{"id":4660,"date":"2018-09-18T13:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T13:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2018\/09\/18\/how-to-transfer-a-website-from-squarespace-to-wordpress\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T21:55:26","slug":"how-to-transfer-a-website-from-squarespace-to-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/website-transfers\/how-to-transfer-a-website-from-squarespace-to-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Transfer a Website from Squarespace to WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Squarespace has risen in popularity within recent years. But many users reach a point where they want more customization capabilities for their website(s). Many decide to migrate to the WordPress <abbr title=\"Content Management System\">CMS<\/abbr> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/com-vs-org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress.org, not WordPress.com<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/why-is-wordpress-so-popular-5-features-that-make-it-so-great\/\">for many reasons<\/a> such as how easy it is to learn and its capabilities for novice and experienced users alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Squarespace has an export function specifically for WordPress, although it doesn\u2019t fully <strong>migrate a Squarespace website into WordPress<\/strong>. The following will export:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Regular pages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blog pages (as WordPress posts)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gallery pages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Text, Image, and social media blocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Comments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install WordPress<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><strong>Install WordPress<\/strong> <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/installing-wordpress-manually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manually<\/a> with <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/install-wordpress-using-softaculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via Softaculous<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install and customize a <a href=\"\/support\/product-guides\/softaculous\/install-software-softaculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">preferred <strong>WordPress theme<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install any preferred and <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/recommended-wordpress-plugins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommended <strong>plugins<\/strong><\/a> such as for <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-wordpress-backup-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">backups<\/a>, <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/recommended-security-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">security<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/plugins\/helpful-wordpress-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">optimization<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/creating-custom-wordpress-menus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modify your <strong>primary menu<\/strong><\/a> to match your Squarespace website.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Import Squarespace File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After installing WordPress, we\u2019ll need to <strong>download the Squarespace export file<\/strong> to import into WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Login your Squarespace website<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Settings<\/strong>, <strong>Advanced<\/strong>, and <strong>Import \/ Export<\/strong>.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-1-settings.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"32%\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-1-settings.png\" alt=\"Select Settings\"><\/a><\/figure><br><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-2-advanced.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"32%\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-2-advanced.png\" alt=\"Select Advanced\"><\/a><\/figure><br><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-3-import-export.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"32%\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-3-import-export.png\" alt=\"Select Import \/ Export\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Export<\/strong>, the <strong>WordPress<\/strong> logo, and <strong>Download<\/strong> the XML file. What\u2019s available in the export file will be listed.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-4-export.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"31%\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-4-export.png\" alt=\"Select Export\"><\/a><\/figure><br><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-5-export-wp.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"35%\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-5-export-wp.png\" alt=\"Select WordPress\"><\/a><\/figure><br><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-6-export-download.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"31%\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-6-export-download.png\" alt=\"Select Download\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In WordPress, after downloading your <strong>Squarespace export file<\/strong>, select <strong>Tools<\/strong> and <strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select WordPress<\/strong> to install and activate the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wordpress-importer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress Import Plugin<\/a>.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-7-import-wordpress.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-7-import-wordpress.png\" alt=\"Select Install Now\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Run Importer<\/strong> at the top of the screen.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-8-importer.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-8-importer.png\" alt=\"Select Run Importer\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Browse for your RSS file before selecting <strong>Upload file and import<\/strong>.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-9-import-file.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-9-import-file.png\" alt=\"Browse file for import\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make any preferred changes on the <strong>Import Settings<\/strong> and assign an author to the imported posts. You can create an author or use an existing user.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-10-import-settings.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Click for full image\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/imh-squarespace-xfer-10-import-settings.png\" alt=\"Import file\"><\/a><\/figure><br><p>The imported content should now show in their respective sections in WordPress.