We understand that site migrations are a pivotal aspect of managing WordPress sites. At GoDaddy, we recognize the importance of facilitating worry-free migration experiences, enabling you to focus on what truly matters — growing your online presence.
Data migrations are a core feature of the open-source project, and we are committed to providing robust solutions that make transitioning as smooth as possible.
Preparing for a successful migration
Before embarking on your migration journey, there are a few essential steps to ensure everything goes off without a hitch:
- Take a full backup: Always start with a comprehensive backup of your website. This includes all files, databases, and configurations. A full backup acts as your safety net, allowing you to restore your site if anything goes awry during the migration.
- Update software: Ensure that your WordPress core, PHP version, plugins, and themes are all up to date. This minimizes compatibility issues during the migration process and ensures the smooth functioning of your site in the new environment.
- Test functionality: Before migrating, thoroughly test your website's functionality. Check for broken links, missing images, and any other issues that may affect user experience.
- Review hosting and DNS settings: Familiarize yourself with your current hosting and DNS settings. Once the migration is complete, you'll need to update DNS records to point to your new site location.
- Consider timing: Choose a non-critical business time for your migration to reduce the impact of potential downtime. This ensures minimal disruption to your users and your operations.
The GoDaddy migration process: Simple and effective
We have streamlined the migration process to ensure maximum efficiency and minimal hassle. Our approach allows you to either provide login credentials or install our "worker plugin" directly on your site to initiate a handshake.
This method ensures a secure and straightforward connection, setting the stage for a seamless transfer of your WordPress site to our platform. It's all about making the migration process as effortless as possible so you can concentrate on what you do best — creating amazing content.
Enhancements to our free auto migration process
Our engineering team has been hard at work refining our free auto migration process, and we're excited to share some significant improvements. Through a series of gradual changes and experiments, we have substantially boosted our migration success rates by over 5%. By implementing more retries on failed steps, we’ve enhanced the reliability of our migrations.
Moreover, by forcing IP addresses for FTP instead of relying on CNAME records, we've achieved notable improvements. These targeted enhancements ensure that your WordPress migration is as smooth and successful as possible, all without any additional cost.
Advancements in Managed WordPress platform for manual migrations
In addition to our auto migration improvements, we've made significant strides in enhancing the functionality of manual migrations via third-party plugins on our Managed WordPress platform. We are dedicated to empowering all WordPress users to have the freedom to move their data as they see fit. Our platform improvements mean that whether you're using a third-party plugin or any other method, you can rest assured that your data is easily transferable to wherever you choose.
Currently, our GoDaddy Managed WordPress platform boasts some of the best server response times in the industry. This means not only a seamless migration experience but also faster, more reliable site performance once your site is up and running on our servers.
At GoDaddy, we're committed to ensuring that WordPress migrations are seamless, efficient, and worry-free. Our recent improvements are just the beginning of our ongoing efforts to provide you with the best possible WordPress experience.
Whether you're making use of our auto migration tool or managing a manual migration, we're here to support every step of your WordPress journey. With GoDaddy, your website is in capable hands, and your migration experience will be nothing short of exceptional.
