# Move your site from WordPress to yaya

Export your WordPress content, rebuild the site in yaya from its address, and point your domain.

Source: https://yaya.page/support/articles/migrate/from-wordpress
Last updated: 2026-10-03

## What moves and what does not
yaya reads the public text, headings and image references on your live WordPress site and drafts a new site from them. Plugins, themes, comments and WooCommerce data do not move. A full export file stays useful as your own backup.
## Before you start
- Admin access to WordPress (WordPress.com or self-hosted) and a yaya account.
- Your domain login, and your hosting login if the site is self-hosted.
- About 45 minutes, plus DNS wait time.
## Move your site
1. Open your WordPress admin and go to **Tools** > **Export**.
2. Choose all content and click **Download Export File**. You get an XML file.
3. Download your media library images from the **Media** screen or your hosting file manager.
4. Open yaya and start onboarding. Paste your site address under **Already have a website? (optional)** and click **Import from my site**.
5. Read the description under **What does your business do?** and add the posts and pages you want to keep.
6. Pick your business type, location and language, then click **Next**.
7. Review the draft, upload your images, and publish. See [Publish your site](/support/articles/getting-started/publish-your-site).
## Point your domain to yaya
On WordPress.com the domain is managed in its domain settings. On self-hosted WordPress it lives at your registrar, not your host. Follow [Move a domain to yaya](/support/articles/migrate/move-a-domain-to-yaya), and change DNS using [Switch DNS with no downtime](/support/articles/migrate/switch-dns-with-no-downtime).
Your WordPress URLs will change, so add [redirects](/support/articles/migrate/redirect-old-urls). Check [Keep your email working](/support/articles/migrate/keep-your-email-working) if your host runs your email.
## Fix common problems
**The export file will not download.** Try a smaller selection, such as posts only.
**Old plugin pages return 404.** Add a redirect to the closest page in yaya. See [Set up redirects](/support/articles/domains/set-up-redirects).