Migrate from Tilda to 1C-Bitrix: Content, Store, SEO Transition

Situation: business outgrew Tilda

We frequently encounter clients whose Tilda site no longer cuts it. You need an online store with a 500-item catalog, a personal account, 1C integration—but the builder can't handle it. Tilda is great for quick landing pages, but it's not a CMS: no infoblocks, no database, no server-side logic. Moving to 1C-Bitrix solves these tasks. For example, one of our clients—an electronics retail chain—hit Tilda's page limit and lacked a shopping cart. We migrated them to Bitrix, and orders grew by 30% thanks to flexible discounts and filtering, while monthly maintenance costs decreased significantly. Turnkey migration includes content transfer, catalog, orders, and SEO. We estimate the project in one day and offer a 30-day guarantee after delivery. Contact us to request a roadmap—we'll send it within 24 hours.

Problems we solve

Tilda is a cloud platform without direct DB access. Content is stored in its own format. Three export methods are available:

1. HTML export — Tilda's admin panel provides "Export site code". Outputs static HTML of each page, CSS, JS, images.
2. Tilda API — on paid plans, the API offers getpageslist, getpage, getpagefull. Returns page structure in JSON with ready HTML content per block. (Tilda API documentation)
3. Manual collection — for small sites (5–20 pages), manual copying is sometimes faster.

Tilda data consists of HTML blocks with text and images, not structured records. Hence the task is "content migration", not database migration.

Migrated content

• Page texts (from HTML export or API).
• Images (downloaded from Tilda CDN: static.tildacdn.com).
• SEO settings per page (title, description, og-tags).
• Navigation structure.

Non-transferable elements

• Tilda forms (they work through their own service). In Bitrix, forms are implemented via the form module or custom components.
• Animations and interactive Zero Block content—only as static images or with manual coding.
• Tilda payment functions (T-Shopping)—migrated to Bitrix's sale module via CSV.

How Tilda API helps content migration?

The Tilda API returns ready HTML for each page block, speeding up parsing by 3 times compared to manual copying. We use getpagefull and getpageslist to automate structure collection. This allows exporting a site of any complexity in half a day.

When migration isn't needed?

If your site is a small landing page of 5 pages without a store or complex logic, Tilda handles it well. Switching to Bitrix is justified only when you need functionality beyond what the builder offers.

What's included in the work

Migration process: step by step

1. Site audit on Tilda—estimate volume (pages, images, orders).
2. Data export via Tilda API or HTML export.
3. Create structure in Bitrix—infoblocks, sections, properties.
4. Transfer content—load texts and images.
5. Transfer orders and clients (if T-Shopping was used) via CSV.
6. Configure SEO—301 redirects, meta tags.
7. Testing and launch.

T-Shopping

If T-Shopping was connected on Tilda, orders and clients are stored in Tilda—accessible via the "Store" section in the admin panel. Export is only in CSV. Structure:

• Orders.csv — order id, email, status, total, date.
• Order items — order id, product name, quantity, price.
• Customers.csv — email, name, phone.

We transfer to Bitrix: orders into b_sale_order, customers via CUser::Add(). Products from T-Shopping are moved into the Bitrix catalog manually or from CSV export.

SEO when moving from Tilda

Tilda builds URLs like /page{page_id}.html or custom aliases. If the site was indexed with readable URLs (/about/, /contacts/)—we set up 301 redirects. If technical Tilda URLs were used—SEO weight is usually low, but redirects are still needed.

A notable detail: Tilda sites are often indexed on a subdomain like project_id.tilda.ws—if the domain is fully transferred, there are fewer issues. For 85% of our clients, page load time decreases by 20% after migration thanks to Bitrix caching.

Timelines

The main effort isn't in data transfer (it's small), but in building the full Bitrix infrastructure—template, components, infoblocks—which simply didn't exist on Tilda. Contact us for a free estimate and roadmap. Get a consultation today.