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Tony Whitehall
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March 16, 2023
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How can I save my site as a csv file?

  • March 16, 2023
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Can I save my site as a csv file for export to Wix?

 

I want to export my site to Wix, and onen of the developers I consulted for help from asked if my site or assets can be exported as a .csv file or files.

 

Thanks.

 

Tony

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    Correct answer Jon Fritz

    The short answer is "no".

    If your site were already database driven, the database itself could possibly be converted to a .csv (a spreadsheet of Coma Separated Values) file, but there's no way to convert multiple static website files into a .csv.


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    BenPleysier
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    BenPleysierCommunity Expert
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    March 17, 2023

    Can I save my site as a csv file for export to Wix?

    By @Tony Whitehall

     

    As @Jon Fritz has already stated, the answer is no.

     

    I want to export my site to Wix, and onen of the developers I consulted for help from asked if my site or assets can be exported as a .csv file or files.

    By @Tony Whitehall

     

    I am not sure what sort of developer that you consulted, but I would have advised you not to move to Wix unless you want to subject your site to a restricted environment where you are for ever stuck with Wix and their pricing strategy.

     

    With a site created with Dreamweaver, you are free to use any other web development editor and free to use any host to host the site.

     

    Have a look at my video where I am hosting a test site in Railway for practically zero cost. This is not possible when using online editors like Wix.

     

     

    Wappler is the DMXzone-made Dreamweaver replacement and includes the best of their powerful extensions, as well as much more!
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      Tony WhitehallAuthor
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      March 17, 2023

      Some of the developers I consulted were from Wix's professional developers and designers referrrals systme on the Wix site.

       

      Why do you write that I'd be "stuck with Wix with its prcing strategy" as opposed to being free in Dreamweaver.  Adobe also has a pricing strategy that I'm stuck with; I'm paying Adobe $930 annually to lease Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Indesign and Acrobat Pro.  That's almost $10,000 in leasing fees I pay to Adobe every decade.  Is that what you call being free?  Railway and Github also charge for their services, and they might raise their rates if they become popular, so those are alternative costs.  

       

      Also, I've never heard of Railway or Github, so I don't want to take the risk of branching out to use programs I've never heard of before and which were never recommended to me before.  

       

      Also, every Web developer company and platform such as Wix, Shopfiy and Wordpress, whose Web sitees I've seen. claim on their sites that their platforms are easy to learn and use, but I've never found any of them to be easy. It's just hype to get customers to sign up and earn profits for them.  I noticed that, unfailingly, the video you linked too also claims that Railway or Github is easy to use.

       

      Tony

       

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      March 16, 2023

      Maybe, may not.

       

      Is your current website using dynamic data stored in a MySQL database?  Google search for Export SQL to CSV.

      Does your content reside in an MS office database or spreadsheet program?  Google search for Export Access or Excel data to CSV.

       

      A CSV file is data, nothing more. CSV is sometimes used to convert mailing or product price lists from one file format to another via tab or comma delimmited CSV formatted data.

       

      Unless I'm missing something, there is no way I know of to convert static HTML, CSS and JavaScripts to usable CSV data.  They are apples & orangutans.

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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      Tony WhitehallAuthor
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      March 16, 2023

      Thanks, Nancy and Jon.

       

      I've never put my Web site data into an MS Office database or spreadsheet program.

       

      I don't understnad why I should research how to Export Access or Excel data (whatever that means) to CSV,  since you just informed me that .csv files wouldn't be useable in Wix.  

       

      Tony

      Nancy OShea
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      Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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      March 16, 2023

      If your content is not stored in a database or spreadsheet like MySQL, MS Access or MS Excel, you have nothing to export to CSV. 😞

       

      Nobody said that CSV is unsable in Wix.  What we said: your website can't be converted to CSV.

       

       

      Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
      Jon Fritz
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      Jon FritzCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      March 16, 2023

      The short answer is "no".

      If your site were already database driven, the database itself could possibly be converted to a .csv (a spreadsheet of Coma Separated Values) file, but there's no way to convert multiple static website files into a .csv.


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