diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.0/1-add-type-column.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.0/1-add-type-column.js
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+const common = require('../../../../lib/common');
+const commands = require('../../../schema').commands;
+
+const createLog = type => msg => common.logging[type](msg);
+
+function createColumnMigration({table, column, dbIsInCorrectState, operation, operationVerb}) {
+    return function columnMigrations({transacting}) {
+        return transacting.schema.hasColumn(table, column)
+            .then(dbIsInCorrectState)
+            .then((isInCorrectState) => {
+                const log = createLog(isInCorrectState ? 'warn' : 'info');
+
+                log(`${operationVerb} ${table}.${column}`);
+
+                if (!isInCorrectState) {
+                    return operation(table, column, transacting);
+                }
+            });
+    };
+}
+
+module.exports.up = createColumnMigration({
+    table: 'posts',
+    column: 'type',
+    dbIsInCorrectState(columnExists) {
+        return columnExists === true;
+    },
+    operation: commands.addColumn,
+    operationVerb: 'Adding'
+});
+
+module.exports.down = createColumnMigration({
+    table: 'posts',
+    column: 'type',
+    dbIsInCorrectState(columnExists) {
+        return columnExists === false;
+    },
+    operation: commands.dropColumn,
+    operationVerb: 'Removing'
+});
+
+module.exports.config = {
+    transaction: true
+};
diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.0/2-populate-type-column.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.0/2-populate-type-column.js
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+const Promise = require('bluebird');
+const toPairs = require('lodash/toPairs');
+const common = require('../../../../lib/common');
+
+/*
+ * @param from: object with a SINGLE entry { 'fromColumn': 'fromValue' }
+ * @param to: object with a SINGLE entry { 'toColumn': 'toValue' }
+ */
+const createColumnToColumnMap = ({from, to, tableName}) => (connection) => {
+    return connection.schema.hasTable(tableName)
+        .then((tableExists) => {
+            if (!tableExists) {
+                common.logging.warn(
+                    `Table ${tableName} does not exist`
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const [fromColumn, fromValue] = toPairs(from)[0];
+            const [toColumn, toValue] = toPairs(to)[0];
+
+            return Promise.all([
+                connection.schema.hasColumn(tableName, fromColumn),
+                connection.schema.hasColumn(tableName, toColumn)
+            ]).then(([fromColumnExists, toColumnExists]) => {
+                if (!fromColumnExists) {
+                    common.logging.warn(
+                        `Table '${tableName}' does not have column '${fromColumn}'`
+                    );
+                }
+                if (!toColumnExists) {
+                    common.logging.warn(
+                        `Table '${tableName}' does not have column '${toColumn}'`
+                    );
+                }
+                if (!fromColumnExists || !toColumnExists) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                common.logging.info(
+                    `Updating ${tableName}, setting "${toColumn}" column to "${toValue}" where "${fromColumn}" column is "${fromValue}"`
+                );
+
+                return connection(tableName)
+                    .where(fromColumn, fromValue)
+                    .update(toColumn, toValue);
+            });
+        });
+};
+
+const createColumnToColumnMigration = ({tableName, from, to}) => {
+    return {
+        up: createColumnToColumnMap({from, to, tableName}),
+        down: createColumnToColumnMap({from: to, to: from, tableName})
+    };
+};
+
+const pageColumnToPageType = createColumnToColumnMigration({
+    tableName: 'posts',
+    from: {
+        page: true
+    },
+    to: {
+        type: 'page'
+    }
+});
+
+const pageColumnToPostType = createColumnToColumnMigration({
+    tableName: 'posts',
+    from: {
+        page: false
+    },
+    to: {
+        type: 'post'
+    }
+});
+
+module.exports.up = ({transacting}) => {
+    return Promise.all([
+        pageColumnToPageType.up(transacting),
+        pageColumnToPostType.up(transacting)
+    ]);
+};
+
+module.exports.down = ({transacting}) => {
+    return Promise.all([
+        pageColumnToPageType.down(transacting),
+        pageColumnToPostType.down(transacting)
+    ]);
+};
+
+module.exports.config = {
+    transaction: true
+};
diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.0/3-remove-page-column.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.0/3-remove-page-column.js
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+const common = require('../../../../lib/common');
+const commands = require('../../../schema').commands;
+
+const createLog = type => msg => common.logging[type](msg);
+
+function createColumnMigration({table, column, dbIsInCorrectState, operation, operationVerb}) {
+    return function columnMigrations({transacting}) {
+        return transacting.schema.hasColumn(table, column)
+            .then(dbIsInCorrectState)
+            .then((isInCorrectState) => {
+                const log = createLog(isInCorrectState ? 'warn' : 'info');
+
+                log(`${operationVerb} ${table}.${column}`);
+
+                if (!isInCorrectState) {
+                    return operation(table, column, transacting);
+                }
+            });
+    };
+}
+
+module.exports.up = createColumnMigration({
+    table: 'posts',
+    column: 'page',
+    dbIsInCorrectState(columnExists) {
+        return columnExists === false;
+    },
+    operation: commands.dropColumn,
+    operationVerb: 'Removing'
+});
+
+module.exports.down = createColumnMigration({
+    table: 'posts',
+    column: 'page',
+    dbIsInCorrectState(columnExists) {
+        return columnExists === true;
+    },
+    operation: commands.addColumn,
+    operationVerb: 'Adding'
+});
+
+module.exports.config = {
+    transaction: true
+};