Migrate Site
InstaWP allows you to migrate your WordPress sites to a hosting provider. It involves copying all files and databases related to the website and then updating settings for the WordPress website to work on its new server. This is often done when you want to upgrade your website's server for more features or better performance.
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to migrate a site to a new hosting provider.
Let’s get started 🚀
Step 1: Sign In to your InstaWP account and you will be navigated to the dashboard.
Step 2: Click on the More actions button and select the Migrate V2 option from the dropdown list corresponding to the site that you wish to migrate.
A new dialog will appear, providing you with the following live site options for connecting to a hosting provider:
Existing live site
Create a new live site
InstaWP allows you to migrate a site to an existing live site (i.e. hosting provider) by entering the URL in the given field as shown below.
After entering the URL of the existing live site, click on the Connect button.
Then, you will be navigated to WordPress, where you need to log in to your website to authorize InstaWP to connect to your account.
InstaWP allows you to migrate a site to a new hosting provider. To create a new live site, you can follow the below steps:
Step 1: Click on Connect Hosting from the middle of the interface.
You will be taken to the Hosting page of your InstaWP account.
Step 2: Click on the Connect Hosting button to proceed further.
This will open up a list of hosting providers that you can migrate to.
Step 3: Select a hosting provider according to your preference.
A new dialog will appear, asking you to fill out the connection form by entering a new Alias name as your DNS hostname.
Step 4: After entering a new Alias name, click on the Connect button.
You will be navigated to the Hosting page with the newly created hosting provider which allows you to add a new WordPress site.
Connect Hosting
Manage Hosting
In this documentation, we will explore the steps to migrate a site to a new hosting provider.
Let’s get started 🚀
Step 1: Sign In to your InstaWP account and you will be navigated to the dashboard.
Step 2: Click on the More actions button and select the Migrate V2 option from the dropdown list corresponding to the site that you wish to migrate.
A new dialog will appear, providing you with the following live site options for connecting to a hosting provider:
Existing live site
Create a new live site
Existing live site
InstaWP allows you to migrate a site to an existing live site (i.e. hosting provider) by entering the URL in the given field as shown below.
After entering the URL of the existing live site, click on the Connect button.
Then, you will be navigated to WordPress, where you need to log in to your website to authorize InstaWP to connect to your account.
Create a new live site
InstaWP allows you to migrate a site to a new hosting provider. To create a new live site, you can follow the below steps:
Step 1: Click on Connect Hosting from the middle of the interface.
You will be taken to the Hosting page of your InstaWP account.
Step 2: Click on the Connect Hosting button to proceed further.
This will open up a list of hosting providers that you can migrate to.
Step 3: Select a hosting provider according to your preference.
A new dialog will appear, asking you to fill out the connection form by entering a new Alias name as your DNS hostname.
Step 4: After entering a new Alias name, click on the Connect button.
You will be navigated to the Hosting page with the newly created hosting provider which allows you to add a new WordPress site.
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Updated on: 20/09/2023
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