WordPress Migration Services

Types of Migration

Host-to-host migrations (moving to faster or more reliable hosting like Hostinger), domain changes with proper redirect mapping, and full platform migrations converting a site built on another CMS or a static HTML site into WordPress while preserving existing content and, where possible, URL structure.

Protecting SEO During Migration

Migration is one of the riskiest moments for a website's search visibility if it's done carelessly. I set up 301 redirects from old URLs to new ones, resubmit the sitemap in Search Console after the move, and verify that meta titles, descriptions, and indexed pages carry over correctly — the goal is a migration where visitors and Google barely notice anything changed except the site being faster or on a better host.

Downtime Minimization

Migrations are staged and tested on a temporary URL before the DNS switch happens, so the live site stays up and accessible right until the new version is fully verified and ready — avoiding the common mistake of taking a site offline mid-migration while issues get sorted out live.

Post-Migration Verification

After any migration, I run a full verification pass — checking that forms still submit correctly, that WooCommerce orders and customer data (if applicable) transferred intact, that email deliverability still works from the new environment, and that all redirects actually resolve as expected. A migration isn't considered complete until these checks pass, not just when the files have been copied over.

Good to Know

The biggest migration mistakes I see are switching hosts or domains without a redirect plan, and assuming a migration is 'done' the moment the new site loads — without verifying that forms still submit correctly, that email deliverability wasn't affected by DNS changes, or that the sitemap was resubmitted afterward. A migration isn't complete until all of those pieces are confirmed working, not just the homepage loading on the new setup.

DNS propagation is one of the more misunderstood parts of any migration for clients unfamiliar with how it works — changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to 48 hours to fully spread across the internet, which means a brief window exists where some visitors see the old site and others see the new one. Setting the right expectations about that window upfront avoids unnecessary panic partway through a migration that's actually proceeding normally.