Changing your domain name is sometimes necessary when you are trying to capture a more specific audience or rebrand your business. However, a lot of WordPress site owners may be hesitant to do this because of the many manual steps that need to be taken. Problems relating to data loss is a very real concern associated with changing domain names. Then there are the compatibility issues that can slow down, bug, or break your entire WordPress website. What’s needed is a tool that can seamlessly transition your website from one domain to another.
Enter All-in-One WP Migration by ServMask!
This plugin allows you to move your WordPress site address from one domain name or server to another without any compatibility issues or downtime. It also preserves all of your existing content, internal links, custom uploads, plugins, themes, and settings. Since its introduction in 2013, All-in-One WP Migration has been used by 60 million websites, making it one of the most trusted and reliable WordPress migration plugins on the market.
The importance of updating internal links and references
With any domain change, it’s important to update any internal links and references within your WordPress website. Failing to do so can lead to broken links, which will negatively affect your SEO rankings and the overall user experience. Broken links on your website can prevent Google from properly crawling and indexing all of your pages. The fewer indexed pages you have, the worse your SEO rankings will be.
If you change your domain name and site url without updating any links or references, you will also have a lot of pages that redirect to your old domain. This will notify search engines that your website is no longer at the old domain and will lead to a drop in rankings and visibility. It will also result in an undesirable user experience and high bounce rates.
All-in-One WP Migration takes care of all this for you automatically. It will update any internal links and references, making sure that your website is pointing to the right domain. This ensures that none of your SEO rankings are affected and that there are no broken links on your website. Now you can change your domain to capture a more specific audience or rebrand your business without having to worry about technical issues or negative SEO implications.
How All-in-One WP Migration makes domain name changes simple
Like its names suggests, All-in-One WP Migration is a plugin that allows you to migrate your entire WordPress website from one domain name to another in just a few clicks. No more hours of manual labor, tinkering with code, and hoping you don’t accidentally delete important files. WNow, you can export your entire site as a single file and import it to a fresh WordPress installation on your new domain. This process will automatically update any links and references to ensure that everything is pointing to the right place.
The plugin then works its magic by replacing the fresh WordPress install with a perfect copy of your site. No more tedious uploading, downloading, or manual transferring of files.
After exporting, you may be surprised to see a file with a .wpress extension. Don’t be alarmed – you are actually gaining a lot of speed and efficiency with this ServMask proprietary format. Unlike traditional zip files, .wpress is much quicker to compress and decompress. But what about being locked in to their plugin? Fear not, there is a solution. ServMask has also created a standalone file extractor called Traktor, so you can easily access your database and WordPress files without being dependent on their plugin.
The premium version of the plugin offers a game-changing feature that’s sure to make your life easier: cloud hosting via providers like Google Drive, Dropbox, and Amazon S3. No more hassle of downloading and uploading files from your local drive to your site. With this tool, you can seamlessly export your files to the cloud and then import them right onto your site. Trust us when we say, you’re going to wonder how you ever managed without it.
Step-by-step guide on using the plugin for domain name changes
Let’s now walk through the process of using the All-in-One WP Migration plugin to migrate to a new WordPress url. Known for its user-friendly approach to migration, the plugin is relatively straightforward to use.
Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Log in to your WordPress dashboard and go to the Plugins page
- Search for All-in-One WP Migration and click Install (on your primary domain).
- Once the plugin is activated, export all of your site’s files by clicking Export to and selecting File.
- A .wpress file will be downloaded to your local drive.
- Install the All-in-One WP Migration plugin on your new domain
- Select Import from File
- Find the .wpress file you just downloaded and upload it to the new domain
- All of your website’s content will now be successfully migrated to the newyou just downloaded and click import
- Using the file generated, All-in-One WP Migration will replicate your website exactly on a new WordPress address.
What are All-in-One WP Migration’s benefits?
Whether you’re migrating a website from an existing domain to a new url or simply performing regular backups and restores, All-in-One WP Migration is an incredibly useful tool. The plugin makes it simple to export and import all files, including the database, database user, and other WordPress components. Plus, you can be sure that everything is taken care of in a secure and efficient manner.
And the best part? It’s completely free and incredibly easy to use.
The plugin also comes equipped with filters to ensure that you’re only exporting the things you want - a feature that’s especially useful for backing up your site in specific scenarios. This ensures that you don’t have to manually go through and delete any unwanted files before the export.
With lightning-fast backup creation and support for WP CLI (Command Line Interface), All-in-One in the premium version, you can get your site up and running on a new platform in no time. The premium version also allows you to use a migrate to a cloud hosting provider such as Amazon S3, and lots more.
What’s more, this plugin won’t slow down your wp-admin, so you can keep working smoothly even during the migration process.
Don’t hesitate - try this plugin today and enjoy all the benefits it has to offer!
Final thoughts
Even though this plugin has been around since 2013, it’s still one of the best solutions for easily and securely migrating WordPress websites. With its user-friendly interface and robust feature set All-in-One WP Migration is the perfect choice for both novice and expert WordPress users alike. If you want to save yourself time and hassle, this is definitely the plugin for you. So when it is time to change your WordPress domain name to a new site address, go ahead and give it a try. You’ll be pleasantly surprised how easily you can now execute WordPress domain changes with this super-useful tool.
Author
Yani I
Lead, Inspire, Reward @ ServMask