WordPress Site Migration to Managed Hosting
Move your WordPress site to faster, more reliable managed hosting without the stress, guesswork, or downtime.
One-time migration service. Zero DIY. Minimal disruption.
Moving Hosts Shouldn’t Feel Like Defusing a Bomb
You know you’ve outgrown your current host:
- The site is slow, even after “optimizing”.
- Support keeps saying “everything looks fine” while issues keep coming back.
- You’re tired of random downtime, errors, or resource limits.
But actually moving your WordPress site can feel terrifying:
- Will something break?
- Will I lose content, orders, or forms?
- Will the site go down during the move?
- What about emails and SSL?
Our WordPress Site Migration to Managed Hosting service is designed to take all of that off your plate.
We handle the technical side — planning, copying, testing, DNS, SSL — and move your site to HostingITrust’s Managed WordPress Hosting, with as little disruption as possible.
Who This Migration Service Is For
If Your Hosting Is Holding You Back, This Is for You
This service is ideal if:
- Your current host is slow, overloaded, or unreliable.
- You’ve outgrown basic shared hosting and want a WordPress-focused environment.
- You’re planning to move to HostingITrust Managed WordPress Hosting and don’t want to risk doing it yourself.
- You had a bad migration experience before and never want to repeat it.
- You’re an agency that wants a safe, repeatable way to move client sites to a better host.
We regularly migrate:
- Brochure & business sites
- Blogs and content-heavy sites
- WooCommerce and e-commerce sites
- Membership / LMS sites
- Multi-site or multi-domain setups (with scoping)
What’s Included in Our WordPress Migration Service
A Thorough, Safe Move — Not Just “Copy Files and Hope”
Every migration includes:
Pre-Migration Audit & Planning
- Review of your existing hosting environment
- Check WordPress version, theme, plugins, and database size
- Identify potential migration risks (e.g., old PHP, heavy plugins, custom code)
- Decide on the best migration strategy (plugin-based, manual, database-first, etc.)
Full Site Copy (Files + Database)
- Copy of all WordPress files (core, themes, plugins, uploads)
- Export & import of your WordPress database
- Adjustments for URLs, paths, and serialized data where needed
- Handling of custom directories and non-standard setups
Staging or Temporary Preview (Where Possible)
- Set up a staging or temporary URL on HostingITrust
- Test your site in the new environment before DNS changes
- Check key pages, forms, and interactions
DNS, Domains & SSL
- Guide you through DNS changes, or handle them if we have access
- Configure the domain on the new host
- Install and configure SSL certificates (https)
- Check for mixed content issues and fix where practical
Final Testing After Go-Live
- Verify that the homepage and key internal pages load correctly
- Test logins, forms, search, and other critical functions
- For WooCommerce: test product pages, cart, and checkout
- Confirm that redirects and permalinks work as intended
Short Post-Migration Support Window
- After the migration is complete, we provide a short support window for issues clearly related to the move (e.g., a missed URL, caching issue, or path mismatch).
Why Move to Managed WordPress Hosting in the First Place?
Migration Is Step 1. The Destination Matters Too.
Moving hosts just to land on another generic shared server isn’t worth it.
With HostingITrust Managed WordPress Hosting, you get:
- WordPress-optimized servers focused on speed and reliability
- Proper caching and performance tuning
- SSL handled for you
- Uptime monitoring and issue alerts
- A team that actually works with WordPress every day
Combine that with our Maintenance & Care Plans, and you not only move to a better host — you also gain an ongoing partner to keep your WordPress site healthy.
Migration Packages & Pricing (One-Time)
Standard WordPress Site Migration
One-time fee:
$199
/per site
Best for:
- Business brochure sites
- Small to medium blogs
- Non-eCommerce, non-membership sites with fairly typical setups
Includes:
- Pre-migration audit
- Full file + database migration
- Staging/preview where possible
- DNS changes & SSL setup
- Post-go-live checks on key pages
- 7 days of migration-related follow-up support
WooCommerce / Advanced Site Migration
One-time fee:
$399
/per site
Best for:
- WooCommerce stores
- Membership / LMS / subscription sites
- Sites with heavier custom functionality
Includes everything in Standard, plus:
- Special focus on cart, checkout, and account pages
- Extra testing around logged-in vs logged-out views
- Consideration for payment gateway callbacks and webhooks
- 14 days of migration-related follow-up support
Multi-Site / Complex Migration
Starting from
$599
For:
- Multi-site networks
- Sites with multiple domains/subdomains
- Heavily customized or legacy codebases
- Very large databases or media libraries
We’ll perform a quick assessment and provide a clear, fixed quote before starting.
