Migrate Your Website to CURIAWEB for Free

Migrate Your Website to CURIAWEB for Free: Switching from WordPress.com, Hosttech, ORC Webhosting, IONOS, Hostpoint & Other Providers

Would you like to switch to CURIAWEB with your website? You don't have to carry out the migration on your own. CURIAWEB supports customers when switching from other providers to our Swiss hosting – and depending on the initial situation, this service is completely free of charge.

Many websites start out on website builders or large hosting providers. This is often convenient in the beginning. Over time, however, new requirements arise: more control, better performance, custom email addresses, professional WordPress features, better SEO opportunities, a Swiss server location, or more technical access. That is precisely when switching to a professional hosting provider like CURIAWEB pays off.

Which providers can you switch to CURIAWEB from?

In general, you can switch to CURIAWEB from almost any provider, provided that access to website data, domain management, or email accounts is possible. The technical process varies depending on the provider.

Typical source providers and platforms:

• WordPress.com: Switching from the hosted WordPress.com platform to a self-hosted WordPress installation.
• Wix: Migrating from a website builder to a more flexible solution, usually involving a rebuild or content transfer. (Website cannot be directly migrated)
• Jimdo: Switching from a website builder system to your own hosting. (Website cannot be directly migrated)
• Squarespace: Transferring content, domain, and email structure depending on the available export options. (Website cannot be directly migrated)
• IONOS: Migrating hosting, WordPress, domain, and email to CURIAWEB.
• Hostpoint: Switching from Swiss hosting to CURIAWEB, including website, domain, and email review.
• Infomaniak: Migrating hosting, domain, WordPress, or email services.
• GoDaddy: Migration of domains, hosting, or WordPress installations.
• one.com: Switching from hosting, website builder, or WordPress.
• Webland, Cyon, KreativMedia, or other Swiss providers: Migration depending on access data and system configuration.
• Other cPanel providers: Often particularly easy to migrate because CURIAWEB also works with cPanel.

Even if your current provider is not listed here, a switch is possible in many cases. The decisive factor is what data can be exported or transferred.

What can CURIAWEB migrate for you?

A website migration can consist of several parts. It is not always just about WordPress. Often, the domain, DNS, email accounts, databases, and SSL must also be taken into account.

Depending on the initial situation, the following components can be transferred or set up:

• WordPress website,
• HTML/PHP website,
• Files and images,
• Databases,
• Domain or DNS zone,
• Email accounts,
• Email forwards,
• SSL certificate,
• Subdomains,
• Redirects,
• Contact forms,
• Basic WordPress configuration,
• Import of posts, pages, and media,
• Technical review after the migration.

Why switch to CURIAWEB?

A switch to CURIAWEB is especially worthwhile if you want more control over your website. Unlike many website builder systems, a dedicated hosting package gives you significantly more technical freedom.

Advantages of switching to CURIAWEB:

• Swiss server location: Your website is operated on infrastructure located in Switzerland.
• Full WordPress freedom: Custom plugins, themes, child themes, and individual adjustments are all possible.
• cPanel access: Easily manage files, databases, email, domains, and PHP versions.
• Softaculous App Installer: Conveniently install and manage WordPress and many other applications.
• SSL included: Secure HTTPS connections for your website, forms, and login.
• NVMe performance: Fast storage technology for short loading times.
• Email with your own domain: Professional email addresses like info@yourdomain.ch.
• Support from Switzerland: Personal assistance instead of anonymous mass processing.
• More SEO control: Control technical settings, redirects, plugins, and performance yourself.

Switching from WordPress.com to CURIAWEB

Many people start with WordPress.com because it seems simple. However, WordPress.com is not the same as a self-hosted WordPress installation. With your own WordPress installation on CURIAWEB, you have significantly more options.

Typical reasons for switching from WordPress.com:

• More freedom with plugins,
• More control over themes,
• Custom technical optimizations,
• Better SEO configuration,
• Direct access to files and database,
• Your own email accounts included with the hosting,
• No platform restrictions like those found in certain WordPress.com plans.

The technical workflow often consists of export, a new WordPress installation, import, and follow-up checks. CURIAWEB can support you with this or take care of the migration directly for you, depending on the case.

Switching from Wix, Jimdo, or Squarespace to CURIAWEB

Website builders like Wix, Jimdo, or Squarespace work differently than WordPress. Therefore, a direct 1:1 migration is not always possible. Content can be exported or transferred manually depending on the platform. The design often has to be rebuilt or recreated in WordPress.

