Wix to WordPress migration
If your Wix website needs to run on WordPress, the pages and their editing tools need to be rebuilt. Norml inventories your existing site, recreates the agreed design, and transfers the content into an independently hosted WordPress installation. Forms, navigation, and connected tools are included in the plan so the site remains useful after the domain switch.
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What we do
Rebuild your Wix website in WordPress with an agreed design, editable content, replacement forms, media checks, and mapped redirects.
What the migration covers
A Wix website depends on Wix’s hosting technology. We use your content and approved design as the basis for a WordPress build, with a separate decision for each Wix app.
- Solution
- Migrations
- Current platform
- Wix
- Destination
- WordPress
- Pages, posts and mediaWe list the public pages, blog archive, downloads, images, and videos that belong in the new site. Available exports are checked for coverage; missing material is transferred through an agreed capture process. Videos stored on Wix need a new host, such as a video platform or the WordPress media library. The destination is reviewed for page completeness, image ownership, formatting, and links.01
- Design and WordPress editingLayouts are rebuilt as WordPress templates and editable sections. We agree which parts of the current appearance to retain before development. Mobile navigation, typography, forms, and long pages are checked alongside the desktop reference, including the content your team will update most often.02
- Forms and Wix appsContact forms need a destination for enquiries, submission confirmation, and appropriate spam controls. Wix apps may need a WordPress replacement or an external service connection. We record what each app does, who uses it, and which records or settings must remain accessible.03
- Service and area pagesIf the new site should be organized around the services you sell and the areas you serve, we agree that page structure before the rebuild starts and map each current page to its new place. Each area page carries content written for that area, such as the services offered there and nearby projects your team confirms.04
- Titles, descriptions and headingsBefore anything changes, we record the address, title, meta description, headings, and image alt text of every page that appears in search results. On the WordPress pages, titles and descriptions are kept or rewritten with your approval, each page has one H1 with H2 and H3 headings that follow its content, and meaningful images get alt text. The live pages are checked against this record after launch.05
- Domain and existing linksYour domain can remain with its current registrar if that suits the setup. We map changed addresses, prepare redirects where you control the domain, and check analytics and tracking after launch. Email-related domain records are considered separately from website hosting.06
Client reviews
“Norml Studio's professionalism and responsiveness were impressive.”
“They were proactive in suggesting improvements we hadn't considered.”
“They delivered what they said they would, on time.”
“They focused on how to make our daily operations easier, not just on building features for the sake of it.”
“They understood that the app needed to be practical for someone sitting in a car, not just look good on a desktop.”
“Their level of dedication to the success of the project and GoPetZen's business as a whole is unique.”
What we need before the move
- Site ownership and source materialProvide Wix access, the domain account owner, original media, and a list of connected apps. We also need the destinations for form submissions and a person who can verify the page inventory.01
- Search access and service areasAccess to the analytics and Google Search Console accounts you already have, so we can record which pages bring visitors before the move and check them again after launch. If the site is being reorganized, we also need the services you sell, the areas you serve, and the person who confirms the details for each area.02
- Stores, bookings and accountsA marketing-site move does not automatically transfer Wix Stores, appointment schedules, memberships, or payment subscriptions. These have their own data and business rules. We scope them explicitly if they must be part of the WordPress project.03
How we prepare the move
- [Inventory the site]Step 01
Review public and private pages, blog entries, apps, and available exports. Agree the keep/change list and record content that requires manual reconstruction.
- [Rebuild and populate]Step 02
Create the WordPress templates, bring across approved text and media, and reconnect the required services. Review a representative page and form before completing the remaining pages.
- [Test and switch]Step 03
Check links, images, mobile layouts, editor access, and form delivery. Apply the agreed domain change, verify the public pages and redirects, and give your team instructions for routine WordPress updates.
The people who do this work.
Meet the whole teamNo account layer between you and them. These are the Norml specialists this work runs through.
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“I've spent 10 years working across development and marketing. I started as a developer, but design, SEO and advertising were already part of the job. That taught me to treat a website as one system: the business, the content, the design and the code have to work together. At Norml, I lead the architecture behind our work and stay involved wherever strategy, design, development and search meet.”
Max TymoshynFounder & Architect
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Questions about the migration
Can the existing design be retained?
Yes, it can be the visual reference for the rebuild. Wix’s underlying editor and hosted runtime do not become WordPress components. We agree how closely to preserve the appearance and which editing controls the new site needs.
Can you export the whole Wix site into WordPress?
There is no complete Wix website export that makes its hosted features run in WordPress. We inspect the export options for individual content types and combine supported transfers with a scoped rebuild.
What happens to forms and apps?
Each required function gets a replacement decision. Existing form records are handled separately from future submission delivery. Store, booking, and membership data is included only when its transfer route and destination behavior have been agreed.
Can quote requests and consultation bookings go to our CRM?
Yes. Quote and consultation forms can send each request to the CRM you use, such as HubSpot, with the fields your sales team needs for follow-up. Online booking is scoped as its own item: we choose a WordPress booking plugin or an external scheduling tool after checking that it can pass bookings to the same CRM. Before launch we test a real request and a real booking end to end.
Will the move affect our search rankings?
It can. Search engines have to crawl every changed address again, and no one can promise that rankings hold through a platform change. We keep current addresses where the new structure allows and redirect the rest. After launch we submit the new sitemap, confirm that old addresses lead to the right pages, and check indexing in Search Console.
Plan your Wix migration
Share your current website, the features you rely on, and what needs to change. We will review the WordPress requirements and identify the content, rebuild work, and launch checks your move needs.