WordPress Site Migration and Backup
In this article to you WordPress site migration and backupI will talk about a plugin I use often and how to use it. Our plugin is called All-In-One WP Migration.
It is a plugin that you can download for free. However, there is a plugin limit issue that you will download from the free wordpress plugin page, which gives you a maximum limit of 20MB.
What does it mean; If the backup you receive is more than 20MB, you will not be able to import your site or you will be asked to increase the limit for payment. So I'm doing you a favor and you here I install the All-In-One WP Migration plugin. This plugin has grown to its limit.
Setting up the All-In-One Migration Plugin
First of all, the site Wordpress Site Migration and Backup It doesn't matter where you move to. Whether you want to take a backup or move it from one domain name to another, the process will always be the same.
To install a plugin, go to Plugins > Add New from your WordPress site's admin panel. Select the .zip file you downloaded and start the installation. After the installation process, you need to click on Activate. The plugin is currently installed and accessible from the WordPress main menu.
Exporting Your WordPress Site – Taking Backups
All-in-One WP Migration plugin has no settings and takes a very simple approach to the task of migrating your site. All options are included in the export and import workflow. All your content, including database content, will be pushed to the background. Therefore, in order to import a site to a new location, WordPress must already be installed. Let's see how it all works.
To get started, just click the All-in-One WP Migration link in the WordPress Admin Panel menu. The first thing you'll see is a very simple page with a big 'EXPORT' button at the bottom. In fact, it is enough to press this button to move forward. There are additional options. There is a Find and Replace function at the top if needed. But in most cases there is no need to do anything. You can click export to continue the process.
The available options are exclusion options, and some are only troubleshooting options. Most users don't need or want to exclude any of their site's content. But it's worth taking a look to see if any of the options apply to your site.
After clicking on EXPORT TO button, a pop-up window appears and from here we have to click on WE FILE option. With the free version of All-In-One WP Migration, only the File option is available. All other options are standalone extensions you can buy. For example, we'll just export to a file.
Then the plugin prepares the Export file. Depending on the size of your site, this may take some time. At the end of the process, you will see an "DOWNLOAD" button. The file is also stored in the Backups section. Available at All-In-One WP Migrations > Backups. Just click the Download button to download the export file to your computer.
Once you have the file to the process of moving your wordpress site to another server you are ready to pass. The file you download is also a backup of your WordPress site. You can install it whenever you want.
Importing Your WordPress Site
Now that we have the file we created with All-In-One WP Migrations, we can migrate our WordPress site to wherever we want. The migration steps will still be the same.
The starting point for importing a site is a fresh WordPress installation on your target location. After completing the WordPress installation, we need to install the all-In-One WP Migrations plugin here in the same way.
Note: If you have a wordpress site and different theme content where you want to move, you need to reset it or install a new wordpress.
After installing the All-In-One WP Migrations plugin, go to IMPORT. The dialog box you see is as simple as the Export dialog box.
If you've installed the plugin I shared with you in this second image, you'll notice that I've increased the file upload size.
When you're ready to download, click the IMPORT FROM button to select the file you downloaded earlier and select FILE.
After selecting your file, the plugin starts preparing the installation. Preparation of installation and verification of extension compatibility etc. you will see a flurry of activity. You will then be presented with a screen informing you that files and databases will be overwritten when you continue from that point. You can click PROCEED to import your site or Close to cancel at this point. If you continue, the import will begin. This will take some time depending on how big your site is and the speed of your server.
After the download is complete, a final screen will appear to let you know that your data has been successfully imported. As shown on the screenshot, the last thing to do is to login to the new site (with the credentials of the site you imported) and save the Permalinks. This completes the process. Your site has been moved.
