Moving a WordPress site to new hosting sounds risky, but done correctly, visitors never notice it happened.
Step 1: Back Up Everything
Before touching anything, take a full backup of your WordPress files and database. This is your safety net if anything goes wrong mid-migration.
Step 2: Set Up the New Hosting Environment
Your new host is prepared — WordPress installed or ready to receive your existing files — while your current site keeps running untouched on the old host.
Step 3: Transfer Files and Database
Your WordPress files and database are copied to the new server. At this point, both the old and new versions of your site exist simultaneously.
Step 4: Test on the New Server First
Before switching anything publicly, the site is tested on the new server (usually via a temporary URL or local hosts file edit) to confirm everything works correctly.
Step 5: Update DNS
Once confirmed working, your domain's DNS is pointed at the new server. DNS changes can take a little time to fully propagate, but visitors see no interruption during this window since the old server typically stays live until propagation completes.
Step 6: Confirm and Decommission the Old Host
After confirming the new site is fully live and working for visitors, the old hosting account can be safely cancelled.
Why Do This Yourself When We Do It Free
Every migration has small details that can go wrong — missed database tables, broken file paths, DNS mistakes. We offer free website migration when you switch to us, handling the whole process so your site never goes dark.