Solid, reliable WordPress migrations

I’ve migrated hundreds of WordPress sites using different methods, from completely manual to plugin-assisted and nothing has been as reliable and easy as MigrateGuru from BlogVault.

There’s a reason that hosting companies like WP Engine and Pantheon have migration plugins powered by BlogVault – they are simple to set up and are very reliable.

Yesterday, I had to launch a 3.5 GB site from dev to a live server. We didn’t have direct access to the host’s control panel; just FTP and WordPress admin access.

I tried two popular backup plugins and neither could get the job done. Then, I slapped my forehead, installed Migrate Guru, and went through the migration wizard. Being a large site, the migration took over an hour but when it was completed, the site worked as intended with no major issues.

As a developer with control issues, I love manually migrating sites and having my hands in each step but MigrateGuru makes it so easy and does it so well with less work that it’s now my migration method of choice.