Platforms · Wix & Squarespace
These platforms fit some organisations very well and hold others back. We build proper Wix Studio and Squarespace sites, tell you honestly where the ceilings are, and handle the move to WordPress, Webflow or custom code when the time comes.
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OlDevs is a Vancouver full-stack studio that builds, improves and migrates Wix Studio and Squarespace websites for small organisations across Canada.Wix Studio suits marketing sites that need visual editing, simple booking or a small store, and Squarespace suits content-led sites where design consistency matters more than custom logic. The ceilings usually appear around structured content, deeper integrations, bilingual English and French workflows, and fine control over performance and markup. When a site reaches them, we plan a migration to WordPress, Webflow or custom code with URL redirects, metadata and search rankings preserved.
Key facts
Platform expertise
We build Wix Studio sites properly: a real layout system with breakpoints, reusable sections, clean heading structure and alt text, forms that route where they should, and a CMS collection setup your team can update without breaking the design.
Squarespace rewards restraint. We set type, colour and spacing at the site level so pages stay consistent, keep the block structure simple enough for staff to edit, and configure commerce, scheduling and email capture with the platform's own tools rather than fragile workarounds.
Before anyone commits, we look at your content model, integrations, languages, traffic and internal skills, then say plainly whether Wix Studio, Squarespace or something else is the right home. Sometimes the answer is to stay where you are and fix what is broken.
You have less control than on custom code, but not none. We fix titles, descriptions, headings and internal links, size and compress images sensibly, prune unused apps and third party scripts, set analytics up cleanly, and measure real page speed rather than guessing.
English and French sites need a workflow, not a translation widget. We map the language structure each platform supports, keep both versions in step, and test against WCAG 2.2 AA so keyboard users, screen readers and low vision visitors are not left behind.
When the ceiling is real, we export the content, rebuild the information architecture, map every old URL to a new one, carry over metadata and structured data, and launch with redirects tested in advance so rankings and inbound links survive the move.
Process
Discovery call
We look at the current site or the plan for one, your content, who updates it and what has to connect. No pitch deck, just questions and a straight read on what the platform can and cannot do.
Fit and plan
You get a short written recommendation: stay and improve, build new on Wix Studio or Squarespace, or move to WordPress, Webflow or custom code. It sets out scope, sequence and the risks we can see.
Build in the open
One accountable team and a working demo every week. You see real pages at real breakpoints early, so structure and content decisions get made while they are still easy to change.
Review and handover
Accessibility, performance, metadata and forms are all checked before launch. Then we train whoever will maintain the site, in a recorded session, using your own pages rather than a generic demo.
Launch and aftercare
We publish, verify redirects and analytics, and watch the first few weeks closely. After that you can run it yourself or keep us on call for changes, seasonal campaigns and platform updates.
How we work
We work out what kinds of content you actually have, blog posts, staff, services, locations, events, before choosing a template. The platform's collection features either fit that model or they do not, and it is better to know on day one.
Type scale, colour, spacing and buttons are defined once and applied everywhere, so pages stay consistent as staff add them. Page by page styling is the main reason platform sites drift and start to look tired within a year.
Sections are built to be duplicated and refilled without breaking. If a routine change needs us, we designed it wrong. Handover includes a short guide written for the people who will actually use it, not a manual.
Headings in order, real alt text, visible focus states, sensible colour contrast and forms with proper labels. We target WCAG 2.2 AA within what each platform allows, and we name the gaps the platform will not let us close.
Where a request cannot be done well on the platform, we say so and lay out the options: a different approach, a third party tool, or a move off the platform. We do not sell workarounds that break at the next update.
Content stays structured and exportable, URLs stay clean and stable, and analytics live in accounts you own. If you outgrow the platform in three years, the migration is a planned project rather than an archaeology dig.
Who it's for
Marketing teams inside larger organisations who need a campaign or product site live quickly, without waiting on an internal roadmap. We build to the brand standard and hand over clean access.
Member and public bodies with accessibility obligations, bilingual English and French content and long document libraries. We are frank about which of those a template platform can carry and which it cannot.
Head office needs brand control, locations need their own pages and lead forms. We set up a repeatable page structure and a simple process so new locations go live without a redesign each time.
Founders who need a credible site now and options later. Start on a platform that gets you trading, with content and URLs structured so a move to custom code becomes a planned step, not a rescue.
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FAQ
Often yes. If your site is mainly pages, images, a blog, a contact form and perhaps a small store or booking calendar, both platforms do that job well and let your own staff keep it current. Trouble starts when the site has to model complex content, talk to other systems, or meet strict performance and markup requirements.
Four recur: structured content beyond simple collections, integrations that need custom server logic or authenticated APIs, bilingual workflows where every page must exist in both languages with correct language tags, and fine control over page weight, scripts and markup. Any one can be worked around. All four together mean the platform is now the constraint.
It depends on the work. Wix Studio gives more layout control, a stronger content collection model and room for custom code, so it suits sites with repeating content types. Squarespace is calmer to run and harder to make ugly, so it suits content-led and portfolio sites. We recommend whichever fits, and we say so plainly if neither does.
Usually. Most sites we inherit share the same issues: type and spacing set page by page, missing or duplicated page titles, oversized images, unused apps slowing everything down, and forms landing in an inbox nobody checks. Fixing those is faster and less disruptive than a rebuild, and we will tell you when it is not enough.
We export the content, rebuild the structure on the new platform, then map every existing URL to its destination before launch. Titles, descriptions, structured data and image alt text carry across. Redirects are tested on a staging copy, then monitored after go live alongside search console coverage so anything missed is caught early.
Yes. Clients own all code, designs, accounts and intellectual property, on any platform. Your Wix or Squarespace subscription stays in your name, we work under your account or ours with your permission, and you can take the work elsewhere at any time. We are not a reseller and we claim no partner status with either platform.
Yes. The studio is in Vancouver, British Columbia, and we serve clients elsewhere remotely, with video calls booked in your time zone and on-site visits when the work genuinely calls for it. We reply to every enquiry within one business day. Request a quote and tell us what you have running today.
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