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Can you migrate Squarespace to WordPress?

Last updated: · By the Replatform Radar team — specialists in pre-migration CMS content audits

Yes — and Squarespace is one of the few hosted builders with a genuine export, so this migration goes considerably better than most. Squarespace exports a WordPress-format XML file covering pages, blog posts and images, which WordPress imports directly. The design still has to be rebuilt.

Squarespace exports to WordPress WXR, the same format WordPress uses for its own imports. That single fact separates this migration from the Wix equivalent: your text content and blog archive come across in one file rather than being retyped. What does not come across is the template, because Squarespace's design system has no WordPress counterpart.

The realistic shape of the project is therefore: export, import, then rebuild the look in a theme and reconcile the URLs. Content-heavy sites benefit most, because the part that scales with size is the part that is automated.

In your report — not a generic checklist

The Squarespace → WordPress detail, catered to your site

A pre-migration scan produces a report tailored to this exact transfer, covering the parts that decide whether the project goes smoothly:

  • How Squarespace and WordPress compare across the dimensions that matter for a migration
  • The field-mapping table — what each Squarespace construct becomes in WordPress
  • The Squarespace to WordPress-specific gotchas that silently cause data loss, broken links, and ranking drops
  • Realistic timeline and cost drivers for this migration
  • Your own site’s findings scored against all of it
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FAQ

Squarespace to WordPress: frequently asked questions

Does Squarespace export to WordPress?

Yes, and it is a real export — Squarespace produces a WordPress WXR file containing pages, one blog and images, which WordPress imports natively. That makes this the most straightforward of the hosted-builder migrations. Product, album, event and audio content are excluded and need separate handling.

What does not transfer from Squarespace to WordPress?

Product pages, album pages, event pages, audio blocks, folders, and anything beyond a single blog. The template itself never transfers — Squarespace designs are rebuilt as a WordPress theme. Commerce data needs its own CSV export into WooCommerce, and orders and customers do not come across at all.

Will my SEO survive a Squarespace to WordPress migration?

It can, but permalinks rarely match by default because Squarespace uses a flat, often prefixed URL structure. Baseline every URL, title and description before exporting, then redirect each one individually. Sites that skip this step are the ones that report traffic loss.

How long does a Squarespace to WordPress migration take?

A content-only site can be done in one to three weeks, since the import itself is quick and the theme rebuild dominates. Allow three to six weeks for a typical marketing site with a blog, and add a month or more if you are also moving a Squarespace Commerce store.

Further reading

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