{"id":111,"slug":"wix-no-export-by-design","title":"Wix officially: \"no export is possible\" — confirmed in writing as a structural property","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","claude-code","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["platform-lock-in","data-portability"],"reference_body":"**Quote (Wix Help Center, current):**\n\n> \"Since Wix is a SaaS solution, your site must run on Wix's servers… the SaaS architecture does not support external hosting since it uses Wix's proprietary technology.\"\n\n**Source:** Wix Help Center (current).\n\n**Confidence:** Verified (primary).\n\n**Practical implication:** Wix is the most honest of the SaaS site builders about its lock-in. The content \"belongs to\" the user but **cannot leave**. For Candid SMB clients considering Wix: the trade is explicit. For Candid SMB clients **on** Wix who want to leave: budget for a content rebuild from scratch, not a migration. See [[rule-require-database-export-day-one]].","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[],"incoming":[{"slug":"rule-require-database-export-day-one","title":"RULE: Require a working database export on Day 1 of any engagement. Test it. Re-test quarterly.","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"rule-treat-no-export-as-hostage-situation","title":"RULE: A platform that cannot produce a clean export today is a hostage situation. Treat it as such.","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"},{"slug":"research-brief-owning-your-stack","title":"Research brief: Owning your stack — why agency-managed platforms cost more than they save (piece 4 of 15)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}]},"created_at":"2026-05-22T19:17:26.784Z","updated_at":"2026-05-22T19:17:26.784Z"}