Description
Siternet Website Migration helps you move a full WordPress site between hosts.
What it does
- Export themes, plugins, uploads, and the database into a standard .zip backup
- Import by drag-and-drop (uploads are chunked so typical PHP upload limits are less of a problem)
- Rewrite links and media URLs to the destination domain after import
- Keep a list of backups on the host for restore, download, or delete
Good to know
- Backups created by this plugin use its own .zip format
- Multisite is not supported in this version
- Import/restore replaces the current site files and database — use carefully
Plugin URI: https://www.siternet.com/themes-plugins/
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Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
wp-content/plugins, or install from the WordPress admin - Activate Siternet Website Migration
- Open Website Backup in the WordPress admin menu
FAQ
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Yes, as long as the PHP ZipArchive extension is available and the site can write to
wp-content. -
Will import replace my current site?
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Yes. Import and restore replace files and the database on the destination site. Create a backup first if you need a rollback.
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Are backups compatible with other migration plugins?
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No. Use a .zip exported by this plugin.
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Is multisite supported?
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Not in this version.
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Contributors & Developers
“Siternet Website Migration” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.17
- Keep the operator logged in after restore: refresh auth cookies during import and issue a one-time secure dashboard login link when import finishes.
- Redirect to wp-admin automatically after import/restore instead of requiring a manual login.
1.0.16
- Fix fatal infinite loop in login_url filter that could crash PHP and make wp-login.php return 502.
- Sweep posts and postmeta for leftover old-domain image and content URLs after import.
- Remove absolute upload_url_path values that point at the old site.
1.0.15
- Fix post-login redirects when the login form still submits an old redirect_to URL from the imported site.
- Sanitize redirect_to on login POST before WordPress handles authentication.
- Clear imported per-user SSL preferences that can break local HTTP logins.
1.0.14
- Fix login redirects that still pointed at the imported (source) domain via redirect_to or canonical redirects.
- Remember source hostnames from imports so redirects can be rewritten after URL repair completes.
- Load migration hooks early enough for wp-login.php on the first request.
1.0.13
- Remove must-use plugin and runtime redirect hooks that caused white screens and login loops.
- Write WP_HOME/WP_SITEURL to wp-config.php at the start of import (before the database is restored).
- Fix database siteurl/home immediately after SQL import completes.
- Simpler, reliable URL repair using wp-config constants + database updates only.
1.0.11
- Self-contained must-use plugin overrides siteurl/home before any other plugin loads.
- Fix URLs in the database immediately when the SQL import finishes (before URL replace step).
- Auto-detect host mismatch and repair on every request without requiring a re-import.
- Block redirects to the old domain and disable SSL redirect plugins during repair.
1.0.10
- Install a temporary must-use plugin after import to override siteurl/home before other plugins load.
- Block redirects to the old domain from SSL plugins and .htaccess rules during URL repair.
- Auto-detect when the database still points at the old domain but the request uses a different host.
- Always derive the destination URL from the current request during import (never from the imported database).
1.0.9
- Fix wp-login.php redirecting to the old domain while the front-end already uses the new URL.
- Re-apply destination siteurl/home on the first requests after import (login, admin, plugins loaded).
1.0.8
- Fix login and front-end redirects to the old domain after import.
- Strip SSL and external redirect rules from imported .htaccess (Really Simple SSL, etc.).
- Force wp-config.php WP_HOME/WP_SITEURL to the destination URL; remove FORCE_SSL_ADMIN on HTTP sites.
- Disable common SSL redirect plugin options that send traffic back to the source domain.
1.0.7
- Stronger post-import URL replacement across the database, options, usermeta, themes, and uploads.
- Read siteurl/home from the imported database before replacing URLs (http, https, www, trailing slash).
- Update or add WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL in wp-config.php after import.
- Preserve permalink structure (plain/post name/custom) from the source site after import.
- Restore source .htaccess with an adjusted RewriteBase for the destination path.
- Rebuild rewrite rules on the next admin load so custom post types keep working.
1.0.6
- Fix storage writability probe warning when multiple export/import requests run at once.
- Use a unique temporary probe file and safer read/cleanup during uploads folder checks.
1.0.5
- Add translations: Persian, Arabic, French, German (DE/AT), Italian, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, and Norwegian (.pot, .po, .mo).
- RTL admin layout for Persian and Arabic with Vazirmatn and Cairo fonts.
- Fix RTL hero, tabs, and logo placement in Persian and Arabic.
- Faster export: larger batches, longer time budget per request, and zip retry on timeout.
- Persian translation refinements (سایترنت, وردپرس, دانلود, and more).
- Plugin Check: remove manual textdomain load; fix font enqueue version parameters.
1.0.4
- Fix post 404s after import by regenerating permalinks instead of copying source .htaccess.
- Preserve separate home and siteurl URLs on subdirectory installs.
- Fix theme styles and links being reverted after URL search-replace.
- Improve URL replacement for escaped JSON and HTML-encoded links.
1.0.3
- Fix import leaving only this plugin active after restore.
- Improve export reliability on hosts with gateway timeouts: smaller archive batches, step locking, and resume after interruption.
- Rename progress label “Dumping database” to “Exporting database”.
1.0.2
- Refresh plugin directory icons.
1.0.1
- Directory assets: PNG icons and refreshed screenshots.
1.0.0
- Initial release: export, chunked import, URL rewrite, and host-side backup restore.
