Not as it is. A site built in the Wix editor or Wix Studio only runs on Wix’s own servers. Wix’s help page on exporting or embedding your site elsewhere says plainly that its “SaaS architecture does not support external hosting.” There is no button that downloads your pages as files you could upload somewhere else.
You aren’t stuck, though. There are three real ways forward, and they keep very different amounts of what you’ve built: rebuild on another platform, keep Wix as the back office and replace only the pages visitors see, or export the site as code from Wix’s newest editor, which is still in beta. The right one depends on what lives in your Wix account today. If you like the dashboard and have simply outgrown the editor, our page on upgrading a Wix site covers the middle path in detail.
Why a Wix site can’t be copied to another host
A traditional website is a set of files on a server, plus maybe a database. You can zip it up and move it. A Wix editor site isn’t stored that way. Wix’s software builds each page when someone visits, from your design and content held in Wix’s systems. Take the content away from that software and there’s nothing left that runs. The store, bookings, forms and member logins are Wix services too, not files on your site.
Two things are portable. Your domain name is one: Wix’s own page notes you can buy and manage a domain with another provider. Your content is the other, moved piece by piece, as covered below.
Path 1: rebuild on another platform
This is the clean break: a new site on WordPress, Shopify or a custom build, with your domain pointed at it.
- You keep: the domain, and whatever content you export or copy.
- You rebuild: every page and its design, every form, and every app’s job (booking, store, reviews, chat), each with a replacement on the new platform.
- Best for: small sites with few apps, or owners who want nothing left at Wix.
Before you commit, list every app in your Wix dashboard and find out what each one lets you export. Some data comes out as a file. Some only comes out by copying it from the screen.
Path 2: keep Wix’s backend, replace the front end
Wix now lets you take the front end of an editor-built site off Wix and replace it with custom code, while the back office stays exactly where it is. Wix documents two versions: a new front end that Wix hosts, and a front end you host yourself. For the self-hosted version, Wix’s developer docs say your catalog, bookings, courses, forms, members and orders stay in place, and you take on hosting, logins and SEO for the new pages.
So for the part of the site customers see, the answer to the question is yes: you can move it to another host this way. The data simply never moves.
Wix’s built-in switch for the Wix-hosted version lists conditions you should check against your own site first:
- the site needs a custom domain
- it is currently available for English-language accounts only
- the store must be on the new Wix Stores catalog
- Velo code on your pages stops running after the switch
- forms added in the editor don’t appear on the new front end, so they are rebuilt
This is the kind of build we do: custom pages written in Astro, with Wix running the store, forms and members behind them. Our guide to Wix Headless vs the Wix editor explains what you gain and give up.
Path 3: export to code from Studio Two (beta)
On November 2, 2026, Wix announced Studio Two, a new editor that is rolling out to Wix Partners first and then gradually to all users. Studio Two sites can be exported as React code and run on any host that runs Node.js. That’s the closest thing to a true export Wix has offered, with three cautions from Wix’s own docs:
- It’s in beta. Wix says the feature is subject to change and may have bugs.
- The site still depends on Wix. An exported site loads fonts and media from Wix and calls Wix’s systems for any business features. Wix describes it as a front end you host for a site Wix still runs.
- Some features don’t work yet. Sites with dynamic pages can’t be exported, visitors can’t log in, and pages with widgets from installed apps fail to build.
It applies to Studio Two sites. The Wix pages we read don’t say whether a classic Wix Editor or Wix Studio site can be moved into Studio Two. It’s worth watching, but we wouldn’t plan a business-critical move around a beta.
What moves easily, and what doesn’t
Comes out as a file or a copy
- Products. Wix Stores exports products to a CSV file, with a separate row for each variant and each image. Another platform’s import will expect its own columns, so plan an afternoon in a spreadsheet.
- Contacts. The contact list exports to CSV.
- CMS collections. Team bios, FAQs, project galleries and other collections export through More Actions, then Export to CSV (Wix’s steps).
- Page text and images. Copy the text by hand and download the original image files from the Media Manager. Tedious, but nothing is lost.
Takes real work
- Blog posts. Wix’s help center says that “it is not possible to export blog posts to other platforms.” Posts get copied by hand or moved with a migration tool. Test any tool on a few posts first and check the images, formatting and categories.
- Design. The layout is rebuilt on the new platform. There’s nothing to export.
- Apps, Velo code and editor forms. Each one is rebuilt or replaced.
- Redirects you set up in Wix. They live in Wix’s settings, so they have to be recreated on the new host.
On Path 2, products, bookings, members and orders skip this list entirely, because they stay in Wix.
Keep your rankings: redirect every old address
Wix addresses follow their own patterns. Blog posts often sit under /post/ and product pages under /product-page/, and your new site probably won’t use the same paths. Every old address that Google knows needs a permanent (301) redirect to its new home.
Two Wix-specific points: your Wix sitemap at yourdomain.com/sitemap.xml is the quickest list of old addresses to start from, and redirects set up in Wix only work while the site is on Wix, so they have to be set up again on the new host. The full step-by-step, using only free tools, is in our guide on how to redesign a website without losing SEO. Google’s guide to site moves with URL changes says to keep redirects “generally at least 1 year”.
Keep your email: leave the MX records alone
Many Wix owners have email on the same domain through Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Email runs on the domain’s MX records and a few TXT records (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), not on the website. Wix’s developer docs say email keeps working as long as you change only the A and CNAME records that route visitors to the website.
If you transfer the domain itself away from Wix, Wix’s domain transfer page says you need to add the MX records again after the transfer. It also says a transfer usually takes up to 7 days. Before touching anything, screenshot or export every DNS record you have, so nothing gets lost in the move.
Which path fits
- You want nothing left at Wix and the site is small: rebuild on another platform.
- Your store, bookings or members work well in the dashboard, but the pages are slow or limiting: keep Wix’s backend and replace the front end.
- You’re already on Studio Two and comfortable testing a beta: try the code export on a copy first.
- Your only complaint is layout: try Wix Studio before paying for any move.
How we can help
If you’re weighing a move, send us your current Wix address and the two or three things the site can’t do today. We list every page and app first, map each old address to a redirect, and change only the web records when the switch happens, so your email keeps arriving. Read how a Wix site upgrade runs with us, or start through our contact page.