Migrating Data: How to Switch from The SEO Framework to Squirrly SEO

Decided to upgrade from The SEO Framework to Squirrly? Welcome, we’re grateful to have you.

Just thinking about switching? We welcome that thought, too. 🙂

We know that migrating data from other SEO plugins can seem like a complicated task. You may be worried that you’ll lose important data or the work you’ve previously done – and that you’ll have to start from scratch.

Rest assured, switching from The SEO Framework to Squirrly SEO is fast, easy, and secure thanks to Squirrly’s import capabilities.

We make sure that your data is migrated carefully. This way, you don’t lose important optimizations you have previously made.

In this article, we’ll show you:

how easy it is to import your data from The SEO Framework
and let you know exactly WHAT gets imported during the process.

Let’s get to it.

First things first, what data gets imported from The SEO Framework?

Here is everything that we import from The SEO Framework to help you make sure that your previous work remains intact.

SEO Snippet optimizations :

Title
Description
Open Graph Title
Open Graph Description
Open Graph Media
Twitter Card Title
Twitter Card Description
Twitter Card Media
Noindex
Nofollow
Canonical
301 Redirects

Settings

Attachment page to image redirect

Social Media

– Facebook App ID

– Facebook Profile URL

– Twitter URL

JSON-LD – Company Name
JSON-LD – Company Logo

Webmasters

You won’t have to start over and re-write your meta descriptions or titles once you’ve made the switch to Squirrly. All this data will be safely transferred to Squirrly SEO.

In fact, once the import process is complete, you can go to BULK SEO settings and check that your data has been correctly transferred.

NOTE! Using Squirrly SEO, you can also import redirects you’ve set up using SEO Framework.

Good. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s go over the steps of importing your data from The SEO Framework to Squirrly SEO.

Import using Squirrly’s Import feature

Here’s what you need to do:

Step 1. Go to the Import & Data section of Squirrly

The Import settings are located in the SEO Configuration section of Squirrly SEO. Navigate to Squirrly SEO > SEO Configuration > Import& Data to reach them.

Step 2. Import Settings

Looking at how Import SEO & Settings is set up, you may ask yourself why there are two different sections for this. The reason is that there is a clear distinction between Settings and SEO:

Settings are things you set up, such as: using Meta, using Open Graph, and so on.
SEO is what you work on and how you define custom texts.

To import settings from The SEO Framework, simply select SEO Framework from the list and then click on Import Settings. (as shown in the image below)

⚠️ If you import the SEO settings from The SEO Framework, you will lose all the settings that you had in Squirrly SEO (the settings you import will overwrite the settings you make in Squirrly SEO). Make sure you backup your settings from SEO Configuration > Import & Data > Backup Settings & SEO before you do this.

Step 3. Import SEO

To import SEO from The SEO Framework, simply select SEO Framework from the list and click on Import SEO. (as shown in the image below)

⚠️ As part of the Import SEO process, Squirrly will only import the SEO for the pages that were NOT yet optimized with Squirrly SEO.

This will ensure that you don’t lose the SEO for pages that you already optimized with Squirrly. So, unlike what happens for Import settings, the SEO you import will NOT overwrite the SEO for pages optimized with Squirrly.

Step 4. Import Redirects

To import redirects from SEO Framework, scroll down to the Import Redirects From option, select SEO Framework from the list, and click on Import Redirects.

⚠️ Attention: We recommend importing redirects from other plugins immediately after activating the Redirects feature in Squirrly SEO and before setting up any new redirects.

That’s because the imported redirects will overwrite existing redirects if there are the same paths.

To create a backup of your current redirects, follow these steps:

Navigate to: Squirrly SEO > SEO Configuration > Import & Data > Backup Settings & SEO.
Use the “Backup Redirects” option.

This will allow you to download and save a copy of your existing redirects.

That’s it! Your data is now safely transferred to Squirrly.

All your data is now imported into Squirrly! If you want, you can now go to BULK SEO settings and check that your data has been correctly transferred.

Import Done. What’s next?

Here are the settings you need to do in Squirrly after the import.

After the set-up for Squirrly SEO is complete, you can go ahead and deactivate the SEO Framework plugin from your site.