Export your site content

Export your site content

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Last updated October 09, 2026 21:18

Create an .xml file of your site content, then import it to WordPress.

You can export certain content from your Squarespace site into an .xml file. Many features rely on our platform's JavaScript and CSS, so some content doesn't export.

Note: You can't export content from one Squarespace site and import it into another. Importing content into a different Squarespace site can cause broken image links and other issues.

Video: Exporting your site content

This one-minute video walks through exporting your content as an .xml file and downloading it to your computer.

What exports to WordPress and what doesn't

Because of how WordPress is designed, you can't import every type of Squarespace content. The .xml file exports the content that imports to a WordPress site.

Some content, like linked .pdf files, exports in the .xml file but can't import to a WordPress site. To learn more, visit WordPress' documentation on importing from Squarespace.

Content that exports

Layout pages
One blog page, including all of its posts and up to 1000 comments per post
Text blocks
Image blocks
Text from other blocks like the embed block and Instagram block will export with minimum structure
Gallery pages, including York project pages (version 7.0 only)

Content that doesn't export

Other page types (including album pages, cover pages, index pages, info pages, calendar pages, portfolio pages, and store pages)
Content in page-specific headers, footers, and sidebars
More than one blog page
Dropdowns
Audio blocks
Product blocks
Video blocks
Drafts
Style settings
Custom CSS

Export and download your content

To create and download the .xml file:

Ensure your site is published and your site availability is set to Public. You can't export from a trial site.
Open the Import & export content panel.
Click Export.
Click the WordPress icon. If you’re not importing the exported content into WordPress site, click the icon anyway. The exported file can only be in a WordPress format, but you don’t have to import it into WordPress.
If your site has more than one blog page, select a primary blog from the dropdown menu, then click Export. Only one blog page exports.
Wait for the export to process. This can take a few minutes, depending on how much content your site has.
Click Download to save the .xml file to your computer, or click Clear to erase the export.

Keep your images by importing to WordPress.com

If you import your content into a self-hosted WordPress site with the WordPress Importer plugin, your images might not migrate. WordPress can pull reference links for the images instead, so the image links stop working after you cancel your Squarespace site.

To keep your images working, import your content into the WordPress.com version of the platform, which copies your images to WordPress' servers. After importing, confirm all your images appear in WordPress' Media Library. If images are missing, contact WordPress for more help.

You can also keep using WordPress Importer and download your site's images manually, then upload them to your WordPress site. To compare both versions of WordPress, visit their documentation.

Export content from an expired site

If your site has expired, you might be able to recover and export your content by reactivating your subscription first. Depending on how long the site has been expired, your content may already be deleted.

My Squarespace content isn’t importing into Wordpress

If you're having trouble importing to WordPress, you can download or copy content like images and text directly from your Squarespace site.

After a successful import, you can cancel your site if you no longer need it.

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