Keep the editorial shell.
WordPress continues to own the theme, page layout, navigation, blog, domain, analytics, and the content your team intentionally publishes there.
Website authorityWordPress integration for dance websites
Keep your WordPress dance website. Add the schedule, lineup, and booking pieces.
A WordPress dance studio theme or festival template can keep its domain, navigation, editorial pages, and search history. Abrazo Integration Kit adds a path from that site to current artist, booking, lineup, schedule, studio, and event records. Linked artwork and manual artist information work now. Live components are ready for testing while the Gutenberg connector and published-site certification continue.
WordPress plugin behavior was checked against official WordPress documentation on Aug 26, 2026. Integration status comes from the current Abrazo module and builder registries.
Quick answer
WordPress usually belongs on the integration side of this decision. Keep it for pages, publishing, plugins, SEO history, and the domain people already know. Use Abrazo as the authority for the changing dance records. A standard image link and manual approved-information export are available now. The Gutenberg connector is in progress, public live modules are candidates ready for testing, and protected components require a verified pilot.
Leave the page in WordPress. Move the changing fact to its real owner.
The integration earns its place when it removes repeated artist biographies, private-lesson links, festival lineups, schedules, or studio offers from the organizer's publishing week.
Connect the dance record.
Artist identity, public booking, festival lineup, schedule, studio classes, offers, and protected event data stay with their product owners.
Data authorityVerify the published page.
Builder previews are insufficient evidence. Test the exact public origin on desktop and a real phone, including links, frame behavior, access, failure states, and rollback.
Release authorityChoose each WordPress integration by data depth and current status.
The Integration Kit registry is the status authority. Candidate modules need published-site certification before the page can describe them as generally available.
| Website need | WordPress alone | WordPress with Abrazo | Current Abrazo status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website needArtist artwork | WordPress aloneAn Image block can open a media file, attachment, lightbox, or any destination the editor sets. | WordPress with AbrazoLink the image to the artist recordThe image stays in WordPress and opens the stable Abrazo artist destination. | Current Abrazo statusAvailable now. Free. A rollback removes the link and keeps the image. |
| Website needArtist information | WordPress aloneThe site editor copies and updates names, biographies, photos, styles, and profile details. | WordPress with AbrazoCopy artist-approved fieldsA manual export supports the WordPress design while preserving the approved source and refresh evidence. | Current Abrazo statusManual export available. Free for organizers. |
| Website needArtist profile and booking | WordPress aloneProfile copy, scheduling plugin, forms, payment links, and availability require separate setup and maintenance. | WordPress with AbrazoUse the shared public recordProfile, private-lesson options, and booking can come from the current artist source through supported modules. | Current Abrazo statusReady for testing. Shared-loader support exists; published-site builder certification remains open. |
| Website needFestival lineup and schedule | WordPress aloneThe organizer enters artist cards, class times, party times, corrections, and reveal changes into the event site. | WordPress with AbrazoRender the event recordThe lineup and schedule can follow the festival maintained in Abrazo instead of a second editorial copy. | Current Abrazo statusReady for testing. Published-site certification remains open. |
| Website needStudio schedule and offers | WordPress aloneA timetable plugin, booking plugin, or custom page carries classes, drop-ins, passes, and purchase links. | WordPress with AbrazoUse the Studio calendarThe current week's classes and offers can come from the Studio record. | Current Abrazo statusReady for testing. Included with Studio; published-site certification remains open. |
| Website needEvent-specific booking | WordPress aloneThe organizer installs a form, scheduling tool, ticket plugin, or external checkout for the event. | WordPress with AbrazoUse artist-approved event availabilityA protected module can show approved private-lesson times for one verified festival or event. | Current Abrazo statusProtected pilot. Requires a verified site, artist approval, and a short-lived setup code. |
| Website needEvent media and support | WordPress aloneVideo galleries, support forms, updates, permissions, and hosting are assembled from separate site tools. | WordPress with AbrazoConnect the authorized event serviceProtected media and support modules can remain inside the event experience after activation. | Current Abrazo statusProtected pilot. Media is priced by DanceSanctum; Event Support requires activation. |
| Website needWordPress editor | WordPress aloneThemes, blocks, plugins, SEO tools, roles, revisions, hosting, security, and updates stay under the site owner's control. | WordPress with AbrazoPreserve the existing operating modelThe Gutenberg connector is designed to place Abrazo modules without replacing WordPress page ownership. | Current Abrazo statusGutenberg connector build in progress. Self-hosted WordPress and plugin-install permission are required for that path. |
Start with the lowest integration level that removes work.
