Wix Headless: Creating a Site and Working with AI Tools
Build your site with the AI tool you already use (such as ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex). Your AI tool creates a new Wix Headless site in your Wix account, then builds and publishes your site. You can then keep working in your AI tool, asking it to add pages, products, blog posts and more.
Sign up for a free Wix account if you don’t already have one.
Install the Wix plugin in your AI tool so it can work with your Wix site. Learn how to install the Wix plugin.
Step 1 | Start building in your AI tool
Start from the AI tool you already use. When you paste the prompt, your AI tool creates a new Headless site in your Wix account, builds your frontend and publishes the first version live. Then it gives you two links:
Your live site: The site your visitors see.
Your site’s dashboard: Where you manage your business, such as your store, bookings and blog.
To build in your AI tool:
Open your preferred AI tool (such as ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex).
In the tool, describe the site you want in plain language. Make sure to include wix.com/headless/skill.md in your prompt. You can view some example prompts in the FAQ section below.
Step 2 | (Optional) Connect a domain
Connect a custom domain to give your site its own address, such as www.mybusiness.com. You need a Premium plan to connect a domain.
Step 3 | Manage your business
Once your site is live, you can add content and products, set up your business solutions, and keep them up to date as your business grows. Choose how you want to work:
Ask your AI tool: Tell your AI tool in plain language what you want to update. For example: "Add a new product called Blue Mug, priced at $25," "Write a new blog post about our summer sale" or "Add a booking service for a 30-minute consultation."
Use your Wix dashboard: Manage your business the same way as any Wix site in the Wix dashboard.
Depending on how the AI tool built your site, some changes may only appear on your live site after you publish. If you don't see a change, ask your AI tool: "Publish the site."
Step 4 | Keep working on your site
Ask your AI tool in plain language when you want to make updates to your site. For example:
Add a new page or feature
Change your site's design or layout
Connect a business solution: "I added Wix Bookings to my site. Add a booking page to my frontend."
To continue in another AI tool or on another device, go to your site's dashboard, click Edit Frontend, then click Open In and select a tool. It opens with your prompt already filled in, so you can pick up where you left off.
Step 5 | (Optional) Preview your changes
Check how your changes look before you make them live. Ask your AI tool to:
See changes while you work: "Run this site so I can see it in my browser." Only you can see this version.
Create a preview link to share: "Create a preview link I can share." Send the link to anyone you want to test your site, such as your team or a client. Each link is a copy of your site at that moment, so later changes don’t affect links you’ve already shared.
Step 6 | Publish your site
When you’re happy with your changes, ask your AI tool: “Publish the site.” This makes your latest version live, and your AI tool gives you the address visitors see.
Publishing replaces your site’s existing files. If you edit from more than one place or work with a collaborator, make sure you publish the version you want to keep.
FAQs
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