<\/p><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Import Content Manually<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For anything the RSS feed doesn\u2019t import, <strong>copying text from your Wix site to individual WordPress pages and posts<\/strong> will be the only option for migrating content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/create-edit-pages-posts-wordpress\/\">Create a new WordPress page or post<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the text from a page on your Wix website and paste it into the <strong>WordPress visual editor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edit the WordPress page or post<\/strong> to your preference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Save Draft<\/strong> or <strong>Publish<\/strong> to save your work.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Import Images<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two ways to <strong>import images from your Squarespace website<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use a WordPress plugin<\/strong> such as <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/save-import-image-from-url\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Save &amp; Import Image from URL<\/a> to import directly from Squarespace.<br>The easiest way to get an image URL:<br><strong>Chrome<\/strong>: Right-click the image and select <strong>Open image in a new tab<\/strong>.<br><strong>Firefox<\/strong>: Right-click the image and select <strong>View Image<\/strong>.<br><strong>Generic<\/strong>: Right-click the image and select <strong>Inspect Element<\/strong> to view the URL within the source code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Download then <strong>manually upload all media files<\/strong> to your <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/add-new-media-wordpress-351\/\">WordPress media library<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Although you can upload images using <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-upload-files-server\/\">FTP or cPanel File Manager<\/a>, only media files uploaded to the WordPress media library can be selected from it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fix Permalinks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Permalinks determine the format of your website URL\u2019s<\/strong>. You\u2019ll likely want to change this to match the URL\u2019s from your older website to ensure users don\u2019t get 404 errors while trying view any saved links. The most common options are <em>Post name<\/em> and <em>Month and name<\/em>. You can <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/reset-permalinks-wordpress\/\">reset these settings at any time<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list article_list\">\n<li>While logged into your WordPress site, hover over <strong>Settings<\/strong> and select <strong>Permalinks<\/strong>.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/reset-permalinks\/wordpress-settings-permalinks-1.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/reset-permalinks\/wordpress-settings-permalinks-1.png\" alt=\"Select Permalinks\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Here you can choose a common setting or create your own structure.<br><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/reset-permalinks\/wordpress-permalinks-settings-page.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" width=\"300\" align=\"none\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/images\/stories\/wordpress\/reset-permalinks\/wordpress-permalinks-settings-page.png\" alt=\"Edit permalinks settings\"><\/a><\/figure><div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your changes take effect immediately after pressing <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a name=\"dns\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Change DNS Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After copying all data from Squarespace to your WordPress site, you\u2019ll need to <strong>update your domain settings<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you <strong>registered a domain with Squarespace<\/strong>, you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.squarespace.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/205812348#toc-open-advanced-dns-settings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">change the A record at Squarespace.com<\/a> to match your <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-find-your-shared-ip-address-of-your-server-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">server IP shown in cPanel<\/a> or <a href=\"\/support\/domain-names\/transfer-domain-name-to-inmotion-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transfer your domain<\/a> to us or elsewhere before changing the nameservers to <em>ns1.inmotionhosting.com<\/em> and <em>ns2.inmotionhosting.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you <strong>bought your domain elsewhere<\/strong> and pointed it to Squarespace, you\u2019ll need to remove the Squarespace A and CNAME records. Afterwards, change your domain\u2019s A record to match your <a href=\"\/support\/website\/how-to-find-your-shared-ip-address-of-your-server-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">server IP shown in cPanel<\/a> or nameservers to <em>ns1.inmotionhosting.com<\/em> and <em>ns2.inmotionhosting.com<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert-info\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: We recommend checking your WordPress website <a href=\"\/support\/website\/modifying-your-hosts-file\/\">using a hosts file modification<\/a> to ensure everything works before changing any DNS settings. Note that DNS changes may require ~4-24hrs to take effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you <strong>used a Squarespace subdomain<\/strong> \u2013 e.g. <em>example.squarespace.com<\/em>, you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"\/support\/domain-names\/registering-a-new-domain-name\/\">purchase a domain<\/a> to connect with your web hosting. In the meantime, you can use your <a href=\"\/support\/website\/using-your-temporary-url\/\">temporary URL<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can always <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/contact\">contact our live support<\/a> if you have issues migrating your website or implementing features similar to your Squarespace site related to <a href=\"\/support\/website\/ssl\/auto-ssl-guide\/\">Secure Sock Layer (SSL)<\/a>, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/phpbb\/google-analytics\/\">analytics<\/a>, <a href=\"\/support\/domain-names\/dns-nameserver-changes\/\">domain settings<\/a>, and more. You can also check out our <a href=\"\/support\/edu\/wordpress\/\">WordPress portal<\/a> to learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squarespace has risen in popularity within recent years. But many users reach a point where they want more customization capabilities for their website(s). 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