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.
To import your Wix content to a WordPress.com site, take the following steps:
- Visit your site’s dashboard (or create a new WordPress.com site if you do not have one).
- On the left side, navigate to Tools → Import.
- Look for the Wix option and click the “Run importer” button.
- Enter the URL of your Wix site into the box provided and click the “Check my site” 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, and 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:
- 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:
- Blog posts: It is not possible to export blog posts from Wix to other platforms. As an alternative, Wix provides an RSS feed, which you can use to import the 20 most recent posts using the RSS Import WordPress plugin.
- 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 (or Appearance → Theme Showcase if using WP Admin) 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. Visit the Getting Started guide for an introductory tutorial on how to get your site running as quickly as possible.
