Weebly To WordPress Migration

Why Move from Weebly to WordPress?

If you want to move Weebly to WordPress, there is no one-click button between the two platforms, so the real work is deciding what to bring over and what to rebuild. This guide shows how to migrate Weebly to WordPress with free importers or with LitExtension, what carries over, and what to check after launch. Most site owners switch for more control rather than a different look. The usual reasons are:

• Ownership: WordPress gives you your own site files and database, so you can back up or move the site to another host whenever you need.
• SEO control: with an SEO plugin, you manage titles, meta descriptions, and schema yourself.
• Room to grow: the WordPress plugin ecosystem adds features such as online payments as your site grows.
• Platform certainty: in 2026, Weebly announced that it is winding down its service in dozens of countries, and owners who do not want to depend on one provider’s plans often choose WordPress for that reason.

Is Weebly Shutting Down? Check Your Country First

In June 2026, Weebly announced that it is winding down in 67 countries. In those countries, publishing new pages stopped on June 29, 2026, sites are scheduled to be unpublished on September 27, 2026, and account access ends on December 26, 2026. Weebly Support explains the changes under “Upcoming Changes to Weebly’s Global Operations,” so check which stage applies to your country. Weebly’s separate support update says it has no plans to discontinue the website builder “at this time.” If your account is in an affected country, export your data before the account closes, because importers that read your public site may not be able to reach a site that is no longer published.

Before You Migrate Weebly to WordPress

Before you migrate Weebly to WordPress, review your current site structure and decide what should be moved, rebuilt, or checked after migration. This helps set the right scope for pages, blog posts, images, URLs, SEO metadata, and store data if your Weebly site includes ecommerce features. Start by listing your important pages, blog posts, image-heavy sections, forms, menus, and URLs with traffic or backlinks. If your site includes store data, check whether your target WordPress site is prepared with WooCommerce or another compatible ecommerce plugin. Planning ahead like this makes it much easier to move Weebly to WordPress without losing content or breaking links along the way. You should also review your design expectations before migration. Weebly themes and drag-and-drop layouts usually cannot be transferred exactly to WordPress, so some layouts, forms, menus, buttons, and design settings may need to be recreated or adjusted after the content transfer. Back up your Weebly content before you start. Save your images and files to your computer, and keep a list of every page URL with its title and meta description, because Weebly-hosted files stop loading once the old site is removed. A crawler such as Screaming Frog can export that list for you. You can also export your data from Weebly itself. Open Account Settings > My Data > Download My Data for the whole account, or use Settings > Archive in a site’s editor for one site. The export contains Weebly-specific code, so treat it as a backup and a reference rather than a file that WordPress can import directly. Decide where your new site will live before you move any content:

• WordPress.org (self-hosted): you need a domain and web hosting, and you choose and install your own theme and plugins.
• WordPress.com: hosting is included, but installing plugins requires a plugin-enabled plan.

Keep your Weebly site live while you migrate. Images and links keep loading from Weebly until they are copied over, so switch your domain only after everything has been checked on WordPress. If you plan to use a free importer, you will also need to turn SSL off in Weebly for the export, then turn it back on at your WordPress host afterward. If your host allows it, build and test the new site on a temporary or staging domain first, and update your domain only when everything checks out.

What Carries Over When You Transfer Weebly to WordPress

Because there is no one-click way to convert Weebly to WordPress, the process is a content transfer plus a rebuild. Here is how the main parts of a Weebly site are handled:

• Carries over with the right method: blog posts (RSS or importer tool), pages (importer tool with pages included, or by hand), comments, categories, and authors (WXR importer), and store products (CSV into WooCommerce).
• Needs checking: images, since not every file downloads during an import, so confirm they now sit in your WordPress Media Library.
• Rebuilt in WordPress: your theme and layout, Weebly apps and widgets, contact forms, and menus.
• Not in the product CSV: orders, customers, and reviews.
• Changes: URLs, such as Weebly’s .html page endings, which is why redirects matter.

Common DIY Weebly to WordPress Methods

Some Weebly sites can be moved with manual or import-based methods, especially when the website is small or mostly content-based. If you want to move Weebly to WordPress without a paid service, there are three common DIY approaches, each covering a different part of the site.

Method 1: RSS Feed Import for Blog Posts

If you just need your blog content moved over, an RSS feed import is the simplest way to transfer Weebly to WordPress. Grab your feed URL, usually in the format yourweeblysite.com/1/feed, save it as an XML file, then bring it into WordPress through Tools > Import > RSS (install the RSS importer if WordPress prompts you). Keep in mind this method only imports blog posts, so static pages still need to be rebuilt separately, and it’s worth checking your media library afterward since not every image downloads successfully during the import.

