No, Plot does not copy pages or text across from your existing website. Two things save you most of the work.
First, the onboarding wizard generates your site structure, branding, navigation and example content, so you are editing, not starting from a blank page.
Second, if you use DICE, Eventbrite, Ticket Tailor, Skiddle, Humanitix, Ticketmaster or TicketWeb, your events import automatically and stay in sync, so you are not entering the same show twice. Listings from confirmed.show can come in too.
What if my ticketing platform is not on that list? You can still use Plot. You add events yourself in Listings and link each one to any ticketing provider.
What do I need to bring across myself? Your page copy, images and anything that does not come from your ticketing platform, such as FAQs, artist profiles and food and drink details. You add these in the visual editor and site admin, replacing the example content.
Will Plot move my content for me? No, on either plan. On Plot Managed a design specialist handles the design and setup, but you provide the copy and imagery, and your team adds its own events and content.
Can I redirect my old URLs? Yes. There is a redirects system in the admin. When your site moves over, you enter the old URLs you want to redirect and where each one should go.
Does my current site have to come down first? No. During the trial your Plot site runs on a Plot subdomain, and your existing website is unaffected until you choose to point your domain at Plot. See can I use my own domain and how long it takes to create and launch a Plot site.