Wix to WordPress Migration Service

Wix to WordPress

A Wix to WordPress migration is really a rebuild plus a careful content move, because Wix does not offer a way to export a working website. The good news is that with a proper plan you keep your content, improve speed and SEO, and hold on to your Google rankings. Here is how the process works.

Why businesses move from Wix to WordPress

Wix is easy to start with. Businesses usually move when they want faster pages, more SEO control, custom features or integrations, or simply the freedom to own and host their site however they like. Because Wix cannot export a site, moving earlier is usually easier and cheaper than moving later.

What transfers and what does not

• Pages and design: no export, so every page is rebuilt on WordPress
• Blog posts: usually moved through the Wix blog RSS feed or copied, then cleaned up
• Images: downloaded from Wix and re-hosted, ideally optimised on the way
• Forms, bookings and members areas: rebuilt with WordPress tools
• Stores: products moved to WooCommerce or Shopify with a separate process
• SEO settings: titles and descriptions recreated page by page

Step-by-step Wix to WordPress migration

1. Crawl your Wix site and record every URL, title and description
2. Check Search Console for your most visited and linked pages
3. Set up WordPress on your new host, on a staging site
4. Rebuild the design and every page as editable blocks
5. Move blog posts using the RSS feed or manual transfer, then fix formatting
6. Download and re-host images with alt text
7. Rebuild forms and bookings and connect them to your tools
8. Set titles, descriptions and schema for every page
9. Map every Wix URL, including /post/ blog URLs, and add 301 redirects
10. Test everything on staging
11. Connect your domain, submit sitemaps and monitor Search Console

Protecting your rankings

Wix uses fixed URL patterns, especially for blog posts, so most URLs will change. That is fine as long as each old URL has a 301 redirect to its new page. Keep your best performing content, titles and headings, and make sure the new site is faster. Our website migration SEO checklist covers every step.

Common Wix migration mistakes

• Copying pages without redirecting the old Wix URLs
• Pasting blog posts with broken formatting and missing images
• Leaving images hosted on Wix, which can break later
• Forgetting forms, bookings and email notifications
• Cancelling Wix before the new site is live and checked

Choosing WordPress hosting

Wix included hosting in your plan. On WordPress, a managed host with backups, a CDN and staging sites usually gives the best balance of speed and cost. We recommend a host that suits your traffic and budget, and the account is yours.

After the move

Launch day is not the end. For the first few weeks, check Search Console for crawl errors and pages that dropped out of the index, and fix any redirect you missed. Compare traffic and rankings with the weeks before the move. Then keep WordPress updated, backed up and fast. That is exactly what our WordPress maintenance plans cover, so the new site stays in better shape than the old one.

Timeline and cost

Most small Wix sites take two to four weeks to move. Because every page is rebuilt, cost depends on page count, blog size and features. Most fall within our Starter ($1,490) or Business ($2,990) packages; stores start from $4,990. Try the website cost calculator for an estimate.

Do it yourself or hire us?

If you have a handful of pages and no blog, you can rebuild on WordPress yourself. With many posts, good rankings or a store, a managed move protects your traffic. We rebuild, move, redirect and monitor for a fixed price. Not sure you should move? Read Squarespace vs Wix vs WordPress or stay on Wix with our Wix website design service. See all website migration services.