Plugin security upkeep
Patchstack recorded 11,334 new vulnerabilities in the WordPress ecosystem in 2025, 42% more than the year before, and 91% of them were in plugins. Every plugin is something to update and watch.
Source: Patchstack
WordPress to Squarespace, with your posts, SEO, and links carried over.
Squarespace can import WordPress posts and pages, but the design, SEO settings, and redirects are left to you. We rebuild your site in a Squarespace template, re-enter your SEO titles and descriptions, set up redirects for the pages that rank or have links, and check search traffic for 90 days.
Who this WordPress to Squarespace migration is for
A good fit
- Small businesses tired of WordPress updates, plugins, and security upkeep
- Owners who want to edit their own site without calling a developer
- Portfolios, service businesses, and blogs with up to a few dozen pages
- Sites with Google traffic that need to keep it
Probably not a fit
- Sites that depend on custom plugins, complex forms, or membership logic
- Large content sites with several blogs or thousands of posts
- Teams that need full control of code, hosting, and URL structure
Why owners move from WordPress to Squarespace
Most owners making this move want to stop maintaining a website.
More sites on Squarespace
Squarespace’s share of sites with a known CMS rose from 3.0% at the start of 2023 to 3.6% in October 2026, while WordPress’s fell from 63.7% to 58.3%.
Source: W3Techs
One subscription instead of many
Squarespace bundles hosting, security, templates, and support. There are no plugins to update and no separate hosting bill.
Is moving off WordPress worth it?
Squarespace Core is $29 a month billed annually since its 2026 price rise, so expect similar or higher running costs. The payoff is far less to maintain.
Ask us about your siteWhat moves from WordPress to Squarespace
Squarespace imports posts and pages from a WordPress export file. Layouts, SEO settings, forms, and gallery images are rebuilt or re-entered.
| Item | What happens | How we handle it |
|---|---|---|
| Blog posts | Moves unchanged | Imported from your WordPress export with dates, authors, categories, and tags, then checked against the live site. |
| Pages | Moves, with changes | Page text imports; layouts are rebuilt in Squarespace sections to match your design. |
| Images | Moves, with changes | Images attached to posts and pages import. Gallery images and captions don’t, so we add those by hand. |
| SEO titles and descriptions | Moves, with changes | Yoast or Rank Math settings don’t carry into Squarespace, so we re-enter them page by page. |
| Theme and page builder layouts | Rebuilt | Rebuilt in a Squarespace template to match your current design unless you choose a refresh. |
| Plugins | Moves, with changes | Replaced with Squarespace’s built-in features or an integration. Plugins with no equivalent are listed in your quote. |
| Forms | Rebuilt | Rebuilt with Squarespace forms or an embedded form tool, sending to the same inbox. |
Redirects and URLs
The WordPress URLs that need redirects
Squarespace uses its own URL patterns, so most WordPress post URLs change. Each one gets a permanent (301) redirect through Squarespace’s URL mappings.
Post URLs
WordPress posts often live at the root or under dates. Squarespace posts live under the blog page’s path, like /blog/post-name.
Redirect limits
Squarespace’s URL mappings hold about 2,500 lines. For bigger blogs we use one pattern rule, such as /[name] to /blog/[name], to cover every post at once.
Category and tag archives
WordPress /category/ and /tag/ pages have no direct Squarespace equivalent, so each one is redirected to the closest page.
Image and PDF links
Squarespace’s help center says image and file links can’t be redirected, so we plan for old /wp-content/uploads/ links to stop working. We re-upload the files, redirect the pages that linked to them, and list the files other sites link to so you can ask them to update the link. If your Squarespace site accepts a file redirect when we test it, we add one.
Feeds and page 2 links
Your blog’s RSS feed (/feed/) and its “page 2, 3…” links are easy to forget. Each gets a redirect.
Our WordPress to Squarespace migration process
1
Quote
Send your site. We review it and send a quote and timeline within one business day.
2
Build
We map every old page to its new address, rebuild your templates, and move content, images, and SEO settings on a private preview site you can check.
3
Launch
We compare the old and new sites page by page, point your domain to the new site, tell Google about the new pages, and test each redirect once it’s live.
4
Monitor
For 90 days we watch which pages Google indexes and how much traffic your moved pages get. Anything our work caused, we fix at no cost, with reports at 30, 60, and 90 days.
How much does a WordPress to Squarespace migration cost?
Send your site and we’ll quote it within one business day.
WordPress to Squarespace
For small businesses that are done with plugins and updates.
From$1,500
Typical timeline2–4 weeks
- Posts and pages imported and checked
- Gallery images and captions added by hand
- Covered by our SEO migration guarantee
Every migration includes
- Content and images moved
- Current design rebuilt, or kept where we can
- SEO settings carried over
- Every ranking page mapped to its new address
- A private preview to review before launch
- Launch handled, including pointing your domain
- 90 days of search monitoring
- Our SEO migration guarantee
“From” is the starting price for the kind of site described. Prices depend on your site’s size and setup. You get a quote before any work starts, and we don’t bill by the hour.
Our SEO migration guarantee
Nobody can promise rankings after a migration, and we don’t. We commit in writing to the process that protects them.
Every known page is mapped
Every address we find in your sitemap, Search Console, analytics, and backlinks gets a destination: a matching page, the closest match, or a planned removal. You see the full list before launch.
Nothing breaks by accident
Pages you choose to retire are removed on purpose. If any other old link stops working after launch, we fix it.
90 days of monitoring
We watch which pages Google indexes, any errors it reports, and traffic to your moved pages for 90 days, with a report at 30, 60, and 90 days.
We fix our mistakes for free
If something we missed or broke causes a problem in those 90 days, we fix it at no cost.
The guarantee covers our work. It doesn’t cover Google algorithm updates, content you change after launch, pages removed at your request, or problems caused by your host, third-party plugins, or other vendors.
When you should stay on WordPress
If your site relies on plugins Squarespace can’t replace, or you publish at a scale that needs custom structure, WordPress is the better home. Managed WordPress hosting handles most updates and backups for you. We list every plugin and feature you use and whether Squarespace can do it, so you can decide with the full picture.
Ask if you should stay on WordPressFAQ
Common questions about moving from WordPress to Squarespace.
Can Squarespace import my WordPress site?+
It can import posts and pages from a WordPress export file. The design, SEO plugin settings, forms, gallery images, and redirects still need to be rebuilt by hand.
Will I lose my Google rankings?+
Expect some movement at first. On Squarespace the main risks are post URLs moving under /blog/ and the limit of about 2,500 redirect lines, so we use pattern rules where needed, redirect every page we find in your sitemap, Search Console, analytics, and backlinks, and track search for 90 days.
Will my URLs change?+
Most post URLs will, because Squarespace uses its own URL patterns. Each changed URL gets a permanent redirect to its new address.
What happens to my plugins?+
Each one is replaced with a built-in Squarespace feature or an integration. If one has no equivalent, we tell you before work starts.
How long does it take?+
Most sites with up to 15 pages and a blog take two to four weeks.
Get a quote for your WordPress to Squarespace migration
Share your site and we’ll send a quote and timeline within one business day.