Wix is a hosted website builder with its own apps for bookings, stores, restaurants and events. WordPress is open-source software installed on hosting you choose and extended with plugins. The better choice depends on what your site has to do and who will run it.
With Wix: blog content does not export to another platform, so a later move means rebuilding it. and taking payments and bookings online needs a paid plan.
With WordPress: core, theme and plugin updates need regular attention. and every plugin added is one more thing to keep current and compatible.
List the jobs the site must do, such as bookings, a store, listings or member logins.
Check each job against what each platform has built in, through add-ons or as custom work.
Decide who will update the site day to day, and how often.
Check what you could take with you if you move later.
| Criterion | Wix | WordPress |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting and upkeep[1][5] | Hosting is included with Wix plans. | Runs on hosting you choose, which needs PHP, a MySQL or MariaDB database and HTTPS. |
| Selling online[7][8] | Wix Stores sells physical and digital products, subscriptions and gift cards. | Selling online comes from WooCommerce, which adds products, a cart and checkout. |
| Custom code[9][10][11] | Velo adds page code and backend code, and custom snippets can go in the site head or body. | Themes and custom blocks can be written in code. |
| Adding features[2][3][4][12][13][6] | Wix's own apps cover bookings, restaurants, events, donations and memberships. | Most features come from plugins in the WordPress.org directory. |
| Moving away later[14][15][16] | Blog posts cannot be exported to other platforms, while CMS collections export to CSV. | The Export screen produces an XML file of posts, pages and other content. |
Blog posts cannot be exported to other platforms, while CMS collections export to CSV. Any move should map every old address to its new page with permanent redirects.[14][15][17]
The Export screen produces an XML file of posts, pages and other content. Any move should map every old address to its new page with permanent redirects.[16][17]
Yes. We customise and improve existing Wix sites. If your site needs more than Wix offers, we recommend a platform that fits and plan the move. WordPress is one of the platforms we build on, and we recommend it when it suits the jobs your site has to do. If another platform fits better, we say so.
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