Method 2: Weebly to WordPress Importer Tool

For a more complete blog and page migration, a dedicated Weebly to WordPress Importer tool, such as weeblytowp.com, is built specifically to convert Weebly to WordPress content in bulk rather than one page at a time. Here is how it works:

1. In Weebly, go to Settings > General and disable SSL for the export. You can turn it back on at your WordPress host later.
2. On weeblytowp.com, enter your Weebly site URL, your name, and your email. Choose the WXR format, choose to include pages, then click Export my Weebly Website and download the .xml file.
3. In WordPress, go to Tools > Import, choose WordPress, and install the importer if prompted. Upload the .xml file.
4. Assign the imported content to an author, tick Download and import file attachments so images are copied into your Media Library, then start the import.

WXR is the most complete export format. It brings over comments, categories, and authors along with posts and pages. It generally covers more content types than a plain RSS import, but it’s still worth reviewing the result afterward for formatting, images, and internal links that may need a manual fix. If the import stops partway on a larger site, run it again, since WordPress skips content it has already imported. If the tool reports that it could not find any content, check that SSL is turned off in Weebly as described above.

Method 3: Manual Copy for Static Pages

Static pages, like your About or Contact pages, usually need to be copied over by hand when you use the RSS import, since RSS feeds don’t include pages. The importer tool above can include pages as an option, but it’s still worth reviewing each page for formatting, images, and internal links. For anything that doesn’t come through, recreate the page in WordPress and re-add text, images, and any embedded elements one page at a time.

Migrating store data manually

If your Weebly site runs a store, you’ll need to install WooCommerce (or another compatible ecommerce plugin) on your WordPress site first. From there, export your product data from Weebly under Items > Export CSV, then bring that file into WordPress through Products > Import. Orders, customers, and reviews aren’t included in this CSV export, so those need to be handled separately if you want to keep that history. Pick the method based on how much you need to move:

Method	Best for	What it covers	Watch out for
RSS import (Method 1)	Blog-only sites	Blog posts	Pages are rebuilt by hand, and some images may not download
Importer tool (Method 2)	Small sites with a blog and a few pages	Posts, pages, comments, categories, authors	Theme and layout are rebuilt, and formatting, images, and links need checking
Manual copy and paste (Method 3)	Very small sites with a few pages	Whatever you copy	Slow and error-prone as the site grows
CSV export for stores	Weebly stores moving only the catalog	Products	Orders, customers, and reviews are not in the CSV
LitExtension All-in-One	Larger sites and stores	Pages, blog posts, images, and store data including products, customers, orders, and reviews (WooCommerce required for store data)	Theme, layout, forms, and menus are rebuilt in WordPress

These methods can work for simple sites, but they may require extra cleanup. Static pages may need to be rebuilt by hand, images may need to be checked after import, and old Weebly URLs may need to be matched with WordPress permalinks or redirected if the URL structure changes. Overall, DIY methods take real time, cover a limited set of data types, and leave the SEO, image, and redirect checks entirely on you. LitExtension’s All-in-One service handles all of this for you, including store data, quality assurance, and ongoing support, when you migrate Weebly to WordPress.

What LitExtension Experts Handle in All-in-One Migration

With LitExtension’s All-in-One Weebly to WordPress Migration Service, our experts manage the migration process based on your agreed scope. This is designed for website owners who want expert support instead of recreating pages, checking media, mapping URLs, or handling store data manually.

Step 1: Site Review and Migration Scope

LitExtension experts review your Weebly website, target WordPress setup, content structure, store data if applicable, and migration requirements. This step helps identify what can be migrated, what may need extra preparation, and what should be checked after the transfer, so our team knows exactly what it takes to transfer Weebly to WordPress for your specific site.

Step 2: Data Mapping and Migration Setup

Our team maps selected Weebly content and store data to the appropriate WordPress or WooCommerce structure. Depending on your site, this may include pages, blog posts, images, SEO metadata, URLs, products, customers, orders, reviews, and other supported data, all configured correctly to convert Weebly to WordPress without losing structure or context along the way.

Step 3: Full Migration and Post-Migration Review

After the setup is confirmed, LitExtension performs the full Weebly to WordPress migration. Once the transfer is complete, our experts review key areas such as migrated content, media, store records, URLs, and post-migration issues based on your migration scope. Our post-migration review typically covers:

• Verifying that migrated content, including pages, posts, and products, is complete and displaying correctly.
• Checking your media library to confirm images are hosted on WordPress rather than still pulling from Weebly’s servers.
• Verifying that redirects are working as expected, so old Weebly URLs point to the right WordPress pages.
• Checking your permalink structure to confirm it matches the intended URL pattern for posts and pages.

How to Rebuild Your Weebly Design in WordPress

When you convert Weebly to WordPress, your Weebly theme and drag-and-drop layout do not transfer, so treat the design as a separate task. Keep your live Weebly site open as a reference and rebuild it in this order:

1. Choose a theme or page builder that fits the layout you want.
2. Recreate your header, footer, and menus first so navigation matches the old site.
3. Rebuild your top pages, starting with the ones that earn the most traffic.
4. Replace Weebly apps and widgets, such as contact forms or social feeds, with plugins that do the same job.
5. Check each page on mobile before you move to the next one.

