Migrating WordPress sites
Generally, we develop sites on a staging server before migrating to the live server. The process of manually migrating sites is not practical in most scenarios as we have to manually back up the database, files, uploaded media, and upload to another server via FTP. So, we need to use a tool that allows us to automate the tasks of this process with a smooth migration. There are plugins that allow you to back up the database, files, and media separately, and then import them manually to the live server.
We are going to look at a plugin that offers all these features within the same plugin, making migration a super simple task. You can find a plugin called All-in-One WP Migration
. This plugin is available at https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/. Once activated, you can click on the Export
item from the All-In-One WP Migration
menu item on the left menu. You will get a screen similar to the following:
The exporting feature starts with the database replace...