If you’ve been thinking about moving from Wix to WordPress, you’ve probably discovered that most migration guides assume you know what FTP is, are happy exporting databases, or don’t mind wrestling with plugins.
I don’t think that’s how most people want to build websites.
Here’s the good news.
If your website is primarily made up of pages with text and images, there’s now a remarkably simple way to recreate it in WordPress without writing a single line of code.
I’ve used this approach several times, and it’s surprisingly effective.
Step 1. Take a screenshot of each page
Open your Wix site.
For every page you want to recreate, take a full-page screenshot.
Don’t overthink it. You’re simply giving ChatGPT something to work from.
Step 2. Upload the screenshot to ChatGPT
Create a new chat and upload the screenshot.
Then use a prompt like this:
Recreate this page as clean, responsive HTML suitable for a WordPress Custom HTML block. Keep the design and layout similar, but use modern HTML and CSS.
Within a few seconds, ChatGPT will generate the page for you.
Step 3. Copy the HTML
Copy the HTML that ChatGPT creates.
You don’t need to understand it.
Just copy it.
Step 4. Paste it into a WordPress HTML block
Create a new page in WordPress.
Add a Custom HTML block and paste in the code.
Preview the page.
You’ll usually be amazed at how closely it matches the original.
Step 5. Set the page template
If you’re using the default Twenty Twenty-Five theme, change the page template to:
Full Width, No Title
This removes the standard page title and gives your design the space it needs.
Step 6. Tweak the content
This is the fun bit.
Change any wording, swap images if you want to freshen things up, and make small improvements as you go.
In many cases you’ll end up with a cleaner website than the one you started with.
Step 7. Repeat for the remaining pages
Work through your site one page at a time.
Home page.
About page.
Services.
Contact.
Blog landing page.
Most brochure websites can be recreated surprisingly quickly.
Moving your domain name
Once you’re happy with the new WordPress site, you’ll want your existing domain name to point to it.
The exact process depends on where your domain is registered, but it generally involves one of two options:
- Update the domain’s DNS records so they point to your new WordPress hosting.
- Transfer the domain registration to your new hosting provider if you’d rather manage everything in one place.
Your new hosting company will normally provide step-by-step instructions, and many will even do this for you if you ask.
The important thing is not to cancel your Wix account until you’re certain your new site is live and your domain is working correctly.
A perfect opportunity to simplify
One thing I’ve noticed after helping hundreds of people build websites is that redesigns are often an opportunity to improve, not just copy.
Many websites slowly accumulate:
- animated banners
- spinning icons
- endless carousels
- pop-ups
- complicated layouts
- decorative effects that looked exciting five years ago
When recreating your pages with ChatGPT, resist the temptation to reproduce every flashy effect.
Keep the typography.
Keep the spacing.
Keep the content.
Remove the distractions.
Simple websites are often faster, easier to maintain, easier to edit, and, most importantly, easier for visitors to use.
Will this work for every site?
Not quite.
If your site has complex ecommerce functionality, membership systems, booking engines, or lots of custom applications, you’ll need a more considered migration.
But for many small business, portfolio, consultancy, charity, and brochure websites, this approach works remarkably well.
The best part?
You don’t need to be a developer.
You don’t need to learn HTML.
You simply show ChatGPT what you have, let it recreate the layout, paste it into WordPress, and refine it as you go.
It’s one of the simplest ways I’ve found to move from Wix to WordPress, and it’s now the approach I’d recommend to almost anyone with a straightforward website.
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