Basic, Free
Core Site Migration for 1 site, moving files and database to or from any host with minimal downtime out of the box.
Site Migration
Move your WordPress site to or from any host, files, database, and all.
Site Migration moves your WordPress files and database between hosts intact, with minimal downtime and no manual export, import, or FTP. Clone a site or move it outright, host-agnostic, with the heavy lifting handled for you.
In short
Site Migration is a WP Tailwatch feature that moves a WordPress site to or from any host. It transfers your files and database intact with minimal downtime and no manual export, import, or FTP, so you can clone or move sites between providers without the usual risk or busywork.
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What it does
Pick source and destination.We move everything else for you.
Manual migrations mean exporting databases, wrestling with FTP, rewriting URLs, and praying nothing breaks on cutover. Site Migration removes all of that: it copies your files and database to the new host, verifies the result, and switches over cleanly.
- Moves files and database intact
- Works to or from any host, host-agnostic
- Minimal downtime with a verified cutover
- No manual export, import, or FTP needed
How it works
From old host to new in three steps.No FTP, no export, no downtime.
Connect your site once and WP Tailwatch handles the copy, the URL rewrite, and the verified cutover. You watch progress and go live, without touching a database or an FTP client.
1
Choose source & destination
Tell WP Tailwatch where the site lives now and where it's going. The current site stays online the whole time, so there's no interruption while the move is prepared.
2
Transfer files & database
Your themes, plugins, uploads, and full database are copied to the destination and URLs are rewritten automatically, no manual export, import, or FTP on your part.
3
Verify & go live
The new copy is checked, then the cutover happens with minimal downtime. Your site is live on the new host, and still protected, monitored, and backed up by WP Tailwatch.
Why it matters
Why painless migration matters.Host changes should be routine, not risky.
WordPress runs roughly 43% of all websites, which means an enormous number of sites change hosts every year, chasing better performance, lower cost, or an agency consolidating clients. Source: W3Techs CMS usage statistics. Yet manual migration is where many of those moves go wrong: broken links, lost data, and hours of downtime.
Site Migration takes that risk off the table. By moving files and database together, rewriting URLs, and verifying before cutover, it makes host changes routine instead of nerve-wracking, and because it's part of WP Tailwatch, the site you just moved is secured and monitored from the moment it lands. That's the WP Tailwatch approach: one platform, fewer moving parts.
Plan availability
Core migration free, full control on paid.Move your first site at no cost.
Start moving sites for free, scale up across every site you manage.
Business, Full control
Cloning, staging copies, and detailed migration controls for 1-20 sites, paired with the full WP Tailwatch security suite.
Agency, At scale
Migrate across 21-1,000 sites with tiered volume pricing and one dashboard for consolidating a whole portfolio onto a new host.
Works together with
Part of your mobile-first security stack.One platform in place of 50+ plugins.
Site Migration pairs with the rest of WP Tailwatch, replacing 50+ separate plugins with one platform.
FAQ
Site Migration questions.Answers to the questions we hear most.
Site Migration moves a WordPress site between hosts with its files and database transferred intact. You point it at the source and destination, and WP Tailwatch handles the copy, rewrite, and verification, no manual export, import, or FTP, and minimal downtime during the switch.
Yes. Site Migration is host-agnostic, so it works whether you're moving to or from shared hosting, managed WordPress hosting, a VPS, or a cloud provider. You're not locked into a single platform, move your site wherever it needs to go.
Yes. Site Migration is fully available now as part of WP Tailwatch, there is no waitlist or beta. Core migration is included on the free Basic plan, with full controls on the Business and Agency plans.
Site Migration is built to keep downtime to a minimum. Your existing site stays live while files and the database are copied to the destination, and the cutover happens only once the new copy is verified, so visitors experience little to no interruption.
Yes. A WordPress site is files plus a database, and Site Migration moves both. It transfers your themes, plugins, and uploads alongside the full database so the destination is a complete, working copy rather than a partial one.
Yes. As well as moving a site outright, Site Migration can clone one, useful for spinning up a staging copy, duplicating a template build for a new client, or testing changes on an identical environment before going live.
A standalone migration plugin only handles the move and nothing else. Site Migration is one of 50+ tools in WP Tailwatch, so the same platform that moves your site also secures, monitors, and backs it up afterward, and you replace a single-purpose plugin and dozens of others with one platform.
Yes. From the WP Tailwatch cloud dashboard you can manage migrations across every site you own, which is ideal for agencies consolidating clients onto a new host or moving a whole portfolio between providers without doing each move by hand.
No. Site Migration removes the manual export, import, and FTP steps that make migrations risky. You choose the source and destination and let WP Tailwatch do the heavy lifting, so you don't need to touch databases or config files yourself.
Change hosts without the headache.
Move your WordPress files and database to or from any host with minimal downtime, no manual export, import, or FTP. Clone or move sites. Start free today.
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