Migration from Wix or Squarespace to WordPress - Zephyra Studio

What this migration is and who it's for

Migration from Wix or Squarespace is the process of moving an entire website from these hosted platforms onto WordPress, which gives the owner full control over code and data. While Wix and Squarespace offer fast setup, they come with real limits on SEO customisation and ownership of the underlying content.

This service is for small and mid-sized business owners who originally built their site on Wix or Squarespace but over time ran into the platform's limits: no way to edit key parts of the underlying code, harder ranking on Google, or worry about what happens to their data if they ever decide to switch platforms.

Advantages compared to alternatives

The biggest advantage of moving to WordPress is ownership of the code and content. On Wix and Squarespace you're effectively locked into their system: you can't fully export everything, and switching platforms often means manually re-copying text and images by hand. With WordPress, you get complete access to every file and database.

On the technical side, migrating to WordPress solves the SEO constraints hosted platforms carry. On Wix in particular it has always been hard to control URL structure, meta descriptions and redirects, and while Squarespace is somewhat better on that front, it still doesn't give you the same freedom as WordPress, where SEO plugins like Yoast or RankMath let you fine-tune every part of the site for search.

The alternative to migrating is staying on Wix or Squarespace and continuing to work around their limits, or building a fresh WordPress site without carrying the old content over. Migration is the right call when you want to keep everything you've already built, including the rankings you've earned, while gaining new room to customise.

How we work on this migration

Our migration process is built to protect what you've already earned - your Google rankings above all. We first run a full audit of your existing Wix or Squarespace site: every URL, keyword, site structure and content quality. We then map every old URL to its new equivalent, so anyone clicking an old link lands automatically on the right page on the new site.

We then carry over all content - text, images, video - and build the site on WordPress with close attention to modern SEO standards (speed, meta tags, semantic HTML). The new site is built in a staging environment where you can review it and give feedback before it goes live. Once everything's ready, we cut over and set up 301 redirects from every old address to the new one, so both your existing visitors and Google's crawlers find the new pages without a hitch, and rankings stay intact.

Approximate price

The price of migrating from Wix or Squarespace depends on the size of the site, the number of pages, and the complexity of the content being moved. The best way to get a number is through the calculator on our site or by contacting us directly - you'll get a precise estimate for your specific case within 24-48 hours.