The WordPress Migration Checklist

Moving your WordPress site to a new host, step by step — back up, move, test, and switch with no downtime. A plain-English migration checklist.

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Before you start

Move everything across

Test before you switch

Go live

After the switch

A migration is unforgiving of small mistakes and completely undramatic when it's done right. If the thought of moving your live site makes you nervous, that's fair — it's exactly the kind of careful, no-downtime move we handle all the time. Follow this list yourself, or let us do the handoff while you keep running.

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The WordPress Migration Checklist

Moving your WordPress site to a new host, step by step — back up, move, test, and switch with no downtime. A plain-English migration checklist.