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Does WordPress import export tool keeps the file hosted on the old website? No, the import/export tool creates a WXR file for posts/terms, WXR exports include the attachments from the database, but they do not include the files themselves. When you import the WXR though, it will ask if you want to download the assets … Read more

How to trigger plugin migration code when plugin updates?

plugin update in WordPress is basically removing it and installing again, so there is no special hook for this action. So this hacky solution is the best one: Save in options your last version On init, check if current version is newer than saved version If yes, perform your SQL actions

How to migrate new web design to an existing website?

1st step: clear yourself about how you want to retain the existing content. For example: a contact page on website1.com might be having /contact/ permalink and on website2.com the permalink could be same. So, when you migrate /contact/ from website2 to website1, what do you want WP to do if not overwrite then, it changes/appends … Read more

wp-admin keeps forwarding me to an old url

Problem found 🙂 The DigitalOcean droplet was set up for the exampleshop.com domain name, so I needed to go into the apache vhost configuration and change the config files.

Pages do not load after migration to new server

We cannot investigate the server-side problem this way since we don’t have access to it and probably the moderator will mark it off-topic. However, these are common troubleshooting points that you can try to fix this kind of issue: – Try saving the permalinks for once and refresh. Go to Admin Dashboard > Settings > … Read more

After migration works only first page

WordPress Site transfered to another Server. 404 all pages

Too long for a comment, but here is a suggestion. What have you done so far? I recently moved a site successfully like this: Dump DB In the Dump, replace every occurence of the old site URL by the new site URL. Copy over the entire directory Fit the configuration wp-config.php (DB access, site URL, … Read more

Moving wordpress to root folder = internal server error

You should look at the Codex (a great place to find answers) for information about moving a WordPress site. See https://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress . Follow those steps. You’ll find (among your tasks) that you need to change the two URL entries in the wp-options table (which you already discovered), and then do a search/replace to change the … Read more

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How to add Featured Image on WXR from External Conversion

open_basedir restriction in effect after migration from LAMP to WIMP

Does WordPress import export tool keeps the file hosted on the old website?