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Slot migration advice

  • March 20, 2026
  • 3 replies
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Sasja Koning

Hi there! I discovered slots are now in open beta and I'm really excited to get started with it. However, in my design system I previously used the Slot Editor plugin. How I'm looking into how to migrate that. I've checked the migration docs Figma offers but I don't think it applied to my use case.

For example, we have a fold component which structurally looks something like this:

r/FigmaDesign - Slot migration advice

in which the "Content <slot>" is what we use for the plugin.

Just turning that into a Figma slot doesn't work, as updated instances lose their slot content.

Anyone found a workaround for this? Or will it require an entire rebuild and check of all instances (Which are a lot) ?

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Apolline
  • Active Member
  • March 20, 2026

If anyone found a workaround I would also love to know


Dung_Le
  • New Member
  • March 20, 2026

I’ve submitted a plugin to support this. I’ll let you know as soon as I hear back from Figma. In the meantime, follow me on X for updates:  (1) Dung Le | UI/UX designer (@Dungle2412) / X


Dung_Le
  • New Member
  • April 27, 2026

Hi Sasja, I just published a Figma plugin that helps migrate old Slot Editor-based design systems to Figma native slots while preserving existing instance content.

It’s designed for teams moving from the Slot Editor plugin to Figma’s native slot feature, especially when they need to migrate component slots without losing overrides or manually rebuilding every instance.

Plugin link: SafeSlot — Migrate to Native Slots – Figma