Background and referenceOld way → new way
Background and reference
Old way → new way
Each WordPress task and plugin you used, and what replaces it on the new site. The plugins listed are the ones installed on the live WordPress site today.
| You used to… | In WordPress / plugin | Now you… |
|---|---|---|
| Sign in to edit | wp-admin | Sign in to Webflow with the shared PTSA login, as before (get access). |
| Write a news post | Posts → Add New (Elementor or block editor), pick a category | Add an item to CMS → News Posts, pick a Category, publish the item. Steps |
| Schedule a post for later | Publish → Schedule | Webflow can schedule a CMS item, but only one that has never been published. Edits to a live post go online when you publish them. |
| Show news on the home page | WP News and Scrolling Widgets | Nothing to do. The home page news rows, /all-news and the category pages fill from News Posts. |
| Edit a page | Elementor, Essential Blocks, Templately | Webflow edit mode for words, photos and links; the Designer for layout. Steps |
| Make a new page | Pages → Add New | The site manager duplicates the most similar page in the Designer. Each new page counts toward the plan's 300 static pages. |
| Update Take Action and Upcoming Events each week | Edit the posts "Take Action!" and "Upcoming Events" | Edit the box near the top of the home page. Steps |
| Build and send the Chatter | MailPoet in wp-admin | Write in the Webflow Newsletters CMS, check in the composer, send from Brevo. Steps |
| Send a special Chatter | MailPoet, custom layout | Composer "Visual page" makes a page from Newsletter Starter. Steps |
| Keep the Chatter archive | MailPoet archive pages (/mailpoet-email/…) | Nothing to do. /chatter-archive lists every published issue. Old MailPoet links redirect. |
| Signup form for the Chatter | MailPoet form on /charger-chatter | TBD A Brevo form. Until then the button links to the old MailPoet form. |
| Manage subscribers | MailPoet → Subscribers | Brevo → Contacts. The list is imported from MailPoet before launch; unsubscribed people stay unsubscribed. |
| Upload images and PDFs | Media Library, FileBird folders | Webflow Assets panel, or upload straight into a post. Steps |
| Link to Important Dates | Marapod calendar | TBD Marapod has shut down. Its replacement is not chosen. |
| Show a fundraising meter | Ultimeter | The new site has no meter. Ask the site manager if you need one. |
| Block spam, speed up pages, optimize images | Akismet, LiteSpeed, Image Optimizer | Nothing to do. The new site has no forms to protect, and Webflow handles speed and images. |
| Back up the site | All-in-One WP Migration | Webflow keeps backups of the site. The shared login can restore one, but leave that to the site manager. |
| See visitor stats | Slimstat | No stats are set up. TBD if the PTSA wants them. |
| Domain and email | Gandi | No change. Still Gandi. |
The backup rule comes from Webflow's Site roles and permissions article, checked Oct 26, 2026. The scheduling rule is from the project's transition plan; scheduled publishing is a Premium plan feature.