Wix is a closed platform — it doesn't let you export your site to WordPress, HTML, or any portable format. That means "migrating" from Wix isn't really a migration; it's a rebuild. The good news: rebuilding on a modern, open platform is easier than ever, and once you do, you're no longer locked in.
Why Wix sites can't be exported
Wix is a fully hosted, proprietary site builder. Your content is stored in Wix's databases in formats only Wix understands, and Wix doesn't provide export tools for the underlying data. You can download images and copy text, but there's no way to download the site's structure, layout, or design in a form any other platform can use.
This is the trade-off Wix customers accept in exchange for the drag-and-drop simplicity: once you're in, you can't easily leave. It's the main reason we typically recommend open platforms like WordPress instead.
Your two rebuild options on CanSpace
Both are included free with every hosting plan:
Option 1: Rebuild with SiteJet
SiteJet is a modern AI-assisted site builder built into cPanel. For most marketing and small-business sites, it can generate a new site in under an hour based on a few prompts. You'd use it if:
- You want something fast and don't mind a SiteJet-templated starting point.
- Your Wix site is a straightforward marketing site (about, services, contact, maybe a portfolio).
- You want a visual drag-and-drop editor similar to Wix's experience.
See How do I launch the free site builder (SiteJet)? for the setup.
Option 2: Rebuild with WordPress
WordPress powers about 40% of the web for a reason: enormous plugin ecosystem, professional themes, full ownership of your content, and once built, it moves anywhere. You'd use WordPress if:
- You want long-term flexibility — WordPress sites aren't locked to any host.
- You need specific features (WooCommerce for e-commerce, advanced SEO, membership systems, LMS, etc.).
- You're comfortable with a steeper initial learning curve than SiteJet for more powerful results.
- You want to hire a developer down the road without platform constraints.
WordPress installs in one click via cPanel → Softaculous. Pick a theme (free themes are fine; Astra and Kadence are widely loved), add content, and publish. See How do I install WordPress.
Copy your content off Wix before you cancel
Before rebuilding, grab everything from your existing Wix site that you'll want to reuse. Do this before cancelling your Wix subscription — once cancelled, the site may become inaccessible.
Text content
Go through each page and copy the text into a document (Google Doc, Word, whatever you prefer). Include page titles, headings, body copy, CTAs, footer content, and any form field labels. Having all the text in one place makes rebuilding much faster — you just paste into your new builder.
Images
Right-click each image on your live Wix site and Save image as.... Save to a folder on your computer organized by page. For higher-resolution originals, log in to Wix, go to Media Manager, and download from there — the Media Manager has the original-size files, not the compressed versions shown on the live site.
Blog posts
Wix does offer a limited blog export. From your Wix dashboard: Blog → Posts → Export. You get a CSV with post titles, content, authors, and dates — importable into WordPress via a CSV import plugin or by copy-pasting posts one by one. Blog images are not included in the export; download those separately.
Products (Wix Stores)
Wix Stores has a product export: Wix Stores → Products → ... and export as CSV. The CSV can be imported into WooCommerce via its built-in product importer, though some custom fields may need manual re-entry.
Contacts and customer data
From Contacts in your Wix dashboard, export as CSV. Import into your new email marketing platform, CRM, or WooCommerce depending on where those contacts need to live.
If you used Wix Business Email (which is resold Google Workspace under the hood), your email history lives in Google. After setting up new mailboxes on your CanSpace plan, you can copy your old messages over — see How to migrate your email from a non-cPanel provider. If you used Wix's older legacy email (no longer offered to new Wix users), it followed the same general pattern — add both accounts to Thunderbird and copy over.
Domain
If your domain is registered through Wix, you can transfer it out to CanSpace (or keep it at Wix and just point the nameservers). See How do I transfer a domain to CanSpace?. Wix provides the EPP/authorization code in your account settings — they sometimes make it less obvious than it should be, so contact Wix support if you can't find it.
The rebuild workflow
- Sign up for a CanSpace plan. Medium Web Hosting is the popular default for WordPress sites.
- Install either SiteJet or WordPress on the new hosting.
- Use your saved content to rebuild page by page. With SiteJet's AI assist, you can prompt it with your business description and it'll generate a starting framework — then replace placeholder content with yours.
- Review everything before switching the domain — check contact forms work, all pages are present, images aren't broken, mobile layout is OK.
- Update DNS (point the nameservers to us) only when the rebuild is live and tested. Until then, the old Wix site keeps serving your domain.
- Cancel your Wix subscription after you're comfortable the new site is working and your domain is on CanSpace.
Need help rebuilding?
We don't do site design or development ourselves, but many clients hire a freelancer to rebuild from their existing Wix content. Budget-friendly options include Upwork, Fiverr, or Canadian Freelance platforms. Share your saved content package (the folder of images and text document) with the freelancer and they can rebuild in SiteJet or WordPress based on it.
Related articles
- What's included in our free website migration
- How do I launch the free site builder (SiteJet)?
- How do I install WordPress
- How do I transfer a domain to CanSpace?
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