# Sites that aren't WordPress®

WranglePress was made for WordPress, but it copies **any website that shows every visitor the same pages**. Joomla, Drupal, Craft, a site from an old website builder, or one somebody wrote by hand all work the same way. We visit the site like a browser does, follow its links and sitemap, and save every page, image, style and script.

## Set it up

1. **Add the site** with its current address, exactly as for WordPress.
2. **Skip the plugin.** The connector plugin is for WordPress only. Without it, we follow your links and your `sitemap.xml`, so check that every page you care about is linked from somewhere or listed there.
3. **Run a build** and check the preview. Click through the menus and try your forms.
4. **Go live** as usual: [connect your domain](https://wranglepress.com/docs/connect-domain), then [publish](https://wranglepress.com/docs/go-live).

## What's different from WordPress

| | WordPress | Other websites |
|---|---|---|
| Updating the copy | Automatic when you publish (with the plugin) | Click **Build now** after you change the site, or ask your [AI assistant](https://wranglepress.com/docs/ai-assistants) to run `build_sites` |
| Finding pages | The plugin lists every page | Links and `sitemap.xml` |
| Forms | Contact Form 7 and WPForms directly, others in most cases | Simple forms that post back to the same site: email mode sends them to you. Test on the preview |
| Keep the original private | Yes, see [Keep WordPress private](https://wranglepress.com/docs/private-wordpress) | Yes, the same way: move the original to a private address with Cloudflare Access in front, and update the site address in Settings |
| Retire the original | Yes | Yes: once the copy is live, you can switch the old server off |

## What doesn't work

Anything that's different for each visitor:
- shops with checkout;
- logins;
- site search that runs on the server;
- comments.

Also:
- **Pages your browser builds with JavaScript after loading,** which is common with some website builders. The copy shows only what's in each page as it's sent.
- **Page addresses that end in `.php`**, such as `/about.php`. We never copy or serve addresses like that, so older PHP sites built that way don't work yet. Addresses like `/about/` or `/about.html` are fine.

Not sure? Run a build. It doesn't change your live site, and the preview shows exactly what the copy looks like.

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Canonical page: https://wranglepress.com/docs/other-websites · Last updated 2026-10-25