{"id":1093,"date":"2020-02-15T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-15T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2020-02-16T07:19:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T07:19:12","slug":"wix-wordpress-migration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wix-wordpress-migration\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move your Wix Website to WordPress CMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Let&#8217;s learn Wix to WordPress Migration<\/strong>, Wix is a wonderful all in one hosted service for beginners, as it allow you to setup your basis website in a very simple way. It\u2019s drag and drop interface makes it very easy for users who don\u2019t have any technical knowledge.\u00a0 Although, Wix has very simple and easy to use interface but it still has many limitations. This is the reason once users want to add more advance functionality on their website, they prefer to move on another <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/2020\/02\/best-cms-plateforms-for-a-blog.html\">CMS based platform<\/a>.\u00a0 Most frequently migration is Wix to WordPres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, I will share how you can migrate your Wix\nwebsite to WordPress CMS and enjoy the advance benefits for WordPress. Before\nstarting the migration process we need to do some preparation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Purchase a domain (If you don\u2019t have any) <\/li><li>Purchase a Hosting Account Plan<\/li><li>Setup your hosting Account and assign your domain to hosting<\/li><li>Install WordPress CMS Software by using Cpanel or Manual Installation or, take hosting support team help.<\/li><li>Install a WP theme to setup your new website design. There are many free and paid WordPress themes available. You can use a theme as per your choice.<\/li><li>Install needed plugin for your WP website for example: Contact form7 for setting up a contact form on your website. There are so many free and paid plugins available on WP, install and setup them as per your needs.<\/li><li>Create a Navigation menu and setup this.<\/li><li>Manage your WP website header and footer content and look and feel as per the WordPress theme option features.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, we are ready to move content from your WIX website to\nWordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have 3 ways to migrate our wix website content to WP\nwebsite:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><em><strong>Manual Migration <\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Semi-Automatic Migration<\/strong><\/em><\/li><li><em><strong>Full Automatic Migration (Paid Service)<\/strong><\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#Manual_Migration\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> Manual\nMigration<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Semi-Automatic_Migration\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Semi-Automatic\nMigration<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Import_posts_to_WP_website_using_Wix_RSS_feed\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.1<\/span> Import posts to WP website using Wix\nRSS feed<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Save_your_RSS_File_in_xml_file_extension\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">2.1.1<\/span> Save your RSS File in .xml file extension<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Import_to_WordPress_Website\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_3\">2.1.2<\/span> Import to WordPress Website<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Import_Pages_to_WordPress_Website\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.2<\/span> Import Pages to WordPress Website<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Move_Images_from_Wix_to_WP_website\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">2.3<\/span> Move Images from Wix to WP website<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#Full_Automatic_Migration_method\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Full Automatic Migration method<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Final_Thoughts\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> Final Thoughts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"Manual_Migration\">Manual\nMigration<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the name suggest, we need to move every content from our\nwix website to our new WP website manually. It means we will have to create\neach page and post on WP website manually and need to copy content from Wix\nwebsite and paste them on our new WP website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will manually have to copy and paste content and images\nfrom wix website and use them on our WP website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Semi-Automatic_Migration\">Semi-Automatic\nMigration<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Semi-automatic&nbsp; method\ncan save our little time as by using this we can import content from wix\nwebsite into our WordPress website automatically. We will still to create pages\non WP website manually and use copy\/paste method to move content from wix to WP\nwebsite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be done in these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Import_posts_to_WP_website_using_Wix_RSS_feed\"><strong>Import posts to WP website using Wix\nRSS feed<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>First we need to find and save the Wix RSS feed.\nTo do this open your wix website and add \u201c\/feed.xml\u201d to the end of your wix\nwebsite.<\/li><li>If you website is xyz.com then then it would\nbecome \u201cxyz.com\/feed.xml\u201d or \u201cxyz.com\/feed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: If this doesn\u2019t show any page, it means you are using\na new version of wix and we can\u2019t use this \u201csemi-automatic\u201d migration method.\nYou will have to move to either manual migration method or \u201cfull automatic\nmigration\u201d method.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span id=\"Save_your_RSS_File_in_xml_file_extension\"><strong>Save your RSS File<\/strong> in .xml file extension<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping RSS feed open, right click on the page and save it\nas \u201c.xml\u201d extension on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4><span id=\"Import_to_WordPress_Website\"><strong>Import to WordPress Website<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-1-1024x426.jpg\" alt=\"WP Dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-1102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-1-1024x426.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-1-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-1-768x320.jpg 768w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-dashboard-1.jpg 1424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Now open your WP website admin panel<\/li><li>Click on \u201cTools\u201d on dashboard<\/li><li>Find \u201cRSS Importer\u201d and \u201cRun Importer\u201d<\/li><li>Now, upload your \u201cRSS feed\u201d file which you saved on \u201c.xml\u201d format on your computer<\/li><li>Once the importor has finished, you will see that all the posts are migrated from your wix website to your WP website.