Partial export + rebuild · Some manual work
Moving your site off Squarespace.
Squarespace can create a WordPress-compatible XML file for certain content. The design, many page types, commerce features, and platform scripts still need to be rebuilt.
What Squarespace lets you take
The XML export is a content handoff, not a copy of the finished site. Squarespace notes that not everything exports because many features depend on its JavaScript and CSS.
- Pages and one blog page represented in the XML export
- Text and some image references
- Products or contacts exported separately as CSV where available
- Domain and DNS records
What gets rebuilt
- Template styling and responsive layout
- Portfolio, index, event, album, cover, and some product page structures
- Forms, newsletters, scheduling, member areas, and checkout behavior
- SEO details and redirects that are not present in the export
We can rebuild an informational site as a custom static site.
A Squarespace site whose job is explaining your services doesn't have to become WordPress. A static site on Cloudflare Workers has no database or plugins to update, and forms and analytics still work.
If your staff publish often or you need store or membership plugins, WordPress is the better fit. We recommend one after looking at the site.
Gather these first
- Squarespace owner or administrator access
- The XML export
- Original images, downloadable files, logos, fonts, and brand colors
- Product, customer, order, member, scheduling, and form records used by the business
- A list of URL slugs that already receive traffic or leads
Export from Squarespace
Step 1
Confirm the site is active and published. Squarespace does not export a trial site.
Step 2
Open the Squarespace site menu, go to Settings, then Import & Export Content, and choose Export.
Step 3
Choose WordPress and select the available content. When the export finishes, download the XML file.
Step 4
Download original images and files separately, especially gallery images, product images, audio, video, and linked PDFs.
Step 5
Export commerce and mailing-list data from their own panels if you use them. Record products, variants, taxes, shipping rules, discounts, and transactional emails.
Step 6
Screenshot page layouts, mobile views, forms, announcement bars, popups, scheduling flows, and checkout settings before anything is canceled.
Watch for
- Keep the Squarespace site public while media is being copied.
- PDF links may appear in XML without importing the actual file.
- Record all existing URLs before changing slugs so we can create redirects.
Questions
Does hosting include migration?
Yes. There is no migration fee. We review the current site first so you know the plan. New features beyond recreating the existing site are scoped separately before we do them.
Will my website go offline?
No. The old site stays up while the new one is built, and we don't cancel the old service until the new one passes review.
Do I have to transfer my domain?
No. The domain can stay with its current registrar and point to us.
What happens to my business email?
We copy every mail-related DNS record before launch. We don't move or cancel email unless that is part of the plan.
Ready to leave Squarespace?
Send the site address. Moving is free with hosting, and the old site stays up until the new one passes review.