Kirby Content Migration

Quick start

• Follow the workflow below for safe, confirm-first migrations.

KB entry points

• kirby://kb/scenarios/16-batch-update-content
• kirby://kb/scenarios/74-update-blocks-programmatically
• kirby://kb/scenarios/34-content-file-cleanup-script
• kirby://kb/scenarios/75-update-file-metadata

Required inputs

• Source and target fields plus transform rules.
• Scope (templates/ids/sections) and batch size.
• Language and draft handling rules.
• Exclusions or derived fields that must not change.

Plan template

• List source field, target field, transform rule, and a before/after example.
• Specify scope (templates/ids), languages, and draft handling.
• Note exclusions (derived fields, computed values, or generated files).

Plan-validate-execute

• Write a changes.json plan with explicit page ids/uuids and new values.
• Validate the plan against blueprint and field schemas, plus a sample diff.
• Apply in batches (confirm=false preview, then confirm=true).

Verification checklist

• Preview diffs for each field type before writing.
• Confirm language scope and batch boundaries.
• Re-render representative pages after apply.

Common pitfalls

• Writing updates before reading field update schemas.
• Migrating large batches without confirm previews.

Workflow

1. Ask for exact transformations, scope (pages/templates/sections), languages, draft handling, and any derived fields that must not be written.
2. Call kirby:kirbyinit, then ensure runtime availability with kirby:kirbyruntimestatus and kirby:kirbyruntime_install if needed.
3. Identify target pages:

- Prefer explicit page ids/uuids from the user. - Otherwise derive a list using kirby://roots and the content directory structure.

1. Search the KB with kirby:kirby_search for related playbooks (examples: "batch update content", "update blocks programmatically", "content file cleanup script", "update file metadata").
2. Read field storage rules before writing:

- kirby://fields/update-schema - kirby://field/{type}/update-schema for each involved field type.

1. Read a small sample with kirby:kirbyreadpage_content (or kirby://page/content/{encodedIdOrUuid}) and produce a diff-style preview.
2. Use kirby://tool-examples for safe, copy-ready kirby:kirbyupdatepage_content payloads.

Apply

1. Call kirby:kirbyupdatepage_content with confirm=false to preview changes (set payloadValidatedWithFieldSchemas=true).
2. Ask for explicit confirmation, then re-run with confirm=true in small batches.
3. Stop on first error; summarize what applied vs skipped.

Verify

1. Render representative pages with kirby:kirbyrenderpage(noCache=true) or re-read content to confirm the final state.
2. Report changes, remaining risks, and any follow-up manual checks.