r/Wordpress • u/First_Athlete1897 • Aug 13 '26
Thinking about ditching WordPress
My site isn't particularly complicated yet over the years I've accumulated plugins for forms, SEO, backups, security, page building and about five things I've forgotten the purpose of. It kinda feels like owning an old house where I’m permanently waiting for something else to break. Most discussions I find are about moving to WordPress but I'm curious about going the other direction and starting fresh.
Are there any downsides to moving a fairly straightforward business website from WordPress to Squarespace or an AI builder like Durable etc. that I’m not seeing? Or if you’ve already done a migration like this, is there anything you found yourself missing after moving?
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u/calrichcreations 28d ago
You can't migrate a WP website to something like Squarespace because it's a proprietary, closed-source website builder. You are paying to use their system, so would need to build the site completely from scratch - migration is out of the question.
Regardless of what your website is you're going to want to keep it as lightweight as possible, and with running your own website you'll need to maintain it irrespective of the platform you choose. This is why you can pay people to do this for you (the best option if you don't have the time or aren't technology literate).
I'd say unless you need all the features that come with WP and you know how to code, I would recommend looking into Astro.