> ## Knowledge Base Index > Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.creatures.com/sitemap.xml > Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further. > Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash). # Bringing your existing website over to Creatures Yes. Paste your current website address into **Bring over my existing site**, and Creatures copies its pages, words and photos into a new draft of your Creatures website. Nothing goes live until you publish, so you can tidy everything up first. ## Before you start - It must be your own website, and you need the right to use its text and photos. - The website must be public so Creatures can open it. - If you've already started your Creatures website, importing replaces its current draft. Your published website stays exactly as it is until you publish. - You can run one import at a time, and up to five a day. ## Where to start - **A brand-new website:** in the **Your website goals** checklist, choose **Bring over my existing site**. - **A website you've already started:** open **Design**, then under **Change the look**, choose **Bring over my existing site**. You can also choose **Change the look** at the top of the builder and pick the **Already have a website?** card. ![Change the look in the Design panel, with Browse templates and Bring over my existing site buttons](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/57f/31e/94f/92d0c.png?width=712) - **No Creatures account yet:** go to creatures.com/websites. Under **Already have a website? See it on Creatures in about a minute.**, type your address and choose **See my site**. Creatures shows what it found. Choose **Build it free** to make a free account and bring it over. ![Already have a website? field on the Creatures websites page with a See my site button](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/75e/625/044/c8498.png?width=1038) Signed in already? **See my site** opens your builder with the address filled in. ## Start the import 1. In **Bring over your existing site**, type your address in **Your website address**, like https://www.yourfarm.com. 2. Select **This is my website, and I have the right to use its text and photos.** For a farm on OpenHerd, the box reads **This is my farm on OpenHerd, and I have the right to use its text and photos.** 3. Choose **Start the import**. 4. If you already have a draft, Creatures asks **Replace your current draft?** Choose **Replace my draft** to go ahead, or **Keep my current draft** to stop. ![Bring over your existing site with the website address field, the permission box selected and a Start the import button](https://cdn-test.creatures.com/448/e59/f48/68be0.png?width=1120) A **Bringing over your website** panel shows progress while Creatures reads your pages. If it can't finish, choose **Try again**. When some pages were read, you can also choose **Start with what was found** to keep them. ## Your draft is ready When the import is done, the builder shows **Your draft is ready** with a short summary of what came over. Everything stays editable. - **Open my draft** shows the draft the way visitors will see it. - Under **Pick a look to start from**, you may see up to three looks. **Familiar** stays close to your old website's colors and feel. **Refreshed** keeps your colors with a cleaner, more modern layout. **Surprise us** tries a bolder new direction. - **Keep as-is** keeps the draft the way the import built it. Some websites build their pages in your browser. For those, Creatures can only bring over page titles and short descriptions, and the panel tells you so. Add the rest in the builder. When the draft looks right, publish it. See [Publishing, updating, and taking your website offline](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/adding-photos-then-publishing-and-updating-your-site-afky8n/). ## Your animals If Creatures finds pages about your animals, or your website is a farm on OpenHerd, it starts a separate animal import and shows its progress in the same panel. When it's ready, a button like **Review 4 animals** lets you check each animal profile. Nothing is added to your records until you confirm. See [Import your animals from files, photos, or a website](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/importing-your-animals-bring-them-all-in-zufngq/). ## If something looks wrong - **We couldn't find that website.** Check the spelling, and make sure the website is online and public. - **That is already a Creatures site.** Enter the address of your old website instead. - **An import is already running for this site.** Give it a few minutes to finish, then try again. ### Related information - [Setting up your website from your goals](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/setting-up-your-website-from-your-goals-qa7h13/) - [Designing your website: templates, colors, and Design with AI](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/designing-your-website-layouts-colors-and-the-ai-restyle-1yu1rbh/) - [Publishing, updating, and taking your website offline](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/adding-photos-then-publishing-and-updating-your-site-afky8n/) - [Import your animals from files, photos, or a website](https://help.creatures.com/en/article/importing-your-animals-bring-them-all-in-zufngq/)