How Long Does It Take and What Does It Cost to Migrate Weebly to WordPress?

When you transfer Weebly to WordPress, the content transfer is usually the quick part. Choosing hosting, building the theme, rebuilding forms, setting up redirects, and testing take most of the time. Small content sites are often finished in one to two weeks, while content-heavy sites and WooCommerce stores can take several weeks. Cost depends on a few separate choices, so list them before you move Weebly to WordPress and pick a route:

Cost area	What to expect
Hosting	Required for WordPress.org. WordPress.com plans include it.
Domain	Keep your existing custom domain. A Weebly subdomain cannot be pointed elsewhere.
Theme and page builder	Free and paid options exist, and your Weebly design is rebuilt either way.
Plugins	Free plugins cover SEO, backups, security, and caching. Premium versions cost extra.
Migration route	Free importers suit small blogs. Stores and larger sites usually need a paid tool or service.

What to Do After Migrating from Weebly to WordPress

Once your content has landed in WordPress, a few more steps make sure the new site actually performs the way your old Weebly site did, or better.

1. Double-check your migrated content

Go through your new site page by page. Confirm every post, page, and image made it over, and that nothing looks broken or out of place. If you used meta keywords on Weebly, this is also a good time to replace them with proper titles and meta descriptions, since WordPress SEO relies on those instead. If any images are missing, upload the originals from your backup to the Media Library and add them back to the page.

2. Set up your redirects

When you move Weebly to WordPress, how you handle redirects depends on whether you’re keeping a custom domain or moving off a Weebly subdomain.

• Custom domain: log in to your domain registrar (or the Domains page in Weebly if you registered the domain there) and update your domain’s nameservers to point to your new WordPress hosting. This routes all traffic, including your old URLs, to your new site. Then create 301 redirects from your old Weebly URLs to the matching WordPress pages, for example with the Redirection plugin. Keep in mind DNS changes can take 24 to 48 hours to fully propagate. If you turned SSL off in Weebly to export your content, turn it back on through your WordPress host. If you use email on your domain, copy your MX records into your new DNS settings so your email keeps arriving.
• Weebly subdomain: since you can’t point a subdomain’s DNS elsewhere, add a simple redirect script to your Weebly site instead. In Weebly, go to Settings > SEO, scroll to the Header Code box, and paste in a meta refresh redirect pointing to your new WordPress domain. Replace the URL with your actual WordPress domain, then save and publish. This sends visitors from your old Weebly address to your new site, but it points them to the new homepage rather than the matching inner page, and it cannot pass ranking signals the way a 301 does. If search traffic matters, register a custom domain, point it at your Weebly site, and use it for the move so that you can redirect each URL.

If you registered your domain through Weebly and want to use another registrar, Weebly says a domain can move only 60 days after registration, and you need to turn off the registrar lock and request an EPP code first.

3. Set up your permalinks

In your WordPress dashboard, go to Settings > Permalinks and choose a custom structure that mirrors your old Weebly URLs as closely as possible. Keeping the structure familiar helps both returning visitors and search engines adjust to the new site with less disruption.

Two patterns are worth knowing. Weebly serves pages with an .html ending, such as /about-us.html, while WordPress serves the same page at /about-us/, so those pages need a 301 redirect. Weebly blog posts live at /blog/post-name, and WordPress can produce the same shape with the custom structure /blog/%postname%/.

4. Install essential plugins

A handful of plugin categories cover most of what a new WordPress site needs: a security plugin to protect against common threats, a backup plugin to schedule regular backups and quick restores, an SEO plugin to manage titles, meta descriptions, and schema, and a caching plugin to keep your site fast. Install these before you announce the site is live rather than after.

5. Set up analytics

Connect your new WordPress site to an analytics tool so you can track how it’s actually performing. Keep an eye on page load times, bounce rates, and conversions in particular, since these are the metrics most likely to shift right after a migration and are worth catching early.

6. Run a final launch check

Before you announce the new site, test it the way a visitor would and the way a search engine would:

• Test your forms, menus, internal links, and search, and view the site on a phone and a tablet.
• Add alt text to your images, and confirm every page has a meta title and description.
• Check that your XML sitemap lists only the pages you want indexed and that your robots.txt does not block needed content.
• Crawl the new site for broken links, submit the sitemap to Google Search Console, and watch for 404 errors over the first few weeks.

A small blog or brochure site can be moved with a free importer, while a store, a large site, or a site with many backlinks is usually safer with an expert-led migration and a full redirect plan. Whichever route you take to migrate Weebly to WordPress, keep Weebly live until the new site passes every check, and switch your domain last.