Your inventory page loads. A buyer waits. Four seconds pass. Google's crawler records the delay. Your competitor's Next.js site renders in 800 milliseconds — and takes the click. WordPress car dealer migrations replace plugin-choked infrastructure with server-side rendering that ships vehicle detail pages at speeds WordPress physically cannot match. Your VDPs load instantly. Financing calculators fire without full-page reloads. Inventory filters respond in real time. We preserve every URL, every ranking signal, every structured data snippet — while your hosting costs drop and your security surface shrinks. No cron jobs breaking at 2am. No plugin conflicts killing lead forms after updates. Your team updates specials through a CMS built for automotive, not blog posts. The migration takes three weeks. Your buyers stop waiting. Your conversion rate stops bleeding.
Waar projecten falen
Compliance
Full Inventory Data Migration
301 Redirect Mapping
Inventory Feed Integration
Lead Form & CRM Preservation
Image Optimization Pipeline
Security Hardening
Wat we bouwen
Eliminate 4-8 second load times caused by WordPress plugin overhead and render-blocking scripts
Kill plugin conflicts that break VIN decoders, payment calculators, and contact forms after theme updates
Strip out 2MB+ JavaScript bundles shipping unused features mobile buyers never interact with
Replace fragile PHP cron jobs syncing inventory feeds that fail silently and list sold vehicles
Stop paying $200-500/month for WordPress hosting that actively sabotages your conversion funnel
Close XML-RPC and wp-login attack vectors exposing customer PII from financing applications
Ons proces
Inventory & SEO Audit
Data Export & Schema Design
Build & Integrate
QA, Redirects & Parallel Run
DNS Cutover & Monitoring
Veelgestelde vragen
How long does it take to migrate a WordPress car dealer site to Next.js?
Most single-rooftop migrations wrap up in 5-7 weeks. Multi-location dealer groups with 500+ vehicles and DMS integrations typically run 8-12 weeks. The timeline really comes down to inventory size, how many custom features like financing calculators you're running, and how many third-party feeds need reconnecting.
Will I lose my Google rankings during the migration?
No — not if the redirects are done right. We build a complete 301 redirect map from every WordPress URL to its Next.js equivalent before cutover. Title tags, meta descriptions, structured data, and canonical URLs all carry over. Most clients see ranking improvements within 4-8 weeks once faster Core Web Vitals scores start registering with Google.
Can my team still update vehicle listings without a developer?
Absolutely. We connect your existing DMS feed so inventory updates automatically. For manual content like promotions and specials pages, we set up a headless CMS — usually Sanity or a Supabase-powered admin panel — that your marketing team can edit without touching a line of code.
What happens to my existing lead forms and CRM integration?
Every lead form — contact, trade-in, financing application, test drive request — gets rebuilt and wired to your current CRM. We test each submission path end-to-end before launch. Whether you're on VinSolutions, DealerSocket, or a custom CRM, the integration carries over and you won't lose a single lead in the process.
How much does a car dealer WordPress to Next.js migration cost?
Single-rooftop dealer sites with standard inventory search and lead forms start at $8,000. Multi-location groups with custom DMS integrations, financing tools, and service scheduling typically run $14,000-$25,000+. Every project gets a fixed-fee quote after our initial audit — no hourly billing, no surprises.
Will my site work with my existing inventory feed provider?
Yes. We work with all major feed providers including HomeNet/AutoTrader, vAuto, DealerSocket, and custom DMS exports. The Next.js architecture actually makes feed integration more reliable — API-based data fetching replaces fragile WordPress cron jobs and puts an end to the stale listing problem for good.
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