WP Migrate Pro

Moving a WordPress site by hand usually means exporting the database with another tool, running find and replace on SQL files, and copying media over FTP. Each step is a chance for mistakes. This plugin replaces that routine with migrations that run directly between two WordPress installations, so you can push or pull content in one operation.

It also deals with serialized data, a common source of trouble in migrations, by detecting and updating it during find and replace. A backup of the database can be created before a migration runs, so you can revert if needed. Developers can use it between local, staging and production environments, and site administrators can use it for backups and updates.

Features

• Push and pull migrations: Move your WordPress database, media, themes and plugins between sites in either direction, directly from one WordPress install to another with a single action.
• Safe serialized data handling: Serialized PHP data is detected and updated during a migration, which helps prevent the data corruption that often follows a basic find and replace on a database.
• Advanced find and replace: Update URLs and file paths across your database, with case-sensitive and regex-enabled searches so you can adjust site data to fit the destination.
• Backup before migration: Create a database backup before any migration runs, which lets you revert changes and keep copies of earlier states of your site.
• Manual backup and restore: Take a database backup whenever you need one and restore it later, which is handy at any point in a development cycle.
• Staging to production pushes: Test updates or new features on a staging site, then push the changes to the live site once you are satisfied with the results.
• Production to local pulls: Pull a live site down to your local machine to get a replica of the live environment for development and testing.
• Media, themes and plugins included: Migrations cover more than the database. Media files, themes and plugins move too, so the destination site matches the source.

Best for

• Developers moving sites between local, staging and production
• Site administrators handling backups and updates
• Agencies and freelancers who migrate WordPress sites regularly