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Migrate a WordPress Site to WordPress Hosting

There are two ways to move an existing WordPress site into your WordPress hosting. Pick the one that suits you.
| Situation | Best option | | --- | --- | | Quickest, easiest move | Migrator plugin | | You already have a .wpress file | Manual import | | Moving several sites | Migrator plugin |

Option 1: Migrator plugin (recommended)

  1. In your hosting dashboard, click Download Plugin to get the migrator plugin as a ZIP file.
  2. Log in to the WordPress site you want to move.
  3. Go to Plugins > Add New and click Upload Plugin.
  4. Upload the ZIP file and click Install Now, then Activate Plugin.
  5. Open the migrator plugin from the WordPress sidebar. You may need to scroll down.
  6. Log in with your hosting login and pick the destination site.
  7. Click Continue and choose the target website.
  8. Confirm you understand the destination site's content will be replaced, then click Start Migration.
  9. Wait for it to finish. Large sites usually take 10 to 15 minutes. You can cancel any time before the last step.
  10. When you see Migration Completed, open and manage your site.

Option 2: Manual import with a .wpress file

Use this if you're comfortable with export files, or you already have a backup.
On the old site
  1. Install and activate the All-in-One WP Migration plugin.
  2. Export the site to a .wpress file.
In your hosting dashboard
  1. Go to WordPress > Import Existing Website.
  2. Click Choose File and upload the .wpress file (up to 2 GB).
  3. Wait for the upload and setup to finish.
Both options replace everything on the destination site, so pick an empty or test site, or take a backup first.

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