A simple link can ship before a live component. Deeper levels add current data and protected workflows, along with stronger verification requirements.
Linked artwork
Keep the WordPress image and layout. Point the image at the current Abrazo artist page, publish, test on mobile, and retain a one-step rollback.
Approved information
Copy artist-approved fields into the existing design. Record the source and refresh check so an editor knows when the copy needs attention.
Live and protected modules
Use the shared loader or Gutenberg connector candidate. Verify the exact published site, origin, frame chain, permissions, failure state, and protected access.
Keep WordPress costs and Abrazo module costs visible on separate lines.
WordPress hosting, premium themes, plugins, maintenance, and agency work stay with the site owner. Abrazo prices follow the selected module and the product record it exposes.
WordPress site
Your hosting and plugin costs
WordPress software is open source. Hosting, domains, premium themes, plugins, security, maintenance, and implementation can carry separate costs.
Linked artwork
Free
Use an existing WordPress Image block and a stable Abrazo artist destination.
Artist information
Free for organizers
The current Level 2 path is a manual export of artist-approved information for use in the site's own design.
Public live modules
Varies by product
Artist, lineup, and schedule candidates are currently free for organizers. Studio modules are included with Studio. Flight Board requires activation.
Protected event modules
Pilot or product activation
Event booking requires verification and artist approval. Event media follows DanceSanctum pricing. Event Support requires its own activation.
Statuses and pricing boundaries checked Aug 26, 2026. A candidate or protected pilot is not a production-availability claim. Recheck the module registry, builder registry, exact site plan, and published-site evidence before launch.
Connect the dance content people search for.
The same WordPress integration path can support a Salsa festival lineup, West Coast Swing teacher schedule, Tango practica calendar, Ballroom studio offers, Bachata private lessons, Kizomba event page, Brazilian zouk artists, or swing workshop site.
Dance studio WordPress siteFestival schedule pluginEventbrite WordPress pageWest Coast Swing artistsSalsa event websiteTango calendarBallroom class scheduleBachata booking
WordPress dance website questions
Publish only the integration depth the exact site has proved.
Is Abrazo a WordPress alternative for dance websites?
Abrazo-owned artist and Studio pages can replace selected WordPress pages when the site's main job is a current dance record. An established WordPress site can keep its domain, editorial pages, plugins, and search history while the Integration Kit connects the changing schedule, lineup, artist, booking, or media data.
Does Abrazo have a WordPress plugin?
The Gutenberg connector build is in progress. The planned plugin path requires self-hosted WordPress and permission to install the Abrazo plugin. Linked artwork and manual artist-information export are available now.
Which Abrazo WordPress components are live today?
Linked artwork is available now, and manual artist information is available now. Public live components are candidates ready for testing with published-site certification still open. Event-specific booking, media, and support remain protected pilots.
Can I keep Eventbrite or Ticket Tailor on my WordPress site?
Yes. Existing provider checkout links can remain part of the site. The page should describe any Eventbrite, Ticket Tailor, or Abrazo connector only after that exact provider workflow has current release evidence.
How should I test an Abrazo component in WordPress?
Publish to the exact intended origin, then test desktop and a real phone. Verify links, responsive layout, frame behavior, access, consent, errors, browser Back behavior, and the documented rollback. A builder preview does not prove the public site.
Plan the WordPress integration from one page your team updates often.
Tell us the WordPress hosting model, editor, theme, plugins, public domain, page to connect, dance record that changes, protection needs, and rollback owner. We will identify the available Level 1 or Level 2 path and any Level 3 certification work.
Sources checked Aug 26, 2026: WordPress plugin and Image block documentation. Abrazo status comes from the current Integration Kit module registry, setup-builder registry, and builder guides. Recheck all candidate and protected states before publication.