Squarespace to WordPress Migration

Unlock the freedom, flexibility, and long-term cost savings of WordPress with a professionally engineered migration from Squarespace.
No contest for scalability and flexibility.

Why Easier Does Not Equal Better?

Squarespace is easy to begin with: simple templates, built-in hosting, drag-and-drop editing, and out-of-the-box website setup. It’s appealing for small, static sites and entry-level users. But as your business grows, Squarespace quickly reveals its limitations.

  • Very limited customisation beyond simple layouts
  • Template lock-in: you cannot switch themes without rebuilding
  • No official plugin ecosystem and very few third-party solutions
  • Custom features require workarounds or external embeds
  • Limited SEO tools compared to WordPress
  • Ecommerce limitations (no multi-currency, no advanced cataloging, limited POS availability)
  • Small developer community, higher cost for custom work
  • Integration constraints with marketing, CRM, automation, and analytics tools

Why Upgrade to WordPress?

On the long term WordPress wins, hands down. If you want your website to grow, evolve, automate, integrate, and support advanced features, WordPress is the clear choice. WordPress is the natural upgrade path for any business ready to grow.

  • Is open-source
  • Powers ~43% of the entire web globally
  • Has a massive developer community
  • Offers over 60,000 plugins
  • Provides full drag-and-drop builders (Elementor, Divi, Bricks, Gutenberg blocks)
  • Allows unlimited customisation
  • Integrates with virtually every third-party system
  • Enables advanced SEO optimisation
  • Scales from small websites to enterprise-level platforms

Real Data and Facts

WordPress powers ~43% of the web.

Squarespace powers ~2.9% of the web.

WooCommerce powers ~30% of all e-commerce stores, more than Shopify.

Squarespace ecommerce lacks multi-currency support, POS (outside US), and advanced product structures.

WordPress benefits of a huge number of plugins, integrations, themes, and developers.

SquareSpace comes with a rather small developer pool; costly and limited customisations.

Squarespace is good for: portfolio sites, blogs, basic small-business presentation websites and online sops, users who want quick setup with minimal customisation.

WordPress is the clear choice for:  business owners and entrepreneurs that need scalable and customisable solutions providing long-term cost control, ecommerce growth, design flexibility, automation, third-party integrations, custom workflows, overall advanced features.

 

Vertical Proven Squarespace → WordPress Migration Process

Tasks

Full Data Extraction & Integrity Check

We extract your pages, blog posts, galleries, media, forms, product listings, redirects, and metadata from Squarespace. All content is verified before migration to ensure zero data loss.


Analytics

Scalable, Modern WP Architecture Transform

Your Squarespace content is transformed into WordPress equivalents using custom scripts: custop post types, taxonomies, custom field structures, menus, block structures, reusable layouts.

Team

SEO Preservation & Improvement

We migrate metadata, URLs, canonical tags, image alt text, heading structure and implement 301 redirect strategy, expand SEO optimisation and performance metrics (Core Web Vitals).


Idea

WordPress Build + Integrations Setup

We rebuild and enhance design and theme, page layouts and reusable components, newsletter integrations, analytics, CRM tools, Ecommerce (WooCommerce) if applicable, social media feeds.

Award

QA, Performance & UI Upgrades

We run AI-assisted & manual QA to validate content accuracy, mobile responsiveness, speed improvements, accessibility compliance (WCAG standards), broken link checks.


People

Zero-Downtime Launch + Client Training

Your new site goes live smoothly via a coordinated cut-over with no interruptions. We provide editor training, admin guidance, reusable template creation, workflow best-practices.

WordPress vs Squarespace

The Clear Winner for Growing Businesses
Feature WordPress Recommended Squarespace
Market Share Powers ~43% of all websites globally; the most dominant CMS. Used by ~2–3% of websites; popular but far smaller ecosystem.
Ease of Use Drag-and-drop builders + full customisation; ideal for all skill levels. Very easy visual editor but limited flexibility beyond templates.
Cost & Ownership Open-source, flexible hosting, no platform lock-in, lower long-term cost. Subscription model; limited control over hosting & infrastructure.
Customisation 60,000+ plugins, full code access, unlimited integrations & workflows. Limited customization; template system is restrictive with no plugin marketplace.
Developer Ecosystem Largest CMS developer community worldwide; easy to find expert talent. Small developer community; advanced features cost more or are unavailable.
SEO & Performance Full SEO control, performance tuning, schema markup, redirects, caching. Basic SEO tools; limited technical optimisation options.
Ecommerce WooCommerce powers ~30% of online stores; scalable & highly customisable. Good for small shops; lacks multi-currency, POS (outside US), and advanced cataloging.
Scalability Scales from small sites to enterprise platforms with ease. Suitable for simple websites; becomes restrictive as needs grow.

With Vertical You Get:

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Zero Downtime MigrationMigration on a protected staging environment and cut over seamlessly.
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No Hidden CostsClear scope, transparent pricing, predictable budgets, no unexpected fees.
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Improvements Built-InRefined UI/UX, layouts, improve navigation, reusable components, clean editing system.
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Ecommerce Upgrade PathWe rebuild small shops as scalable WooCommerce stores.
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Friendly WorkflowsDrag-and-drop templates, global sections, reusable components, and streamlined admin UX.

Squarespace to WordPress Professional Migration Services

Transform your Squarespace website into a powerful, scalable WordPress platform. Vertical ensures a seamless migration with full content accuracy, SEO preservation, performance upgrades, and a modern, editor-friendly design, without downtime or hidden costs.

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