lead recipients reopens the domain/email and
inquiry checks. Opening a tool or ticking a box does not send any email.

Before changing DNS, identify the provider that hosts your email and preserve
its mail records. Keep the old service until the new site, important old links,
sending and receiving email, and inquiry delivery all work after the move.

## If an import stops

Completed drafts remain available. The report explains which items need
attention. Retry the same website address to reuse the imported records and
check missing content again; your edits are preserved. Each new import has a
new review checklist. If a source cannot be read, check the address or contact
support. A large website may need some content added manually.


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