Website migration to Wix in 2026: a practical guide from WordPress

Moving your website to Wix can make sense when everyday editing is difficult or your current setup no longer meets your needs. Start with the problem you want to solve. A platform change should improve how your website works for customers and your team, rather than simply replace its appearance. FLOR-IT helps businesses assess those requirements and plan a suitable approach.

When is switching worthwhile?

List the tasks that currently take too much time: updating services, publishing articles, managing inquiries or handling orders. Then identify the features you cannot lose. A booking flow, member area or accounting connection can matter more than a new homepage. Ask for a demonstration of those essential functions before deciding.

Compare the proposed migration with improving your existing website. Keeping a stable site and simplifying its management may be the better investment when its main problems are limited to content or design.

Wix, WordPress, Studio and Harmony

Wix combines website-building tools with hosting. WordPress offers an extensive ecosystem of themes and plugins, which can suit projects with specific requirements. Maintenance depends on the setup: WordPress.com includes managed hosting, while self-hosted WordPress involves choosing a hosting provider and arranging maintenance. WordPress is therefore not automatically harder to manage.

Wix Studio provides responsive design and collaboration tools. Wix Harmony combines AI-assisted website creation with visual editing. Choose according to your design, functionality and editing needs. Confirm that required apps and integrations work in the selected editor before committing.

What moves, and what needs rebuilding?

Do not assume that a WordPress theme, its plugins and all its data will transfer unchanged. Treat the move as a combination of content migration and rebuilding. Wix supports WordPress blog imports, but comments and custom plugins are among the exclusions. Check the current import documentation and inspect the results.

Create a separate inventory for products, files, translations, customer accounts and subscriptions. For each item, record its destination, transfer method and acceptance test. A successful page import does not prove that an existing customer can sign in or that a recurring payment will continue.

A practical migration checklist

1. Record the baseline. Save the current website structure, important content and business results. Identify which pages generate inquiries or sales.
2. Plan the content. Decide what to retain, rewrite or remove. Assign an owner to approve each language and check rights to reused images.
3. Prepare the URL changes. Map changed addresses to relevant replacement pages and test permanent redirects. Do not send every old link to the homepage.
4. Test customer journeys. Try forms, mobile navigation, search, bookings and payments where applicable. Check confirmation messages and error handling.
5. Prepare the switch. Coordinate the domain and DNS changes, preserve email settings and define who can stop the launch if testing fails.
6. Check the live result. Test the key journeys again and compare inquiries, orders and tracking with the baseline.

SEO: reduce risk without making promises

Google’s migration guidance warns that rankings can fluctuate. A careful transition helps manage risk, but cannot guarantee unchanged positions. Make SEO checks and post-launch monitoring explicit parts of the project.

Budget and next steps

Include development, content work, translations, data migration, platform subscriptions, paid apps and support in the budget. Use the FLOR-IT price calculator for an initial indication and request a project-specific quote. Agree on the scope, testing responsibilities and handover before setting a launch date.

Bring your current website and essential requirements to an introductory meeting. We can discuss whether a Wix migration fits your business and which questions need answering first.