How to Download a Wix Website (and What You Can Export)

If you want to know how to download a Wix website, here is the short answer. Wix itself will not give you your site as files. There is no "Export site" button that produces HTML, CSS and images you could upload somewhere else. You can still take most of your content and data with you, and you can capture the published site as a static copy that opens in any browser. This guide covers what Wix exports natively, how to save the live site as a ZIP, and what that copy can and cannot do.

Can you download a Wix website? What Wix exports and what it doesn't

A Wix site is a project inside Wix's editor, and Wix's platform serves it. You never get access to the underlying files, so nothing in the dashboard packages the whole site for download. Several kinds of data do have export options in the dashboard. Wix renames menus from time to time, so the labels you see may differ slightly from the ones below.

The CSV exports cover structured data: who your customers are, what you sell, your database entries. They do not cover what the site looks like, meaning your pages, their text in context, menus and layout. To keep those, you have to save the published site the way a visitor's browser sees it.

Step by step: saving your published Wix site as a ZIP

An online website downloader visits every page of your live site and saves the HTML along with the images, stylesheets, scripts and fonts it uses. With Website Downloader, the steps are:

1. Make sure the pages you want are public. Password-protected pages and members-only pages are not downloaded. If a protected page is your own and you need it in the copy, you could remove the password for the duration of the download and then put it back.
2. Copy the address visitors use. That is either your custom domain or the free username.wixsite.com/sitename address.
3. Paste it into the download field on the home page and start. You see pages being counted as they are fetched. The crawl runs on the server, so you can close the tab or switch off your computer while it works.
4. Download the ZIP, unzip it and open index.html. The site opens in your browser from your own disk.

For a typical Wix portfolio, restaurant or small business site, the free plan is usually enough. It covers up to 100 subpages without an account, and the archive is kept for 1 day. Each blog post and each product gets its own page, so blogs and shops pass that limit quickly. For those, the Single Site option is a one-time 7.99 EUR for one website and covers up to 5000 subpages, with the archive kept for 30 days. All options are listed on the pricing page.

Timing matters. Do this while the site is still live, before you cancel your Wix premium plan, disconnect the domain or delete the site. If the site is already gone, you may still be able to rebuild it from Internet Archive captures with the Wayback Machine downloader, but only pages the archive actually captured can be recovered.

What works in the offline copy and what breaks

The ZIP is a static snapshot: files on disk with no Wix server behind them. Anything that only displays content survives. Anything that sends data to a server and waits for an answer does not.

• Works: page text, images, layout and styling, navigation between pages, fonts, downloadable PDFs, and video files included in the archive.
• Wix Forms: the form still appears, but submissions have nowhere to go.
• Wix Stores: product pages and photos are kept. Cart, checkout and stock levels do not work.
• Wix Bookings and Events: calendars and booking buttons are dead, because availability comes from Wix's servers.
• Members areas and login: not downloaded at all.
• Site search, blog comments, likes, live chat: these need a server and stop working.
• Embedded apps and third-party widgets: anything loaded into a frame from another service may show up empty.

For an archive, a record of what the site said, or a reference while you rebuild, this is exactly what you need. As a working replacement for a shop or booking site, it is not enough on its own.

When Wix pages come out empty: JavaScript rendering and how to check your archive

Wix pages rely heavily on JavaScript. Much of the main page content is delivered as HTML, so most pages come through fine. Some elements are only filled in by scripts after the page loads. Examples include certain galleries, repeaters on dynamic pages, some store and blog widgets, and embedded apps. When that content never reaches the HTML, the archive contains the page frame (header, menu, footer) with an empty area where the content should be.

Check the archive properly before you rely on it, and especially before you shut anything down:

1. Disconnect from the internet (turn off Wi-Fi). This step is important. While you are online, a page can quietly pull missing pieces from the web and look complete when the archive is not.
2. Open the home page, then click through to one of each page type: a normal page, a blog post, a product page, a gallery page and a dynamic/CMS page.
3. Pick a sentence you know is on a page and search the unzipped folder for it. If it is not in any file, that content was not captured.
4. Compare the page count of the archive with the number of pages you expect, counting blog posts and products.

If whole sections are missing, the CSV exports from the first section are your reliable source for products, CMS items and contacts. Keep the archive for visual reference. If Wix or a firewall refuses the automated download (for example with a 403 response), the service tells you so instead of handing you an empty ZIP. For more on how archives are structured and checked, see the complete guide to downloading a website as a ZIP.

Using the downloaded copy to move to a new host or rebuild in WordPress

There are two realistic routes off Wix.

Route 1: host the static copy as it is

For a brochure site or portfolio that rarely changes, you can upload the unzipped folder to any host that serves plain files. It will look the same as before. The trade-offs:

• Forms need replacing with a form service or a simple email link.
• Wix generates dense, machine-made HTML. Editing it by hand works for small text changes, but it is unpleasant for anything bigger.
• Anything that depended on Wix's servers stays broken, as described above.

Route 2: rebuild on WordPress, Shopify or another platform

This is the better long-term choice for anything you will keep updating. Use the archive as your blueprint and source material:

1. Export contacts, products, orders and CMS collections as CSV from the Wix dashboard.
2. Download the published site as a ZIP and check it offline.
3. Rebuild the design on the new platform, copying text and images from the archive.
4. Import products from the CSV. WooCommerce and Shopify both accept product CSVs, though you will need to map the columns. Import contacts into your email tool, and bring blog posts in with an RSS-based importer or by copying them from the archive.
5. Set up 301 redirects from the old Wix URLs (blog posts typically live under /post/ and products under /product-page/) to the new addresses so search rankings and links carry over.
6. Point or transfer your domain to the new host, test everything, and only then cancel Wix.

If you are weighing desktop tools like HTTrack or wget for the capture step instead, this comparison explains the differences.

Ownership and permissions: your own Wix site vs. someone else's

Text, photos and products you created yourself remain your content, and keeping a copy of your own published site is normal housekeeping. The design side is less clear-cut. Wix templates and the code Wix generates are provided for use on Wix. Before you republish a Wix template's design on another host, read Wix's current terms, and if the business depends on it, ask a lawyer.

Downloading someone else's Wix site is a different matter. The content is protected by copyright like any other website. Saving a copy for personal reference or research is treated very differently from republishing it, and the rules vary by country and situation. This article is not legal advice. If you plan to reuse another person's content, get their permission or proper legal guidance first.

FAQ: Wix export questions

Does Wix have an "export to HTML" option?

No. Wix exports data such as contacts, products, orders, CMS collections and form submissions as CSV, but not the site itself. To get HTML files, you have to capture the published pages.

Can I export a Wix site directly to WordPress?

Not in one step. Content moves through CSV exports and the blog's RSS feed, and the design has to be rebuilt. A downloaded ZIP of the live site makes that rebuild much easier, because you have every page in front of you.

Will my downloaded copy still work after I cancel Wix?

The pages, images, styles and fonts inside the ZIP are on your own disk and keep opening. Anything that relied on Wix's servers, such as forms, checkout, bookings and logins, does not work in the copy.

My Wix site is already deleted. Can I still get it back?

Possibly, if the Internet Archive captured it. A Wayback restore of up to 100 pages is free. Larger sites cost a one-time 14.99 EUR for up to 5000 subpages, with the playback toolbar and archive.org links removed. Start at the Wayback Machine downloader.

How big a Wix site can I download for free?

Up to 100 subpages, with no account needed. Larger sites need a paid option; see pricing and the FAQ for details.