How to migrate my WP website to another host without any issues?

use a migration plugin unless you have a specific reason to do it manually. Tools like Duplicator or All in One WP Migration can handle most of the heavy lifting.

So OP, did you mange to do it? How did it go?

Man, use migrate guru. Every once in a while i had to move wp site through servers, and migrate guru is just perfect, and what's best, free and really easy to use. And it'll be a perfect copy in the new server!

I use duplicator without iusse with backup

blacktrilby said:

UpdraftPlus Backup/Restore. Works for me every time. Easy to use.​

Click to expand...

This is the best plugin in the market. Have been using them for many years now and it works flawlessly.

Most of the advice here is solid, but the part that trips people up is not the plugin, it is what happens after the files land on the new host. I have seen a migration look finished because the homepage loaded, and then half the images were still pointing at the old domain, or a contact form quietly stopped sending. So before you touch DNS, do the boring check on the staging copy: log in, click through a few inner pages, submit a form, and check that the permalinks and the media library actually open.

One thing I would add to what WickednDivine and others said about lowering the TTL: do it a full day before you plan to switch, not an hour before. That alone has saved me a lot of waiting around. And keep the old host live for a couple of days after the switch, just in case a visitor or a search crawler still hits the old IP. If the OP is still around, it would be interesting to hear which route you took, because dvc asked a fair question and a lot of people reading this later will run into the same choice between Duplicator, Migrate Guru, and doing it by hand.

21KSuccessStory said:

Hello, my friends!

I want to move my WordPress website, which have over 300 posts, to a different hosting service.

What’s the best way to migrate the websites smoothly without breaking anything?

Do migration plugins work well for this, or is it better to do the migration manually? What would you guys suggest?

Thank you

Click to expand...

The hosting company can carry out the migration process for you.

21KSuccessStory said:

Hello, my friends!

I want to move my WordPress website, which have over 300 posts, to a different hosting service.

What’s the best way to migrate the websites smoothly without breaking anything?

Do migration plugins work well for this, or is it better to do the migration manually? What would you guys suggest?

Thank you

Click to expand...

I have migrated a few WordPress websites, and personally, I would use a migration plugin unless there's a specific reason to do it manually. For a site with 300+ posts, plugins like All in One WP Migration or Duplicator can make the process much easier.

A few things I would suggest before switching:

- Take a complete backup of your files and database.
- Migrate the website to the new hosting.
- Check all posts, images, internal links, and plugins.
- Test the website on the new server before changing DNS.
- Once everything looks good, update the DNS records.
- Keep the old hosting active for a few days until everything is working properly.

One important thing: don't forget to check your SSL, redirects, and robots.txt after migration.

I would also avoid changing URLs or permalink structure during the process. Keeping the same URLs helps prevent unnecessary SEO issues.

I recommend Duplicator or UpdraftPlus. Take a full backup and test everything before switching DNS.

use a migration plugin for an easier move, but take a full backup first. After migration, check permalinks, images, redirects, forms and Search Console before switching DNS.

For a website with 300+ posts, I'd recommend using a migration plugin rather than moving everything manually.
Plugins like Duplicator or All-in-One WP Migration make the process much easier and usually work very well.
If your website has a lot of custom configurations or a large database, manual migration via SSH and database export/import might be more reliable.
Personally, I'd use Duplicator for this job. Just make sure to test everything before pointing your domain to the new server.

I'd recommend Duplicator or All-in-One WP Migration. Take a full backup and test everything before changing DNS.

I've moved a few WP sites and plugins have worked fine for normal migrations. Duplicator is worth trying. Make sure it transfers both the database and wp-content folder, not just your posts. Test images, permalinks and forms before pointing your domain to the new server.