How we scope large docs migrations
Why migrations fail in scope-setting, not execution, and how a representative pilot slice turns assumptions into an accurate estimate.
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- DITA to Markdown migration
Move from a DITA/CCMS toolchain to a lean Markdown Docs-as-Code workflow, without losing the structure that made DITA valuable. We convert topics and maps, resolve reuse, and rebuild your navigation for a modern static site.
Why teams move from DITA to Markdown
Lower authoring friction
Writers and engineers work in Markdown and Git instead of a specialized XML editor and CCMS, far more contributors can help.
Modern tooling
Static site generators, CI previews, and AI-ready output that DITA’s legacy HTML pipelines don’t give you.
Keep what works
We preserve the parts of your DITA reuse and structure that earn their keep, and drop the overhead that doesn’t.
How we run the migration
01
Analyze maps & topics
We inventory your ditamaps, topic types (concept/task/reference), keys, and conref usage to understand how your content is actually assembled.
02
Convert with structure intact
Topics convert to Markdown/MDX; ditamap hierarchy becomes site navigation. We keep semantic structure (task steps, notes, tables) rather than flattening it.
03
Resolve reuse
Conrefs and key references are resolved or re-implemented as snippets/includes in the target system, so shared content stays shared instead of being copy-pasted everywhere.
04
Validate & redirect
We validate every converted topic against the source, then map old output URLs to new ones so nothing breaks for existing readers.
What breaks in a DITA → Markdown migration
The bulk conversion is the easy part. These are the failure modes we’re actually paid to handle.
Conref and key references silently flattening into duplicated content
Specialized/constrained DITA that generic converters mishandle
Conditional profiling (audience/platform filters) with no Markdown equivalent
Complex tables (CALS) that degrade in a naive conversion
Loss of topic typing and semantic structure that downstream tooling relies on
Broken output URLs from the old DITA-OT publishing pipeline
Start with a $990 Migration Pilot
We migrate a representative slice of your DITA docs to Markdown, a live preview plus a fixed-price plan for the full move, with the pilot fee credited if you proceed.
Commonly asked questions
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Reference documentation that never drifts
Define once, generate everything else. Machine-readable schemas and code annotations keep reference docs in sync with the source automatically.
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Take back control of your documentation
Your docs are a business asset, own them like one. Docs-as-code in Git ends vendor lock-in and export limits.
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Moving from DITA to Markdown?
Book a 30-minute scoping call and we’ll map out your migration, page count, redirects, and a fixed-price plan.