Migrating Your WordPress Website To A New Domain

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Giwa Jossy

Posted on July 28, 2020

Migrating Your WordPress Website To A New Domain

Imagine having to rebuild your WordPress website all over again because you got a new domain name.

On several occasions, I have had to build WordPress websites on temporary domains, and then move them to the permanent domain when ready.

The right tool for this is the “All-in-One WP Migration” plugin which currently has over 2 million active installs. This plugin exports your entire website – including the database, and imports into the new domain.

Once installed and activated in the old wordpress dashboard, A menu for the newly installed plugin appears on the sidebar. Hover over it, then;

  • Click “Export”
  • Select “Export to” > File

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  • Once the archive process is complete, click to download.

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  • Now go to the wordpress dashboard of the new domain
  • Install and activate the “All-in-One WP Migration” plugin. Again, you will find the link to the newly installed plugin on the side panel. Hover over it:
  • Click “Import”
  • Select “Import to” > File

However, recent installations of All-in-One WP Migration only allows you a 128mb upload limit while previous installs on the same server allowed 520mb uploads. If your website exceeds the limit, you need install and activate the All-in-One WP File extension plugin.

Now go ahead and import your downloaded website.

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Once your website is successfully imported, the page reloads, and you will be required to enter your login details to re-access your dashboard.

You’re good to go

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giwajossy
Giwa Jossy

Posted on July 28, 2020

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