Important to know:

• A complete automatic migration is often not possible with website builders.
• Texts, images, and page structure can usually be transferred.
• The design often needs to be recreated from scratch in WordPress.
• SEO URLs and redirects should be planned carefully.
• Forms, shops, or booking functions require appropriate WordPress solutions.

The advantage: After the switch, you are significantly more independent and can expand WordPress more flexibly.

Switching from another hosting provider to CURIAWEB

If your website is already hosted by a traditional hosting provider, the migration is often particularly straightforward. This is especially true if it is already a WordPress site, a PHP website, or cPanel-based hosting.

Typical provider switches:

• From IONOS to CURIAWEB,
• From Hostpoint to CURIAWEB,
• From Infomaniak to CURIAWEB,
• From GoDaddy to CURIAWEB,
• From one.com to CURIAWEB,
• From Cyon to CURIAWEB,
• From Webland to CURIAWEB,
• From any cPanel hosting to CURIAWEB.

With traditional hostings, files, databases, email accounts, and domains can usually be transferred cleanly. Full access credentials and good planning of the DNS switch are crucial.

What we need for the migration

In order for CURIAWEB to check or carry out the migration, we require various pieces of information depending on the case. The more complete the details provided, the faster the switch can be prepared.

Helpful details:

• Domain name of the existing website,
• Current provider,
• Type of website: WordPress, website builder, HTML, shop, or other system,
• Access to the current hosting,
• WordPress admin access, if available,
• FTP or file manager access, if available,
• Database access, if available,
• Domain login or DNS management access,
• List of existing email addresses,
• Desired migration time,
• Notes on shops, forms, booking systems, or member areas.

Please only pass on passwords via secure channels and change temporary access data after the migration is complete.

The typical workflow of a migration to CURIAWEB

A professional website migration should be planned carefully. This avoids downtime, missing emails, or SEO issues.

1. Submit request: You contact CURIAWEB and specify the existing website as well as the current provider.
2. Review: We check what type of website is present and how the migration is technically possible.
3. Prepare hosting: Your new CURIAWEB package is set up.
4. Back up data: Files, database, content, or exports are prepared.
5. Transfer website: The website is transferred to the new hosting or imported freshly.
6. Technical review: Functions, images, links, SSL, PHP version, and database are checked.
7. Prepare email: Email accounts and forwards are set up if desired.
8. Switch DNS or domain: The domain is pointed to the new hosting.
9. Follow-up check: Website, forms, login, email, and SSL are verified.

Domain transfer or just a DNS switch?

When switching to CURIAWEB, there are two options: The domain can be transferred to CURIAWEB, or it can remain with the current registrar and only point to the CURIAWEB hosting via DNS.

Which option makes more sense depends on your existing setup.

Don't forget email when changing providers

Many website migrations do not fail because of WordPress, but because of email. If your domain has been used for email so far, the email migration must be planned carefully.

Things to check are:

• Which email addresses exist?
• Are there any forwards?
• Are mailboxes actively used?
• Should old emails be transferred?
• Which devices use the accounts?
• Are SPF, DKIM, and DMARC correctly set?
• When will the MX record be switched?

Keep SEO in mind during a website migration

A migration should be carried out in an SEO-friendly manner. Particularly important are URLs, redirects, page titles, meta data, internal links, and the availability of the website after the DNS switch.

Check before the migration:

• Which URLs are indexed by Google?
• Will the URLs remain the same?
• If URLs are changed: Are there 301 redirects in place?
• Will SEO titles and meta descriptions be preserved?
• Will images and alt texts remain intact?
• Do internal links work?
• Will the sitemap be updated?
• Is the website accessible via HTTPS after the migration?
• Are there no staging or test pages left in the index?

With a pure hosting switch without URL changes, the SEO risk is usually minimal. However, when switching from a website builder to WordPress, the URL structure should be planned deliberately.

GEO: Why a clean migration is important

GEO, or Generative Engine Optimization, benefits from stable, clearly structured, and technically clean websites. If content is missing, links break, or pages are no longer accessible during the migration, the understandability and reliability of the website suffers.

A clean migration helps through:

• Complete content preservation,
• Functional internal links,
• Correct redirects,
• Clean page structure,
• Preserved images and alt texts,
• Stable loading times,
• A trustworthy technical environment.

