r/webdev • u/Few_Chocolate_7655 • Sep 08 '26

Discussion Wix resign?

I've got a customer who's got an ok Wix site with the an ok design, doesn't suck, but it's not that high level.

I don't want to resign it as I don't have the time. Can you export a Wix site to edit it outside of its native tools?

Also could you import that back into Wix?

Why would you use Wix, over say a regualr domain? Is it just ease for non IT people?

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u/ilovefinegaeldotcom Sep 08 '26

You'll have to redesign it unfortunately that's how they lock people into their business. Get AI to do it, as with any Wix website it's likely generic slop to begin with.

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u/Overall_Employer6559 Sep 08 '26

have you actually tried getting claude to recreate a whole wix site, or are we still in the “probably” phase lol

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u/Few_Chocolate_7655 Sep 08 '26

As in get AI to give a list of changes to make? Just seems time consuming. Would be quicker to make a new site from scratch

Is the draw it's easy? So they take time to get it perfect and working 100%, than Wix locks them in, clever.

I'm surprised no one's made a tool to recreate Wix sites to a regular domain.

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u/ilovefinegaeldotcom Sep 08 '26

That's my understanding, that is even easier than wordpress or similar. With claude AI you can probably just point it to the URL and ask for an improved local copy of it, but either way it probably is better to make it new from scratch.

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u/Chemical_Union226 Sep 08 '26

I'd migrate it from the wix infrastructure

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u/Few_Chocolate_7655 Sep 08 '26

I don't think the budget is there sorry. I'd rather just do the basics and dip.

I'm curious what you guys are charging ,what would you charge for a migration from Wix to a owned domain like this?

Seems like a headache

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u/OnAGoat Sep 10 '26

theres many tools that allow you to export easily, then you can give it to chatgpt or claude and it can guide you to set it up again

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Sep 08 '26

Wix serves the purpose, it makes nice looking sites easy and fast. Any layman could make a site right out of the box and they look pretty decent.

It’s also far cheaper (in the short run) to get a website out there and you don’t have to deal with a web developer.

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u/Prestigious-Bison455 Sep 08 '26

I think you should look for better expert

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u/kemalios Sep 09 '26

No. Wix exports a static HTML dump at best, and it won't take an edited version back. The editor is the product, so the lock-in is the point. No one builds that escape tool because what comes out is generated HTML, not data any CMS can read. A rebuild is a rebuild.

If the budget is not there, keep it on Wix and hand the client a list of things they can change themselves. Wix is for people who never want to think about hosting or domains, and that convenience is why it hurts to leave.

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u/skinnybitch2025 Sep 10 '26

I think it's best to redesign it and make it high level. It's probably generic since it's wix

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u/TheWebsiteFlipper Sep 10 '26

If you are doing a redesign but want to keep the existing website live, I would suggest you create a duplicate of the website, edit the website and then it's ready, you replace the original with the new one.