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How to leave Weebly and keep your domain and email
Many small businesses built their site on Weebly years ago and haven't touched it since. You can move to a modern, phone-friendly site and keep your web address, your email and your place on Google.
The move, step by step
- Rebuild the site first. Your Weebly site stays online while the new one is built and checked privately.
- Save your text and photos. Weebly's export options are limited, so your content is copied across page by page.
- Note forms and page addresses. Weebly forms stop working when you leave, and old page addresses get redirects so links still work.
- Keep your email exactly as it is. The email (MX) records are copied unchanged, so mail keeps arriving.
- Point the domain to the new site, then cancel the plan. The domain can stay where it's registered. Cancel the Weebly plan once everything is checked.
What stays the same
- Your web address
- Your email address and inbox
- Your Google ranking, with page addresses kept or redirected
- Your text and photos
What changes
- A modern look that works well on phones
- Weebly forms are replaced with a simple form and contact buttons
- Updates you can make yourself, any time
Questions
Is Weebly shutting down?
Weebly is now part of Square, which mainly develops Square Online instead. Many older Weebly sites still run, but they look and work like sites from years ago.
Can my new site look the same as my Weebly site?
Yes. It can be moved over one-to-one, or given a fresh design. The price is the same.
Will my site be down during the move?
Usually for less than an hour on the day of the switch. The old site stays live until then.
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