When is a free migration possible?

CURIAWEB offers a free migration service for many standard cases. Whether a migration can be carried out free of charge depends, among other things, on the scope, the source system, and the available access data.

Usually straightforward to do:

• WordPress website from another hoster,
• cPanel-to-cPanel migration,
• Traditional website with files and database,
• Domain and DNS switch,
• Standard email setup,
• WordPress.com content transfer.

Additional effort may arise with:

• Complex WooCommerce shops,
• Website builder sites that need to be rebuilt from scratch,
• Severely broken or corrupted websites,
• Malware cleanup,
• Very large amounts of data,
• Custom programming and scripts,
• Multilingual special configurations,
• External interfaces or booking systems.

We review each individual case and will inform you transparently if a migration goes beyond our free standard service.

Why not just export via XML yourself?

An XML export is helpful if you only want to transfer WordPress content such as posts and pages. For a real website switch, however, this is often not enough.

An XML export typically does not fully include:

• Theme settings,
• Plugin configurations,
• The entire media library,
• WooCommerce orders,
• User roles and custom data,
• Redirects,
• Email accounts,
• DNS records,
• Server configurations,
• Caching and security settings.

That is why the CURIAWEB migration service is particularly helpful if you want to cleanly transfer the entire website, not just individual pieces of content.

Checklist before switching to CURIAWEB

• Review the existing website.
• Note down the old provider and system.
• Have your access data ready.
• Clarify domain management ownership.
• List all existing email accounts.
• Note down important pages and functions.
• Mention any shops, forms, or member areas.
• Set a desired migration time.
• Do not delete the old website before the migration is completed.
• Contact CURIAWEB and have the migration reviewed.

Common mistakes when changing providers

• Old website deleted too early: Data or images can get lost.
• Email not planned: Messages get lost during the transition or end up with the wrong provider.
• DNS changed too early: Website points to an unfinished environment.
• No redirects set up: Old URLs generate 404 errors.
• Only exported XML: Plugins, theme, media, or settings are missing.
• No access credentials: Migration is unnecessarily delayed.
• SSL forgotten: Browsers show security warnings.
• Forms not tested: Inquiries do not arrive after the migration.

Recommended approach

1. Contact CURIAWEB: Let us know which provider you want to switch from.
2. State website type: WordPress, Wix, Jimdo, Squarespace, HTML, shop, or other system.
3. Prepare access credentials: Hosting, WordPress, domain, DNS, and email, where available.
4. Have the scope reviewed: We clarify whether the move is possible as a free standard migration.
5. Set up new hosting: CURIAWEB prepares the target environment.
6. Transfer website: Files, database, or content are migrated.
7. Plan email and DNS: To ensure website and mail switch over cleanly.
8. Perform follow-up checks: Review website, SSL, forms, links, and email.
9. Cancel old hosting only later: Wait until everything is running stably.

Frequently asked questions about migrating to CURIAWEB

Can I switch from WordPress.com to CURIAWEB?

Yes. In many cases, content can be exported and imported into a self-hosted WordPress installation on CURIAWEB. This gives you significantly more control over plugins, themes, and technical settings.

Can I switch from Wix or Jimdo to CURIAWEB?

Yes, but website builder systems often cannot be fully migrated automatically. Content can usually be transferred, but the design frequently needs to be rebuilt in WordPress.

Does CURIAWEB migrate my website for free?

For many standard cases, CURIAWEB offers a free migration service. The exact scope depends on the website type, provider, access credentials, and technical complexity.

Can my domain also migrate to CURIAWEB?

Yes. Alternatively, the domain can remain with your current registrar and point to the CURIAWEB hosting via DNS.

Will my emails be transferred as well?

Email accounts and forwards can be set up. The transfer of old email content depends on the previous provider, protocol, and volume, and should be checked beforehand.

Is there any downtime during the migration?

A cleanly planned migration can greatly reduce downtime. However, DNS changes require some time to propagate everywhere.

What happens to Google rankings during the migration?

If URLs, redirects, content, SSL, and technical structure are transferred cleanly, the risk can be minimized. For larger relaunches, an SEO audit is particularly important.

When should I cancel my old hosting?

Only cancel your old hosting once the website, email, domain, SSL, and all important functions have been successfully tested on CURIAWEB.