Ready to move your site from Wix to WordPress? This guide will show you how to export the contents of a Wix website and move your site to WordPress.com.
In this guide
To start, decide if you wish to create a brand new WordPress.com site or import your Wix site into a site you have already created.
If you don’t already have a WordPress site for your Wix content, take the following steps:
- Visit https://wordpress.com/start/import/.
- Enter a domain name you want to use for the site (don’t worry, you can change this later.)
- Enter the URL of your Wix site you wish to import from and click the “Continue” button:
- Click the “Import your site” button.
If you want to import your Wix content to an existing WordPress.com site, take the following steps:
- Visit your site’s dashboard.
- On the left side, navigate to Tools → Import.
- Choose the Wix import option:
- Enter the URL of your Wix site into the box provided and click the “Continue” button.
- Click the “Yes! Start import” button.
- If multiple authors are detected on your Wix site, you will be presented with an option to assign each author’s content to the equivalent users on your WordPress site. Otherwise, your Wix content will be automatically assigned to your WordPress.com account user.
- Click the “Start Import” button. You’ll have a progress bar while the import is going on. You can leave this page – the import will continue in the background. You should receive an email when it’s completed.
There is limited compatibility between the WordPress and Wix platforms. We will attempt to import as much of your content as possible. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of the types of content we can import:
- Blog posts
- Static pages
- Images
- Site title
- Menus
- Various other blocks and features
Some functionality does not transfer over but can be configured manually in WordPress after the import:
- Wix templates: The design of a WordPress website is set by the “theme.” Themes are the equivalent of “templates” on Wix and give you beautiful professional designs that are easy to edit (no coding required!) Navigate to Appearance → Themes to choose a theme for your website.
- Site styles: After choosing a theme, you can adjust your new site’s fonts and colors.
We’ll continue to add support, so if there’s an important element that isn’t incorporated into your new site, please contact us to let us know about it!
Once you’re happy with the content and design of your new WordPress site, you can start pointing traffic there by adding your domain to WordPress.com.
Follow these steps to connect your domain from Wix or these steps to transfer the domain registration to WordPress.com.
On WordPress, the possibilities are endless. With any new platform, it can be helpful to learn the basics. We recommend the following resources to learn more about your new WordPress site:
- Learn about WordPress: Visit the Getting Started guide for an introductory tutorial on how to get your site running as quickly as possible.
- Join a webinar: You might be interested in one of our free getting started webinars to help you learn how to use WordPress.
