Host-to-host, domain-to-domain and platform-to-WordPress migrations with careful SEO and DNS handling.
Migrations done safely
A good WordPress migration service keeps everything working. Moving a website looks simple until something breaks: images disappear, links point to the old domain, forms stop sending, email stops working or rankings drop. A careful migration follows a checklist so none of that happens.
Types of migration
- Host to host: move to faster or more reliable hosting.
- Domain change or rebrand: a new domain with correct 301 redirects and search-engine notifications.
- HTTP to HTTPS: a clean SSL setup without mixed-content issues.
- Staging to live: publish a finished staging site.
- Platform to WordPress: from Wix, Joomla, Shopify, Squarespace or static HTML.
- Multisite and large sites: big databases and media libraries handled with command-line tools.
How I avoid downtime
- Full backup of files, database and DNS records.
- A complete copy is built on the new server and tested using a temporary address.
- A content freeze (or database delta sync) so no orders or comments are lost.
- DNS is switched with a low TTL, and both servers stay available during propagation.
- After the switch: SSL, redirects, forms, email, caching and cron jobs are all checked.
# after the move: replace the old domain safely, including serialized data
wp search-replace 'https://old-domain.com' 'https://new-domain.com' --all-tables --precise
wp cache flush && wp rewrite flushSEO protection
URLs are preserved or redirected with 301s, the sitemap is resubmitted, canonical tags and robots rules are verified and Search Console is monitored after launch. If you are also unhappy with performance, a speed optimization after the move makes the new server count. After a hack, a clean server move is often part of malware recovery.