Wix Wordpress Blog Import

Wix has a Wordpress Blog Import so you can import blog posts from a Wordpress blog into the Wix blog. As a Wix Website Designer, this is a tool I often use when converting Wordpress websites with blogs to the Wix platform.

Above I show the import process using my Good Environmental News blog as an example, which I've had for over 10 years – and it has hundreds of posts. I always wanted to bring it into Wix from Wordpress but never had the time to manually recreate all the posts. Well, now I was able to do that in a matter of minutes. Granted, if I want to retain it's SEO, I will need to setup 301 redirects for it as the URL structure is slightly different, this saves hours upon hours of work having to manually copy and paste and recreate each post.

One thing to note, however, is that importing Wordpress Blog posts to Wix is not always perfect. A few issues I've encountered include:

• Missing Featured Images from original Wordpress blog post.

• HTML code inserted into the Excerpt (such as paragraph code <p> and code in place of em or en-dashes.

• Missing Paragraph breaks (so paragraphs stack on top of eachother.)

• General Spacing issues - text without any space under images, for example.

• Importing of tables for some content, which are awkward and undesirable in Wix blog posts in my experience.

• URLs may need to be redirected using URL Redirects (301 redirects) if the original Wordpress blog was in a subfolder, as Wix doesn't have subfolder site structure.

• Note: Only blog posts from Wordpress get imported, not pages, which will have to be rebuilt manually. See more on this below.

These import issues are all easily fixable, but it does take time to go through all your posts – especially if you have a lot of them, so just be aware there may be some hours of work involved.

The quick demo video at the top of this post shows how the Wix Wordpress Blog Import works. Below is a screenshot of my Wordpress blog that I imported into Wix.

Want to switch from Wordpress to Wix?

If you have a Wordpress website for your business and you'd like to switch to Wix, I specialize in migrating Wordpress websites to the Wix platform, as well as improving or redesigning the websites in the process. Wix sites can look exactly like Wordpress sites, so we can carry over any elements that you like and rebuild them in the easy-to-edit Wix website builder.

It is important to note that migrating websites from Wordpress to Wix is not accomplished with just a click of a button to import entire Wordpress websites to Wix, it is a process and takes time and attention to detail. Wordpress blog posts can be imported, but they often need adjustments after the import; and Wordpress pages are not able to be imported so they must be rebuilt. Here is more info on Wordpress to Wix Migration for details on some of the work involved.

Want help moving your Wordpress website to Wix? I can help do all of the migration and redesign work for you to port your Wordpress website over into the Wix system, and then I will train you on how to use the Wix platform to keep your website updated. All of my clients love Wix as it's so much easier to use than Wordpress, and it doesn't need regular updates and security fixes as Wordpress requires. Especially with a little training - I can show you all sorts of tricks to make your Wix website editing experience way easier. Wix is also easier to add new pages, make design changes, add photo galleries, add videos, and so much more! I will show you how you can easily make any edits and updates to the website. If it's easier to edit your website, then you're more likely to keep it updated, which is better for SEO (search engine optimization). I'm also a SEO Consultant, so I can help make the migration from Wordpress to Wix go smoothly so you won't lose any of your ranking in search engines. I will setup 301 redirects, setup your SEO Meta Tags and Alt Image tags so your website performs at it's best in searches. Lastly, I will train you on how to continue to build your own website SEO and content to help your website get found online.Contact me today for a free estimate »

​P.S. Thank you Wix for adding this most excellent new feature!