How to transfer a domain to Wix

A transfer moves the domain's registration and billing to Wix. You're changing where the domain is registered, not just pointing it at your site.

You need a Wix Premium plan either way. Connecting isn't a way to use your own domain with Wix's $0 free plan.

The choice comes down to where you want to keep the domain. If you'd rather leave registration and domain billing with your current registrar, connect it. If you want those handled by Wix, transfer it.

Check whether your domain can move

Before starting a transfer, check when you registered the domain and whether you've transferred it recently. Under the ICANN rule, a domain can't be transferred within 60 days of registration or a previous transfer.

Both dates matter. A domain you've owned for a long time can still be inside that waiting period if you've recently moved it between registrars.

You'll also need the authorization code from your current registrar. It's called an EPP code, so don't be thrown off if that's the name your registrar uses. Get it from the registrar where the domain is registered now.

And check your Wix plan. You need Premium to transfer the domain in, just as you do to connect it without moving the registration.

How to transfer your domain to Wix

Once the domain is eligible, the transfer involves your current registrar and Wix. Here's the order to follow:

• Get the EPP code from your current registrar. This is the authorization code you'll need for the move.
• Make sure you have a Wix Premium plan. The free plan doesn't meet the requirement for bringing in your domain.
• Start the transfer to Wix and provide the EPP code. You're moving the registration here, rather than choosing to keep it elsewhere and connect it.
• Pay for at least 1 additional year of domain registration.
• Allow up to 7 days for the transfer.

That's the transfer process.

If you decide to connect instead, keep the domain registered with your current registrar and point it at your Wix site. You don't move domain registration or domain billing to Wix.

What you'll pay

Keep the Wix site plan and the domain registration separate when you're looking at costs. You need the site plan for either route, while transferring also requires payment for at least 1 additional year of registration.

For US plans billed yearly, Wix's prices as of November 2026 are:

• Light: $17 a month
• Core: $29 a month
• Business: $39 a month
• Business Elite: $159 a month

Those are monthly prices on yearly billing, not month-to-month prices. Wix also has a $0 free plan, but it doesn't let you connect or transfer in your domain.

What about the free domain voucher? Most yearly Wix Premium plans include a voucher for a free domain for 1 year, but it's only for a new domain bought through Wix. It doesn't cover transferring the domain you already own.

If you connect your existing domain instead, you'll keep paying your current registrar for that domain. Your Wix plan is still billed by Wix.

If you're also considering Heya

Heya, the builder publishing this guide, uses the connection route. It doesn't sell domains, so you bring a domain from any registrar and keep its registration there.

Custom domains start on Heya Pro Standard at $6 a month. That plan includes 5 sites and 1 custom domain per account with HTTPS.

Heya is a no-code website builder, and you sign in with Google to publish. If you want to try it before connecting a domain, Heya Free costs $0 with no credit card and no time limit. It includes 3 sites, up to 5 pages per site, all 68 templates, a free yourname.heya.bio address with HTTPS, and a small Made with Heya badge.

For more custom domains, Heya Pro Plus is $15 a month. It includes 25 sites, up to 10 custom domains, and lets you download your site as a ZIP of HTML files.

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