If you’re changing web hosts, moving your WordPress site can be easy with the All-in-One WP Migration plugin. This tool helps you transfer your entire website – including all its files, settings, and databases – with just a few clicks. Here’s a simple, step-by-step guide on how to do it.
Why Use All-in-One WP Migration?
This plugin is a popular choice because:
- It’s easy to use: Just export your website from the old host and import it into the new one.
- It backs up everything: This includes your site’s files, database, themes, plugins, and settings.
Step 1: Install and Activate the Plugin on Your Old Site
First, you’ll install the All-in-One WP Migration plugin on the website you want to move.
1. Log into your WordPress dashboard on your current hosting account.Log into your WordPress dashboard on your current hosting account.
2. Go to Plugins > Add New.
3. Search for All-in-One WP Migration in the search bar.
4. Install and activate the plugin.
Step 2: Export Your Website
Once the plugin is installed, you can export your website data.
1. In your WordPress dashboard, go to All-in-One WP Migration > Export.
2. Click Export To and select File as the export option.
3. The plugin will create a backup file of your entire website, including files, themes, plugins, and database.
4. Once the export is complete, download the file to your computer and save it somewhere safe.
Step 3: Set Up WordPress on Your New Host
Now, you’ll set up WordPress on your new hosting account.
1. Log in to your new hosting provider and install WordPress. Most hosts have a simple “One-Click WordPress Install” option.
2. After installing WordPress, log in to your new WordPress dashboard.
Step 4: Install All-in-One WP Migration on the New Site
To import your website, you need to install the All-in-One WP Migration plugin on the new WordPress site as well.
1. Go to Plugins > Add New in your new WordPress dashboard.
2. Search for All-in-One WP Migration.
3. Install and activate the plugin.
Step 5: Import Your Website
With the plugin now on your new site, it’s time to import your website backup.
1. In your new WordPress dashboard, go to All-in-One WP Migration > Import.
2. Click Import From and select File.
3. Choose the file you downloaded in Step 2, and let the plugin upload and import your website data. This may take a few minutes.
After the import is done, the plugin might log you out of WordPress. When this happens, just log back in with the same username and password you used on your old site.
