THINKING ABOUT SWITCHING FROM WIX?
Keep what works.
Plan what changes.
A redesign is not a reason to interrupt your email, lose a booking route or turn off a working website. Start with an inventory and a separate scope review—not a cancellation.
01 / UNDERSTAND THE STARTING POINT
Your content.
A platform dependency.
Content rights and technical hosting requirements are different questions. Resolve both before assuming anything can be copied into another system.
Wix explains that its sites depend on Wix infrastructure rather than being simply hosted elsewhere. It separately states that the content you create belongs to you. The hosting limitation does not mean you lose ownership of that content. Read Wix’s export and hosting explanation ↗
Do not assume a one-click move.
A possible WebFavor project needs a page-by-page and workflow-by-workflow review. Rebuilding the presentation, moving a domain and replacing a booking or shopping system are separate tasks. This guide does not promise that your existing systems will transfer unchanged.
Also check permissions for photographs, licensed assets, fonts and third-party material. Owning your own content is not evidence that every included asset can be reused without review.
02 / THE TRANSITION WORKSHEET
Six stages.
Nothing skipped.
Use these as questions for a separately agreed plan. They are not tasks this page executes or proof that a migration has been accepted.
- 01 / KEEP THE BASELINE
Record the current site.
List public page addresses, menus, important content and the next step each page offers. Note what is useful now and what you actually want changed. Keep private account details and customer records out of this worksheet.
- Which URLs must be considered in the new page plan?
- Which contact buttons and scheduling links already work for you?
- Which claims and work samples have genuine evidence and permission?
- 02 / NAME THE RESPONSIBILITIES
Separate domain, hosting and email.
Identify the providers and the person authorized to manage each part. Record renewal responsibilities privately. A website redesign does not authorize moving a domain, changing mail settings or canceling a subscription.
- Who controls the domain registration and hosting?
- Which provider handles business email?
- What must remain unchanged until a separate plan is approved?
- 03 / MAP THE REAL FLOWS
Keep more than the look.
Describe how an inquiry, appointment, payment or order currently travels through the business. Identify the actual destination and confirmation, not just the appearance of a button. Retaining a useful provider may be preferable to replacing it.
- Where does each form or request arrive?
- Which calendars, catalogs or customer systems are involved?
- Does the proposed project change any of those systems?
- 04 / AGREE ON THE REBUILD
Review what is really in scope.
Separate pages, content and design work from data migration, provider integration and account access. Decide which URLs remain and which need a reviewed redirect plan. Agree on fees, responsibilities and a change plan rather than assuming every current feature will be recreated.
- Which content and assets are supplied and cleared for use?
- What must be rebuilt, retained or separately investigated?
- Which integration or hosting costs need explicit approval?
- 05 / TEST BEFORE CHANGING OVER
Use a reviewable preview.
Review actual pages on a phone and desktop, keyboard navigation, content and important visitor journeys. Real inbox, calendar, payment and delivery checks need their own authorized test plan. Screenshots and local mockups do not establish that a connected system works.
- Has the client reviewed the actual content and layouts?
- Are the agreed routes and confirmations genuinely verified?
- What needs fixing before a change is considered?
- 06 / CONTROL THE CUTOVER
Approve changes and keep a way back.
Any domain, DNS, mail or provider change needs a separately authorized plan with the right account holder. Agree on who makes the change, how it is checked and what happens if it fails. Do not disable the old site or cancel services merely because a new preview looks ready.
- Who authorizes and performs each specific change?
- How will domain, email and essential flows be checked afterward?
- What existing configuration and rollback option must be retained?
03 / THE NEXT SAFE STEP
Describe the change.
Before making it.
Prepare a brief with public URLs, goals and the workflows you want preserved. WebFavor can discuss a separate website project; this guide accepts no migration, timing, compatibility or ownership guarantee.
Information reviewed . This is a planning guide, not an export tool or authorization to alter an account. Wix is a trademark of its owner. WebFavor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wix.