Our WordPress Migration Process
How We Move Your Site — Step by Step
1. Share Your Site Details
You tell us about your current site and hosting:
URL, host name, approximate site size, whether it’s eCommerce/membership, and how critical it is.
2. Quick Assessment & Package Confirmation
We review your situation and confirm whether you need:
- Standard Migration
- WooCommerce/Advanced Migration
- Or a Custom/Complex engagement
We then confirm a fixed one-time fee and estimated timeline.
3. Secure Access & Pre-Migration Backup
You provide temporary secure access (WordPress admin, hosting panel/SFTP, etc.).
We take a fresh backup of your existing site before touching anything.
4. Copy to HostingITrust & Configure
We copy your site into your new HostingITrust account, adjust configuration, set up SSL, and prepare it for testing.
5. Testing & DNS Switch
We test the migrated site. Once everything looks correct, we adjust DNS records to point your domain to the new hosting.
We aim to keep downtime minimal — usually a brief window during propagation.
6. Post-Migration Checks & Support Window
After go-live, we recheck key pages and functionality in the live environment. For the next 7–14 days (depending on package), we’re available to handle issues clearly related to the migration.
What About Email, Subdomains & Other Extras?
We Don’t Forget the “Small” But Critical Details
Every site is a bit different. During the migration we also:
- Ask how your email is currently set up (with your host, or with a separate provider like Google Workspace, etc.)
- Make sure DNS changes don’t accidentally break email delivery
- Check for subdomains that may need special handling (e.g., shop.yourdomain.com, blog.yourdomain.com)
- Identify any custom integrations that might need updating (e.g., API keys tied to IPs, old staging URLs)
If anything falls outside a standard migration (e.g., complex email reconfiguration, big custom integrations), we’ll tell you upfront and agree on how to handle it.
How Migration Fits With Our Other Services
Move Once, Then Let Us Take Care of Everything
A successful migration gets you onto better hosting.
From there, you have options:
- Add a WordPress Maintenance & Care Plan so updates, backups, and security checks are done for you.
- Book a Speed Optimization Service to squeeze the most performance out of your new hosting environment.
- Use our One-Off Help & Consultation if you later want custom tweaks, improvements, or troubleshooting.
Think of migration as step 1 in a longer journey to a faster, safer, more stable WordPress setup.
FAQs – WordPress Site Migration
Will my site go down during the migration?
We aim to keep downtime as close to zero as possible. Most of the work happens on the new server before we change DNS. When we switch the domain over, there can be a short window while the internet updates, but we plan this carefully to minimize impact.
Will I lose any content or data?
Our goal is a complete, intact migration — content, settings, themes, plugins, media. For dynamic sites (like WooCommerce, memberships), we coordinate timing to reduce the chance of missing orders or sign-ups during the cutover. If your site is extremely active, we’ll discuss the best approach with you.
What access do you need to migrate my site?
Typically, we need:
- WordPress admin access
- Hosting control panel or SFTP/FTP access
- Access to your DNS management (or your help making DNS changes)
We’ll guide you step-by-step on how to provide this securely.
Can you move email as well?
It depends on how your email is currently set up. If your email is already with a dedicated email provider (e.g., a hosted email service), we’ll make sure DNS is updated correctly so email continues working. If your email is tied directly to your old host, we’ll discuss options and the best path forward before we move anything.
Do I have to move to HostingITrust hosting to use this service?
This specific service is focused on migrating sites to HostingITrust Managed WordPress Hosting. If you need help moving between other hosts, we can treat that as a separate consultation / one-off help engagement.
How long does the migration take?
For Standard sites, we typically complete migration and testing within a few business days once we have access and your approval. More complex setups (WooCommerce, multi-site, very large sites) may take longer due to testing and coordination.
Ready to Move Your WordPress Site Safely?
Want to Leave Bad Hosting Behind Without Breaking Your Site?
If you’re stuck on slow, unreliable hosting but scared to move your WordPress site, we can help. We’ve migrated many WordPress sites for clients and agencies — carefully, methodically, and with minimal disruption — onto managed hosting that actually supports their growth.
One-time migration. Fixed pricing. Managed WordPress experts.