Title: Best WordPress Migration Plugin EVER!!
Last modified: July 1, 2024

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# Best WordPress Migration Plugin EVER!!

 *  [Matthew Jason Klodt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewjasonklodt/)
 * (@matthewjasonklodt)
 * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/best-wordpress-migration-plugin-ever/)
 * As a website designer and SEO expert who has worked almost exclusively with WordPress-
   based websites for the past 10+ years, I’ve used a LOT of different WordPress
   website migration tools, import/export tools… in fact, I’ve worked with a crap-
   load of plugins all-together and can count the number of plugins I’ve paid for
   on 1-hand. This always becomes troublesome when migrating websites as the “free”
   migration tools out there never work for large websites with lots of photos or
   eCommerce websites with lots of products and pages.
 * I just tried this plugin for the first time on a client’s website that currently
   has MORE than 1,550 products and not only did it work flawlessly without any 
   errors or warnings, but it completed the migration in UNDER 5 minutes!! I’m still
   in awe especially considering the setup time also took less than 5 minutes. Actually,
   if I needed to use it again, I could probably do it in under 1 minute, but the
   directions are a little hard to understand. One set of instructions says you 
   only need to install the plugin on the site you’re migrating from, while another
   says you need to install the plugin on both sites… then the whole secret key 
   is a bit confusing as it’s not even mentioned in most directions I found. So 
   allow me to make it a little easier.
 * What I found was the fastest way to migrate sites with this tool, was to:
    1.  **Install **&** Activate** the **Migrate Guru** **plugin** on **BOTH WEBSITES**.
    2.  Log into the WordPress admin of the **target website**.
    3.  Click the ‘Migrate Guru’ link (bottom left-nav) and click **‘COPY Key’** in
        the **‘Migration Key’** section.
    4.  Switch over to the WordPress Admin of **the original site** (the site you want
        to migrate FROM), and navigate to **‘Migrate Guru’**.
    5.  Enter **a working email address** in the ‘**Email Address**‘ field.
    6.  Then,** check the box** to agree to the terms and click** ‘Migrate’**.
    7.  Select the host platform of the **target website**, or if your host is not 
        listed (like in my case) or you’re unsure if your host is listed, **select ‘
        Other Hosts’**. 
         **\*_NOTE:_**_ The next page will look the same for everyone
        regardless of which host you clicked on.**\***_
    8.  **PASTE** your **Migration Key** from STEP 3 into the **‘Migration Key’ **field.
    9.  Fill out the necessary fields based on the setup of your target website and
        click ‘**Migrate**‘. 
        _**TIP**: In most cases, I only fill out the **‘Migration
        Key’ **and the **‘Server IP’ **fields (under ‘**Advanced Options**‘) where 
        I enter the IP address of my target website. This is usually found in my target
        website’s hosting account._
    10. **DE-SELECT** any server directories and/or database tables you **don’t want
        to migrate** from the ‘_Add Folders_‘ and ‘_Add Tables_‘ sections.
    11. Click ‘**Migrate**‘.
 * In a few minutes your site should be finished migrating! _(You should receive
   an email to let you know when the migration’s finished)._
 * Hope that helps some of you!
    -  This topic was modified 2 years ago by [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/).
    -  This topic was modified 2 years ago by [Matthew Jason Klodt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewjasonklodt/).
      Reason: My laptop was about to die when I submitted so I had to add a few 
      things
    -  This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by [Matthew Jason Klodt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matthewjasonklodt/).
      Reason: Added formatting and very minor updates to make instructions easier
      to understand

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