Move a site from Carrd to Framer: rebuild plan, domain switch and redirects

There is no import, so plan a rebuild

Carrd Pro Plus can download a site's unminified HTML, CSS and JS as a zip. But Carrd says forms in the download are not functional, and the download can't be uploaded back to Carrd. Nothing in Framer's documentation we read imports it either. Treat the download as a reference copy and rebuild the pages in Framer. [1]

This guide is based on Carrd, Framer and Google documentation read on 30 October 2026. It is a planning method, not a record of a migration we ran.

Step 1: inventory what the Carrd site does

Step 2: rebuild in a sensible order

• Homepage first, then the pages that carry a form or a purchase, then everything else.
• Recreate head scripts such as analytics in Framer's Custom Code tab. Framer lets you limit code to specific pages and choose whether it runs once or on every page visit. [6]
• Recreate third-party widgets with an Embed component. Framer warns that some services block embedding through HTTP headers, so test each one on the published Framer subdomain. [7]
• Keep page titles and descriptions the same where the content is the same, so search results don't change for no reason.
• Publish to the Framer subdomain and test everything there before touching DNS.

Step 3: re-map forms before cutover

Carrd contact forms send to your account email and up to five recipients, from an @mail.carrd.site address. Carrd's contact form page doesn't say that submissions are stored anywhere else, so assume email is your only record. [3]

Framer's native forms can send submissions to email, Google Sheets or custom webhooks, with built-in spam protection and rate limiting. Framer also supports integrations such as HubSpot, Typeform and Formspark. [4]

Test each Framer form with a real submission and confirm it arrives where the business actually reads it. Forms are the part of a migration most likely to fail quietly, because a broken form still looks fine to visitors.

Step 4: decide what you can redirect

Carrd's section links use a hash: #section-name. The part after # is not sent to the server, so neither Carrd's nor Framer's redirect settings can match it. An old link to example.com/#pricing will load the new homepage. If those links matter, put a visible link to the new pricing page near the top of the homepage. [2]

Slash paths are different. If the Carrd site used Pro Plus redirects such as /pricing pointing to #pricing, those paths reached the server and can be redirected in Framer. Framer redirects live in Site Settings, Hosting, Redirects, support wildcards, and only work for sub-paths on the same domain. [8][9]

Framer's pricing lists "Site redirects" on Pro ($30 a month) and not on Basic ($10 a month). Factor that in if you have slash paths worth keeping. [10]

Step 5: switch DNS with minimal downtime

Connect the domain in Framer first (Site Settings, Hosting, Domains, Connect a domain you own), then edit the records at your registrar in one sitting. Framer says DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to propagate worldwide but are usually faster. During that window, some visitors may still see the Carrd site, which is another reason to keep it published. [13]

Step 6: keep Carrd running until verified

Carrd's plan-change and auto-renew pages don't say what happens to a site when a plan ends. Downgrading gives a one-time balance credit, and the plan-change page does not mention cash refunds. So the safest path is to leave the Carrd plan in place until the move is verified, then turn auto-renewal off rather than deleting anything. [14][15]

Google's site-move guidance asks you to keep Search Console verification working through a move and to submit the new sitemap. If you verified with a Carrd meta tag, re-add the tag in Framer's head code before the switch, or move to DNS verification so the builder no longer matters. The domain stays the same, so Google's Change of Address tool is not needed. [16]

• Day 0: Framer site complete on its subdomain; forms tested.
• Day 0: DNS records swapped; Search Console verification confirmed.
• Days 1 to 2: check the live domain on mobile and desktop; submit sitemap.xml.
• Day 7: Page indexing report shows the new pages; form submissions arriving.
• Then: turn off Carrd auto-renewal.

Sources & verification

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1. Carrd: downloading a site Accessed 30 Oct 2026
2. Carrd: URL types Accessed 30 Oct 2026
3. Carrd: setting up a contact form Accessed 30 Oct 2026
4. Framer Help: adding a contact form Accessed 30 Oct 2026
5. Carrd: embedding custom code Accessed 30 Oct 2026
6. Framer Help: how to add custom code Accessed 30 Oct 2026
7. Framer Help: how to add an iframe or embed script Accessed 30 Oct 2026
8. Carrd: setting up redirects Accessed 30 Oct 2026
9. Framer Help: set up redirects Accessed 30 Oct 2026
10. Framer pricing Accessed 30 Oct 2026
11. Carrd: setting up meta tags Accessed 30 Oct 2026
12. Carrd: using a custom domain Accessed 30 Oct 2026
13. Framer Help: how to connect a custom domain Accessed 30 Oct 2026
14. Carrd: changing plans Accessed 30 Oct 2026
15. Carrd: auto-renewing Accessed 30 Oct 2026
16. Google Search Central: site moves with URL changes Accessed 30 Oct 2026