Migration Check

Weebly and Square Online migration

Weebly has moved on. Your site can too.

Weebly now belongs to Square, and Square's attention has gone to its online stores. If your site is about your business rather than a shop, I rebuild it on Redline as fast, plain pages that look the same, with your words and images, and every link kept. Enter your address to see what your move would involve.

I look at your public pages and page list, the same way a visitor would. Nothing is saved unless you ask for a quote.

Typical level

A quick move for small, simple sites. Booking tools, several forms or many pages add some custom work.

Typical price

$1,800–4,000 for most Weebly sites, $4,000–6,000 for big ones. Hosting and care is $150 a month.

Time

Usually 1–3 weeks. Your current site stays live until the new one is ready.

After the move

Edit your pages yourself in a simple editor, or let me: an hour of edits a month is included.

Why people move off Weebly

Weebly sites still run, but they're standing still:

  • Few new features. Since Square bought Weebly, its focus has been Square Online, the store builder. Older Weebly themes and tools see little change.
  • Built around selling. Square Online is designed for stores. For a site that's mostly information, much of it is in the way.
  • Hard to leave later. Your design only runs on Weebly or Square, so the sooner the site is somewhere you own, the less there is to rebuild.
  • Dated pages. Older themes load slowly on phones and weren't built with today's search details in mind.

On Redline your pages are plain and fast, you edit them in a simple editor, and if you ever leave, you get your whole site as standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript files.

What moves over

Comes over

  • Every page, with your words and images.
  • Your design: same layout, colors and fonts, rebuilt as plain pages.
  • Contact and sign-up forms, set up again in Redline.
  • Your domain, and every page address you have now.
  • Search titles and descriptions, page by page.
  • Logins and free members-only pages: Redline supports sign-in and different access levels.

Needs a closer look

  • Pages behind a login, and who is allowed to see each one.
  • Blog comments and contact forms, set up again in Redline.
  • Payments, paid memberships and online stores, which aren't covered yet.

I can't see pages behind a login from outside, so for sites with logins I work with whoever built your site to list every one and who can see it. Each is tested before we switch over.

Weebly blog posts usually live at addresses like /blog/post-name, with category pages under /blog/category/…, and pages often end in .html. Every one of those keeps working on the new site, and I test them all before we switch over.

How the move works

  1. Check your siteEnter your address above. You'll see the level, and I'll reply with a fixed price.
  2. I rebuild itI copy your words, images and design from your live site. There's nothing for you to export.
  3. You review itYou see the new site before anything changes, and I test that every old address still works.
  4. We switch overI connect your domain to the new site. Then you can cancel your Weebly or Square Online plan.

If you ever leave, here's what you take with you

Your website

As standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript files that any web host can run.

Your data

If your site keeps records such as members, bookings or form entries, you get a complete copy in a format other tools can read.

Your code

Anything built just for your business is yours. I don't own it and I won't keep it.

Your domain

It was always yours, and it goes wherever you go.

The Redline engine stays with me. Everything else goes with you. Your files, data and code are always handed over free. If you'd like help setting them up somewhere else, that's billed at my normal rate.

Questions about moving from Weebly

Can I move a Weebly site that has a store?

Not yet. Online stores aren't covered. If the store is a small part of the site, tell me how you use it and I'll suggest options.

Is Weebly shutting down?

Weebly sites still run, but since Square bought it the focus has moved to Square Online. Moving now, on your schedule, is easier than moving in a hurry later.

How much does it cost to move a Weebly site?

Most Weebly sites are $1,800–4,000: a small, simple site is a quick move, and booking tools, several forms or many pages add some custom work. Big sites are $4,000–6,000. Hosting and care is $150 a month, or $1,500 a year, with an hour of edits a month included. The free check on this page shows your site's level.

Can my site keep its logins?

Yes. Redline supports sign-in and different access levels. Because pages behind a login can't be seen from outside, I work with whoever built your site to map every one and who should see it, then test each before we switch over. Paid memberships, where people pay for access, aren't covered yet.

Will my domain and links stay the same?

Yes. Your domain stays yours, and every page address you have now keeps working. I test each one before we switch over.

Who's behind this

I'm Brad Simon, and Coder B Dev is my one-person studio. I've been writing software for more than 30 years: enterprise systems, web applications and SaaS platforms, for companies from startups to large enterprises. Redline is the platform I built so small business sites can get that same engineering without the upkeep. I take on a small number of sites at a time, so each one gets my full attention.

I'd rather you stay because you want to. I've seen too many business owners stuck with a platform because leaving meant losing their site. I don't work that way. Your words, images and data are yours, and so is any code written for your business: I don't claim any rights to it. If you ever decide to move on, I'll hand you your site as standard files, a full copy of your data and all of your own code, with no runaround. The only thing I keep is the Redline engine itself.

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