Move from Weebly to VibeHost
Weebly is closing in 67 countries on September 27, 2026. See the full country list, all three deadlines, and how to import your site for free without export files.
Weebly (owned by Square) announced on June 20, 2026 that it is closing in 67 countries. If your account is in one of them, three dates matter:
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| June 29, 2026 | New page publishing disabled (already in effect) |
| September 27, 2026 | Sites go offline. Visitors see nothing. |
| December 26, 2026 | Accounts permanently deleted, content and domains included |
Domain transfers need an active account and can take days, so act now rather than in December. For the background on the announcement, see Is Weebly shutting down? on the blog.
Dates and country list verified July 6, 2026, from Square's announcement thread.
The 67 affected countries
Most coverage only names a few countries. This is the complete list from the announcement:
Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Thailand, South Korea, Iceland, Barbados, Colombia, Chile, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Serbia, Egypt, Ecuador, Peru, Cambodia, Jordan, Kenya, Bahamas, Uruguay, Oman, Morocco, Tanzania, Pakistan, Nigeria, Mauritius, Bahrain, Aruba, Zambia, Bangladesh, Georgia, Laos, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, French Polynesia, Azerbaijan, New Caledonia, Zimbabwe, Armenia, Paraguay, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Montenegro, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Russia, Belarus, Algeria, Andorra, Benin, Suriname, Palau, Gabon, Ghana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, Uganda, Guinea, Congo.
The United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and nearly all of Western Europe are not on the list. Only Iceland and Andorra are affected there. If that's you, there's no deadline, but Weebly is in maintenance mode. It has shipped no new features in over a year, its mobile app is gone from the stores, and it steers users toward Square Online. The steps below apply whenever you decide to move.
Your options compared
| Option | What you do | What you end up with |
|---|---|---|
| VibeHost import | Paste your site's URL | Your site live at a new address, free plan |
| Square Online rebuild | Rebuild the site in Square Online | A store-first builder tied to Square payments, awkward for blogs and portfolios |
| WordPress migration | Import Weebly's export, then clean it up by hand | Full control, but the export contains Weebly-specific code |
What the VibeHost importer does
The importer works from your live site's URL, so there are no export files or ZIP archives to handle. It crawls your published pages, copies the HTML and images, and deploys them as a static app in your workspace.
- Pages, text, images, and internal links carry over.
- Weebly-hosted widgets such as contact forms, slideshows, and store checkout don't. They run on Weebly's servers and can't be copied. For most sites, everything visitors read and see survives the move.
Steps
- Sign in, or create a free account. The free plan covers this and needs no credit card.
- In your workspace, open Apps → Create and choose Import from Weebly.
- Paste your site's address, like
https://yoursite.weebly.com. - Confirm the site is yours. The importer asks you to declare that you own the site or have permission to move it.
- The import copies your pages and images and deploys them. Your site is live at
<name>-<workspace>.vibehost.space.
From there it's a normal VibeHost app. You can edit and redeploy it, or point a custom domain at it.
Before you leave Weebly
- Download Weebly's archive as insurance. In the Weebly editor, go to Settings → Archive and enter your email. The ZIP isn't a clean import format, but it's your backup copy.
- Move your domain early if it's registered through Weebly or Square. Transfers need an active account and can take days, so don't wait for December.
- Replace embedded forms. If your site had a Weebly contact form, add a replacement after import, such as a
mailto:link or any form service.
FAQ
Is Weebly shutting down completely?
No. Weebly is closing in 67 countries. Sites there go offline September 27, 2026, and accounts close December 26, 2026. In the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and most of Western Europe, Weebly keeps running in maintenance mode.
Is the import really free?
Yes. VibeHost's free plan covers importing and hosting your site, and it needs no credit card.
Will my forms and online store move over?
No. Those run on Weebly's servers and can't be copied. Your pages, text, and images all come across. If your site is mostly content, as most Weebly sites are, the visible site survives intact.
What about my domain name?
Once your site is on VibeHost you can connect your own domain. If the domain is registered through Weebly or Square, start the transfer early. It needs an active account and can take days.
See also
- Custom domains walks through pointing your domain at the imported site.
- Static sites explains how VibeHost serves your imported pages.
- From Netlify and From Vercel are the other migration recipes.