Can I move a Base44 site to WordPress without rebuilding it by hand?

That is the point of the converter. Build the code export once and upload the result: the theme structure, templates and assets are generated for you. Manual work is limited to the polish items: form wiring and anything that was database-driven.

What does Base44 export, and what do I upload?

Base44 exports project source: React files plus a build script, not finished pages. Run npm install and npm run build inside the unzipped export, then upload the dist folder it writes. If ShipToWP tells you the project is unbuilt, that build step has not happened yet.

What happens to my Base44 data?

Nothing in the conversion touches your Base44 database. The export gives the converter the visible pages; data-driven content needs to be added in WordPress after you install the theme.

Do I need a technical background?

For a static export, no: upload, preview and download are browser-only steps, and installing the theme is the standard Appearance > Themes > Upload flow every WordPress admin has. Base44 gives you source code, so one npm build runs on your machine first; the two commands are copied from the export itself.

Base44 to WordPress: Turn a Base44 App Into an Installable Theme

Base44 gets you to a working app fast, but when the app is really a website, WordPress runs it better. ShipToWP takes the built code export from Base44 and rebuilds the pages as a WordPress theme: templates per page, enqueued assets, editable sections. Try it with a free live preview, no sign-up.

Convert my Base44 export How it works

Example conversion: a Base44 export becomes a theme

Your Base44 project is a service business site with a booking request form and a pricing page. You export the project code as a zip, run the build it ships with, and keep the HTML the build produced.

Uploading that to ShipToWP hands it to the converter, which lays the site out again as WordPress templates with the shared header and footer split into theme parts. Where Base44 paints its content in the browser, ShipToWP renders those pages in your own tab first, so the converter works on real markup.

The preview shows the theme before you download. After installing it under Appearance > Themes, the pages are editable in your dashboard, and the booking form markup can be connected to a WordPress form plugin in a few minutes.

Accepted input: what to export from Base44

01Open your app in the Base44 editor.
02Use the export option in the code view to download your project files as a zip. If your account uses GitHub sync, download the linked repository as a zip instead.
03Unzip it, open a terminal in that folder and run npm install, then npm run build. Base44 ships React source, so this is what produces the HTML pages.
04Zip the dist folder the build writes and upload that here. A single page saved as index.html is accepted too.

ShipToWP also accepts a single index.html file, so one-page builds never need the zip step.

What you get

A WordPress theme zip that installs on any self-hosted WordPress 6.x site.
One page template per exported page, with the header and footer split into shared theme parts.
Stylesheets and scripts the export ships are enqueued the WordPress way instead of inlined on every page.
Content structured as section blocks: edit copy in the dashboard, extend with Elementor or the block editor.
A live preview of the converted theme before you download, free and with no sign-up.

Base44 apps ship a front end plus a proprietary backend. The conversion covers the front end: the built pages, styles and assets from your export, rendered in your browser where the app still paints them with JavaScript. The theme output is standard PHP and CSS with nothing Base44-specific left inside it.

Base44 to WordPress: best for, and not for

Best for

Base44 builds that are websites at heart: brochure sites, landing pages, service pages.
Moving to hosting you own and control.
Letting a client edit copy in a dashboard instead of an app builder.
Keeping the finished visual design while adding WordPress plugins and SEO tooling.

Not for

The Base44 database, user management and built-in AI actions. Those stay behind and do not migrate.
Moving content into WordPress posts automatically. Pages become templates; content work happens after.
Login-gated app features.
WooCommerce, one-click multilingual, or WordPress hosting.

How to run the base44 to wordpress conversion

01Put the files together exactly as the steps above describe them: a zip of the built HTML, or a single index.html.
02Open the converter and drop the file in. The live preview builds without an account.
03Check every page in the preview, then download the theme zip. The conversion hub lists the other supported sources.

Install the theme on WordPress

In your WordPress dashboard go to Appearance > Themes, click Add New, then Upload Theme. Choose the zip ShipToWP gave you, press Install Now and activate. The site runs on your own hosting from that moment; there is no ShipToWP plugin or account dependency left in the theme.

Limitations and editing after conversion

Conversion rebuilds structure, not server logic. Expect these polish items after activating the theme:

Forms that called the Base44 backend arrive as markup. Wire them to a WordPress form plugin.
Pages whose content was rendered from the Base44 database come over as their exported snapshot. Recreate that content as real WordPress posts or pages where it changes.
Menus and widget areas become standard WordPress menu locations after activation.
Menus, widgets and site identity stay editable in the standard WordPress places.

Base44 to WordPress: common questions

Can I move a Base44 site to WordPress without rebuilding it by hand?: That is the point of the converter. Build the code export once and upload the result: the theme structure, templates and assets are generated for you. Manual work is limited to the polish items: form wiring and anything that was database-driven.
What does Base44 export, and what do I upload?: Base44 exports project source: React files plus a build script, not finished pages. Run npm install and npm run build inside the unzipped export, then upload the dist folder it writes. If ShipToWP tells you the project is unbuilt, that build step has not happened yet.
What happens to my Base44 data?: Nothing in the conversion touches your Base44 database. The export gives the converter the visible pages; data-driven content needs to be added in WordPress after you install the theme.
Do I need a technical background?: For a static export, no: upload, preview and download are browser-only steps, and installing the theme is the standard Appearance > Themes > Upload flow every WordPress admin has. Base44 gives you source code, so one npm build runs on your machine first; the two commands are copied from the export itself.