Hi there! I’ve been using Wix for a while now but I keep hearing people talk about WordPress. Has anyone here moved from Wix to WordPress? What made you decide to switch?
I’m wondering if it was worth the extra complexity. WordPress seems more technical compared to Wix’s simple drag and drop interface. With Wix, everything is handled for you - hosting, updates, security. But WordPress apparently gives you more control and customization options.
I’ve read that WordPress has better SEO capabilities and more plugin options. Is that true? Also heard it’s cheaper in the long run even though you need separate hosting.
My main concerns are the learning curve and time investment. Wix is so straightforward but maybe I’m missing out on something better with WordPress?
Would really appreciate hearing from anyone who’s made this transition. What were the biggest challenges? Do you regret switching or was it the right move?
Honestly, the hardest part wasn’t learning WordPress itself but dealing with Wix’s terrible export options. You basically get nothing usable, so expect to rebuild everything from scratch. Took me forever, but my site actually ranks on Google now - which never happened with Wix.
Switched from Wix to WordPress last year and the performance boost alone made it worth it. My Wix site was crazy slow and I couldn’t do anything about it since everything’s locked to their servers. With WordPress on good hosting, my load times dropped by more than half. Money-wise, it’s a no-brainer. I was dropping $300/year on Wix’s premium plan plus app subscriptions. Now I spend maybe $150 total for hosting and better plugins that actually work. What shocked me most? Content management got way easier after the learning curve. WordPress editor looks rough compared to Wix’s drag-and-drop, but you get real control. I can edit HTML and CSS directly instead of being stuck with their cookie-cutter layouts. Migration sucked - had to rebuild most pages manually since there’s no clean export. But three months later, my search rankings jumped and I finally had the freedom to build features that were impossible on Wix.
switched a few months ago and wow, should’ve done it way sooner. yeah, there’s a learning curve, but YouTube has tons of tutorials. way more customization than Wix and my site loads so much faster now.
Switched about two years ago after hitting too many walls with Wix’s limitations. The final straw was needing custom functionality that Wix just couldn’t do without pricey third-party apps. WordPress was intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it, the flexibility is amazing. Took me about three weeks to learn the basics through docs and messing around. SEO got way better within months - you can actually control meta tags, site structure, and page speed properly. Hosting’s definitely cheaper long-term, though you’ll need to handle updates and backups yourself. Biggest mistake? Not backing everything up properly during the move - plan that part carefully. Had to rebuild most pages from scratch since there’s no direct import tool. Time-consuming but ended up with a much cleaner, faster site.
I’ve migrated several teams from Wix to WordPress. The manual process kills most people - weeks rebuilding pages, fixing broken layouts, wrestling with hosting setup.
What I learned: automate everything. Don’t manually recreate stuff. Set up workflows that handle content extraction, formatting, even WordPress setup.
SEO improvements are legit though. One project saw 40% more organic traffic in six months just from better site structure and faster loading.
Skip the manual headache. Latenode automates content transfer, sets up hosting workflows, handles maintenance. Connects Wix APIs with WordPress so you’re not copy-pasting for weeks.
Saved us 80 hours on the last migration. Learning WordPress is way easier when you’re not drowning in migration work.