<\/li><li>You can see your posts on WP admin panel under Posts &gt; All Posts<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"915\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-importer.jpg\" alt=\"RSS importer\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-importer.jpg 915w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-importer-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-importer-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 915px) 100vw, 915px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"215\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-import-upload-1024x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-import-upload-1024x215.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-import-upload-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-import-upload-768x161.jpg 768w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/rss-import-upload.jpg 1118w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note:&nbsp;\nYou might see the posts are now showing properly on your WP website,\nthis could be the reason of formatting issue but you can manage the formatting\non your WP website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RSS importer moves only posts from your wix\nwebsite to WP website but you will have to create pages manually and also you\nwill have move from wix to WP website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Import_Pages_to_WordPress_Website\"><strong>Import Pages to WordPress Website<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-page.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-page.jpg 819w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-page-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/wordpress-page-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Open your wix website pages one by one and\ncreate the same number of pages in your WP website and copy\/paste content from\nwix pages to WP website pages.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3><span id=\"Move_Images_from_Wix_to_WP_website\"><strong>Move Images from Wix to WP website<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>By using above semi-automatic method using the RSS feed, we\ncan move the post content from wix website to WP website but images are still\nhosted on Wix. To move images from wix to WP website, you can either download\nthem manually from mix website and upload them to WP website and update\nlinks&nbsp; Or, you can follow an automatic\nmethod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your WP website admin panel and install a plugin named\n\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/import-external-images\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><strong>Import External Images<\/strong><\/a>.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Install and activate the plugin<\/li><li>Go to media and click \u201cimport Images\u201d<\/li><li>Click \u201cImport Images Now\u201d &#8211;&nbsp; This will download the images from your wix\nwebsite and will upload them to your WP website image library and also switch\nover any existing image links.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Full_Automatic_Migration_method\">Full Automatic Migration method<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can do full automatic migration from wix to wordpress website by using the third party paid services. One of the popular services is \u201cCMS2CMS\u201d. Let me share step by step, how we can use this service:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"969\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cms2cms-account.jpg\" alt=\"cms2cms migration\" class=\"wp-image-1099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cms2cms-account.jpg 969w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cms2cms-account-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cms2cms-account-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Open your WP website admin panel and install a plugin named as \u201c<strong>CMS2CMS: Automated Wix to WordPress<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li><li>Install this plugin and activate<\/li><li>Click on \u201cPlugins\u201d on your dashboard and click on \u201cWix to WordPress\u201d<\/li><li>Create an account or, Log in to your existing account if you have any already.<\/li><li> Connect your wix website, use your wix website url and \u201cverify connection\u201d. <\/li><li>Run Migration<ul><li> You can manage your migration settings and you can see which content you want to migrate and which content you don\u2019t need anymore. <\/li><li> Once you are done with settings, you will see \u201cStart Free Demo Migration\u201d, this will show you a complete report with any error in mirgration as well. You will also see a price quote for this migration. <\/li><li> If you are happy with migration settings and happy with price quote then click on \u201cComplete Migration\u201d <\/li><li> Wix to WP migration will start after you complete the payment. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"671\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.infotheme.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/complete-migration.jpg\" alt=\"cms2cms complete migration\" class=\"wp-image-1100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/complete-migration.jpg 671w, https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/complete-migration-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2><span id=\"Final_Thoughts\">Final Thoughts<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Migration from wix website to WP website is still little\ncomplicated as it does not provide any FREE full automatic solution. If you\nwant to migrate your website from Wix to WordPress website yourself then use\neither manual transfer method or semi-automatic way. If you are ready to pay\nsomething for your transfer that take third party services for fully automatic\ntransfer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&nbsp; hope above guide\nwill help you to move your wix website to WordPress CMS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s learn Wix to WordPress Migration, Wix is a wonderful all in one hosted service for beginners, as it allow you to setup your basis [&hellip;] <span class=\"read-more-link\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wix-wordpress-migration\/\">Read More<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[135,139],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1093"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1113,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1093\/revisions\/1113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infotheme.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}