{"id":1312,"date":"2021-04-19T16:05:26","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T13:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=1312"},"modified":"2022-09-01T11:41:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T08:41:50","slug":"move-my-wordpress-site-automatically","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/move-my-wordpress-site-automatically\/","title":{"rendered":"Move My WordPress Site Automatically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>good hosting provider<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> would typically provide you with <\/span><b>excellent service and great features <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that you won\u2019t need to change.&nbsp; However, when the need arises to change providers, you can choose to migrate your website manually or automatically.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you wish to migrate your website manually, you\u2019d need prior knowledge of accessing and <\/span><b>modifying databases using FTP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/how-to-migrate-a-wordpress-website\/\"><b>Migrating your WordPress site<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to another server or host is not as complex as it sounds, especially when you migrate automatically. This article is a simple guide on how to get it done.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will introduce you to some recommended tools that make the migration process seamless. Ready? Let\u2019s get to it!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Recommended WordPress Migration Tools<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All-In-One WP Migration<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Migrate DB Pro<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BackupBuddy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duplicator Pro<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These are just some of the plugins you can find that will promise seamless transition from one server to another. Every plugin has its own set of unique features, and they all have their advantages and disadvantages. Essentially, however, they all do the same thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, we will demonstrate how to migrate your website using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/all-in-one-wp-migration\/\"><b>All-In-One WP Migration<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration:<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This plugin exports your WordPress website, including the <\/span><b>database, media files, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/top-wordpress-plugins\/\"><b>plugins<\/b><\/a><b>, and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/best-wordpress-themes\/\"><b>themes<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0 With this plugin, you can upload your site to a different location with a simple drag and drop process into WordPress.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The basic plugin plan is free, and it bypasses your host\u2019s file size limit. <\/span><b>However, the free plan limits your import file size to 2GB.<br><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>To install the plugin, follow these steps:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into your WordPress dashboard and go to <strong>Plugins <\/strong>&gt; <strong>Add New <\/strong><\/span><\/span>  <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/299-1024x412.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration:\" class=\"wp-image-3799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/299-1024x412.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/299-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/299-768x309.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/299-1536x618.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/299.png 1902w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the All-in-One WP Migration plugin, install it and activate it.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/300.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 2\" class=\"wp-image-3800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/300.png 578w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/300-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the <\/span><b>newly downloaded plugin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the menu options on the sidebar<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-13.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 3\" class=\"wp-image-1315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-13.png 1351w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-13-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-13-1024x449.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image3-13-768x337.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on Export.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image2-13.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 4\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image2-13.png 1350w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image2-13-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image2-13-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image2-13-768x345.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose how you want to export your website by clicking on the <\/span><b>Export To<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> option.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1347\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-11.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 5\" class=\"wp-image-1317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-11.png 1347w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-11-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-11-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image5-11-768x346.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> Exportation process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will take from a few seconds to minutes, depending on the size of your website.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1351\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image7-9.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 6\" class=\"wp-image-1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image7-9.png 1351w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image7-9-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image7-9-1024x467.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image7-9-768x350.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the download button.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1352\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-6.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 7\" class=\"wp-image-1321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-6.png 1352w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-6-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-6-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/image9-6-768x349.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b>Next, go to your new website destination. You should have installed WordPress here too:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log into the WordPress dashboard and install the All-in-One WP Migration plugin.<\/span><\/li><li>From the <strong>All-in-One WP Migration <\/strong>menu on the left, select <strong>Import<\/strong>.  <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/301.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 8\" class=\"wp-image-3801\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li><b><b>Select the exported file you previously downloaded and import it.<\/b><\/b>  <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/302-1024x323.png\" alt=\"Move My WordPress Site Automatically, Move your WordPress Site with All-In-One WP Migration: 9\" class=\"wp-image-3803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/302-1024x323.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/302-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/302-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/302.png 1337w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\"><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All your website\u2019s <\/span><b>Themes, Files, and Plugins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have been successfully migrated.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a <\/span><b>ScalaHosting user<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you do not have to worry about migrating your website using any of the aforementioned tools. If you\u2019d rather <\/span><b>have us take care of your site migrations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/why-web-hosting-support-is-important\/\"><b>technical support team<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers free site migrations for any new ScalaHosting client.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All you have to do is submit a ticket, give our specialists the login details for your old server, and have them take care of everything.<br><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good hosting provider would typically provide you with excellent service and great features that you won\u2019t need to change.&nbsp; However, when the need arises to change providers, you can choose to migrate your website manually or automatically.&nbsp; If you wish to migrate your website manually, you\u2019d need prior knowledge of accessing and modifying databases [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-hosting"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5069,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions\/5069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}