WordPress.com has a new site mover for small websites built on Squarespace, Wix, Lovable or Base44. You give it the address of your current site, pick a plan, and it brings over your pages, images and design so you’re not rebuilding everything from scratch. WordPress.com announced it on 12 November 2026.
Moving platforms has always been the bit that keeps people stuck where they are. Plenty of small businesses have outgrown their website builder (or got fed up with the monthly bill), but the thought of copying every page across by hand is enough to put anyone off. This tool is aimed squarely at that problem.
According to WordPress.com, the mover brings across your pages, images and design. That design part is the interesting bit. In the announcement’s words: “Your design: layout, colors, fonts, header, logo, and menu, as close to the original as we can get them.” Internal links come over too, so the navigation between your pages should still work.
It’s built for small sites made mostly of text and images. Think a café, a dog groomer or a photography portfolio. WordPress.com’s move page adds a few details worth knowing before you start:
- Lovable and Base44 sites move their visible pages, but app features like logins and databases stay behind.
- Stores are moved by the WordPress.com team, and you can review what comes over before deciding.
- Contact forms usually come across as Jetpack forms, so send yourself a test message afterwards.
- Email doesn’t move automatically. Note down your email settings before you touch your domain.
The process is four steps. You enter the address of your current site, choose a plan, and let WordPress.com run the migration. You can close the tab while it works and you’ll get an email when the new site is ready. Then you compare the new site with the old one and connect your domain, with a checklist to guide you through it.
There’s no exporting files or downloading backups. Your old site stays live while you review the new one, so you decide when to switch over. You can keep your existing domain, and if any page addresses change you can set up redirects so you don’t lose visitors (or search rankings) along the way.
One thing to watch if you’re coming from Wix: Wix doesn’t let you change name servers, so you’ll be adding DNS records instead. WordPress.com’s move page also warns that search rankings may wobble for a few weeks after a move, which is normal for any migration.
WordPress.com is upfront that some things may not come across perfectly. The announcement says the WordPress Agent “can edit your pages, write new content, and fix anything that didn’t come over quite right.” So the realistic workflow is: let the mover do the heavy lifting, then go through the site page by page and ask the agent to sort out anything that looks off.
Moving your site is included with every paid plan. WordPress.com’s move page lists Personal at $4 a month, Premium at $8, Business at $25 and Commerce at $45 (billed yearly, excluding tax). Every plan includes hosting, plugins, custom themes and a free domain for the first year if you need one.
There’s a safety net too. WordPress.com says “if we can’t move your site, you’ll get a full refund”, and yearly plans come with a 14-day money-back guarantee (7 days on monthly plans). If you want the Jetpack SEO tools for custom titles and descriptions, that needs Premium or above. (Prices are in US dollars as shown on the move page; check what you see in your own currency before quoting them.)
If you’ve got a small brochure site on Squarespace or Wix and you’ve been putting off a move because of the rebuild, this is worth a look. The old site stays up until you’re happy, so there’s very little to lose by trying. If your site leans heavily on bookings, memberships or app-style features, read the move page carefully first, because those don’t come across in the same way.
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