You can move a WordPress site yourself with a migration plugin such as All-in-One WP Migration (or a similar plugin). You export the site from the old host and import it on your Host2Go hosting.
Before you start
- Make a full backup of your old site.
- Update WordPress core, plugins and themes on the old site.
- Do not cancel your old hosting until the new site works.
Steps
- On the old site: log in to WordPress and install the migration plugin (for example All-in-One WP Migration).
- Export the site with the plugin and download the export file to your computer.
- On Host2Go: add your domain to the hosting and install WordPress with the one-click installer (StackCP One-Click Apps or cPanel Softaculous).
- Log in to the new WordPress and install the same migration plugin.
- Import the export file with the plugin.
- Log in again (your old WordPress username and password now work) and check the pages, images and forms.
- Point your domain to our hosting (nameservers or DNS records).
- Wait from 30 minutes up to a few hours, then check that SSL and HTTPS work.
Tip: Migration plugins can have limits on file size. Check the plugin's documentation if the import does not start.
Tip: Want to check the new site before you change DNS? Open a support ticket and ask how to preview it.
Important: Prefer that we do it? When you order a new hosting plan, we migrate one website for free (best effort). For additional websites, open a support ticket.