When you need to transfer a site to a different workspace such as a client's starter workspace, there are a few key tips to make your life easier and the transfer more seamless.
First here's what you need to know,
Here we're assuming the most complex situation-
Make sure both workspaces are setup first.
Your workspace needs to be Freelancer or Agency, your client's can be on the free Starter workspace plan.
Have your client invite you as a Workspace guest before you begin the transfer- you'll want that access to complete the setup efficiently.
Instead of transferring the site itself, we are going to clone it first, and transfer the clone. This approach enables us to setup the new site with new hosting before the original site is taken offline.
It also leaves the current production site LIVE as a reference while you're configuring the new site's redirects, SEO settings, Apps, Recaptcha, and so on.
Accept the transfer in your client's Workspace.
You need this to complete the next steps in the configuration.
Use your old site as a reference if needed;
Remember, once you cancel your plan on the old site, these settings will no longer be available, so check them carefully.
This is the window in which the site will go offline.
To add the domain to your new site, you typically need to remove it from the old site first.
Webflow is continually improving systems and processes, so I would recommend that you first try Adding the domain to your new site without removing it from your old site. Completing the TXT verification step before removing the domain from your LIVE site is the ideal scenario.
Assuming that's not possible, you'll need to use this process instead;
Publish, and test your site to make certain everything works.
Make sure to test all of the features of your new site.
The old site still has a hosting plan which means it can still act as a complete reference for your hosted site settings, in case you've missed anything.
Once the new site is fully running, you can cancel the hosting plan on the original site.
We recommend you keep that site in your workspace as a backup for archival purposes, just in case anything happens in the client's workspace that damages the new production site.