Wix Studio 2 vs Wix Studio: what actually changes for your site

Wix Studio 2 isn't an upgrade to your Wix Studio site. It's a separate editor, and that changes the question.

Wix released Studio Two to Wix Partners on 2 November 2026 and launched it publicly on 10 November. Since then, the question we get most is whether an existing Wix Studio site has to move. Here's what actually changes, what Studio Two can't do yet, and how we decide.

TL;DR

• Wix Studio 2 is a separate editor. Your Studio site stays in the Studio Editor, and Wix says Studio sites stay supported.

• Wix hasn't announced a way to move a Studio site into Studio Two yet. Harmony sites can move across, Studio sites can't.

• Studio Two adds Aria, site-wide breakpoints, Auto Mobile, data on any element and React code.

• It doesn't have Velo, routers, scheduled jobs, webhooks or Blocks apps yet.

• For a Studio site that works, stay put for now. For a new standard site, Studio Two is often a good place to start.

Is Wix Studio 2 a new version of my Studio site?

No. Wix Studio 2, which Wix calls Studio Two, is a separate editor. Wix released it to Wix Partners on 2 November 2026, launched it publicly at an event on 10 November, and is rolling it out to every account over the coming weeks. Your existing Wix Studio site stays in the Studio Editor, and Wix says Studio sites stay supported.

The question we've had most since the launch is "do I have to move my site?" You don't, and nothing moves on its own. As of 10 November 2026, Wix hasn't announced a way to move a Studio Editor site into Studio Two. Wix Harmony sites can move across already, but Studio sites can't. Moving means rebuilding the site in the new editor.

You can tell which editor you're in at a glance. Studio Two is dark, it has Wix's AI assistant Aria in the bottom left corner, and it has a Design and Code switch at the top. The Studio Editor you know is light and has none of those.

Wix Studio vs Wix Studio 2, side by side

Studio Two changes how pages get their content, how code is written and how layouts adapt to phones. Everything else, like the dashboard, the CMS and Wix's business apps, stays the same Wix underneath.

For the full list, read our guide Wix Studio Two vs the Studio Editor.

What Wix Studio 2 does better

Studio Two is quicker to start and gives developers a modern setup. These are the changes we'd notice on a real build:

• Aria plans and builds with you. You can describe the site, attach brand files and references, plan it with Aria first, then pick from three homepage directions. Aria then builds every page.

• Responsive is less work. Breakpoints apply to the whole site, and Auto Mobile arranges phone layouts from your desktop changes. You only take over a section when it needs it.

• Any element can show CMS or app data. You connect a text, image or button straight to a collection, Wix Stores or Wix Blog, and design it however you like.

• Real code tools. The Code tab is a browser version of VS Code, with TypeScript, React and npm packages. You build custom elements as React components.

• You can take the site out as code. Studio Two can export a site as a React project and import your changes back. It's in Beta, so treat it as a preview. Our guide to exporting a Studio Two site to code covers the limits.

• Business features you can redesign. At the 10 November launch, Wix showed Stores, Bookings and Blog sections, including the product page, restyled freely while staying connected to their data.

• Work from elsewhere comes in. Wix also showed a site built in Claude, through the Wix MCP, and designs from Figma being brought into Studio Two and edited visually. Importing a site built in other AI tools is in Beta.

What Wix Studio 2 can't do yet

A lot of what Velo does isn't in Studio Two's first release. Wix's own developer comparison lists datasets, page code and $w, routers, scheduled jobs, data hooks and HTTP functions as "not in this release". It also lists the Wix IDE, the local editor with GitHub, Velo packages and functional testing.

A few more limits matter for business sites:

• Outside services can't send data to your site yet, so webhooks from a CRM or payment tool won't land.

• Every Studio Two site runs code on the same fixed limits: 300 millicores of CPU, 400 MB of memory and a 60 second timeout.

• Export doesn't work yet on sites with item pages, which rules out many CMS-driven sites.

• There are no comments on the canvas yet.

• Wix Blocks apps can't be installed on Studio Two, so a site that relies on one needs that app rebuilt first.

The new Site SDKs and dashboard pages are all there. The code that runs your pages and server is where Studio Two is still catching up. Our guide Does Wix Studio Two support Velo? explains what replaces each Velo feature, and What can't Wix Studio Two do yet? keeps the full list up to date.

Should you move your Wix Studio site to Studio 2?

For a Wix Studio site that works, not yet. For a brand new site with standard needs, Studio Two is often a good place to start. This is how we decide:

What moving a site to Studio 2 would involve

It's a rebuild, so plan it like a redesign. The design, sections and any code are made again in Studio Two. Your CMS collections, Wix apps and dashboard settings live in the site's back end, so the new build uses them as they are.

The search side needs the same care as any redesign. Keep the page addresses where you can, redirect any that change, and check titles and descriptions before going live. We build the new version alongside the live site, so the current one stays up until the new one is ready. Here's how we redesign a Wix site without downtime.

Does Wix Studio 2 cost more than Wix Studio?

Wix hasn't published separate Studio Two prices. Wix Studio sites use Studio plans. On yearly billing, before VAT, Basic is £9 a month (no payments, 1,500 CMS items) and Standard is £14 (payments, 4,000 items). Plus is £21 (20,000 items) and Elite is £119 (10 million items).

One difference is worth knowing before you quote. On Wix Studio, backend limits grow with the plan. On Studio Two they're fixed on every plan.

How we're handling Studio 2 at Vision Marketing

We build sites so the content and the rules for showing it live in the CMS. Aldenham Residential's site runs 30 development pages and 89 plot pages from three CMS collections, and their team updates prices and availability themselves. A structure like that moves between editors far more easily than one built on page code.

If you're not sure where your site stands, book a free call and we'll tell you straight whether to stay, move or wait. You can also see how we build on Wix Studio 2.

Sources: Meet Wix Studio Two, Wix press release, 2 November 2026, Compare extending websites in Studio Two, About backend compute limitations, About exporting your site to code, Choosing a Studio plan, Studio Two vs Studio Editor and Wix's 10 November launch event. Checked 3 to 10 November 2026.

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