How to Transfer a Website from Wix to WordPress Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Many Wix users reach a point where they want more command and control over how their website(s) work. Many decide to migrate to the WordPress CMS (WordPress.org, not WordPress.com) for many reasons such as how easy it is to learn and its capabilities for novice and experienced users alike. Unfortunately, there’s no easy way to Read More >
How to Migrate a WordPress site from DreamHost to InMotion Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you’re currently hosting your WordPress website with DreamHost, you can easily migrate your WordPress site to InMotion Hosting. In this article are the steps to take to migrate your WordPress site from DreamHost to InMotion Hosting, using the BoldGrid Backup Plugin. Preparing Your WordPress Site for Migration However, before proceeding to follow the steps, Read More >
How to Migrate a WordPress site from WP Engine Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you need to move a website from WP Engine, you will need to familiar with the interface that they provide. Once you are able to use their user portal to create a backup of your WordPress site, the rest of the process is fairly similar to moving a WordPress site from any other host. Read More >
How to Migrate from WordPress.com Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Preparing Exporting Finishing Migrating a WordPress.com site to a standalone WordPress installation hosted at InMotion Hosting is a relatively simple process. The main steps are preparing for the migration, exporting the files, and then importing the files to your new location. WordPress offers a paid option that will guide you through the process, or you Read More >
How to Migrate a WordPress site from BlueHost Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Things to consider before migrating your WordPress site Before you can move your site using the backup plugin, you need to make a backup of your installation. However, there are few things to consider that would make transferring your site much easier for you. Before you migrate your WordPress site, please do the following: The Read More >
How to Migrate Followers from a WordPress.com Site Updated on April 23, 2026 by Christopher Maiorana Your InMotion Hosting account allows you to host your own WordPress blog or website. If you are migrating your site from WordPress.com, you will be surprised and delighted by the amount of control you now have over your site. In this article, we will focus on migrating followers (your blog readers) from WordPress.com. In order Read More >
How to Transfer a Website from Non-cPanel Server Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you are a customer of a host that does not use the cPanel as it’s interface for managing your website, then there are few basic things that you should do when you want to move your site to a new InMotion Hosting dedicated server for your hosting solution. If you are not familiar with Read More >
Exporting your Database for Transfer Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Note: that you will require root access in order to follow these directions. In this tutorial: Export via WHM Export via Command Line A very common task that’s often involved in moving from one host to another is the migration of databases. There are two ways to export your database if you’re using MySQL – Read More >
How to Transfer your Site from Arvixe to InMotion Hosting Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial: Transfer via Softaculous Transfer Complete cPanel backup In this tutorial, we will show you how to Transfer your Arvixe site to InMotion Hosting. We will cover transferring a site installed with Softaculous, and also migrating a complete cPanel backup. Transfer a Site installed with Softaculous Login to the your cPanel with Arvixe. Read More >
What to expect during a mass server migration Updated on April 23, 2026 by Scott Mitchell There comes a time in every server’s life when it is time to retire. This is known as the server’s EOL, or End Of Life. This is when the hardware is either deemed outdated or it becomes too problematic to keep fixing. In these cases, we will need to migrate our customers over to a Read More >
Move Your WordPress Site to a New Server Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Moving your WordPress site between servers can be a challenging technical task, but it is easier than you may think. In this article, we will cover the website migration of your WordPress website to a new server manually or with an XML file. There will also be further resources on moving your website from specific Read More >
InMotion Hosting Pre Website Transfer checklist Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Website transfers are considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the size of your site, complexity of programming, and the platform/OS of your previous host. We will need the following information pertaining to your previous host in order to review your site and determine whether we will be able to move it for you, and Read More >
How to Move WordPress from a Subfolder to the Root Directory Updated on April 23, 2026 by Scott Mitchell Many people like to create and test a new version of their site in a subfolder so that it does not affect their main domain. Once completed, they will want to migrate the new site over to the root directory for the domain. This is very common with WordPress. Follow the instructions below as we Read More >
Use rsync to transfer files Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’m going to teach you how you can utilize the Linux rsync command on either your VPS (Virtual Private Server) or dedicated server to transfer files remotely from another server that you have SSH access to. It’s very common that you might need to transfer a large volume of files from a remote Read More >
Perform Your Own Website Transfer Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Where your website lives or is created is not where it will always exist. You may at one point or another have to transfer your website from one location to another. There are a few ways to complete a website transfer and though we don’t cover every type, we do give you the resources needed Read More >
Testing your WordPress website after Migration Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle At this point, you have done the work to migrate your website to Inmotion Hosting. The last step before taking the website live on our servers is to test your website. To do this, you will need to modify your hosts file on your computer. How does a hosts file modification work? When you visit Read More >
Configuring WordPress After a Migration Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor So far in this tutorial you have migrated your WordPress database and copied the files associated with your website. The next step you will need to configure your WordPress settings so the files you just migrated can communicate correctly with the database. Until you perform this, your site will not display any content and you Read More >
Migrating WordPress Files Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle During the migration process to migrate your existing WordPress site from a previous host to InMotion Hosting, the next step is to copy or migrate all of the WordPress application files. To do this we will be using FTP. If you do not have your FTP credentials from your previous host, please be sure to Read More >
Migrating your WordPress Database Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle In this lesson, we will show you how to migrate our WordPress website. In this fictional tutorial we will migrate a your-wordpress-site.com from HostABC to InMotion Hosting. As to provide no downtime during the migration process , we will not update the nameservers for your-wordpress-site.com, so the hosting will remain pointed to the previous host, Read More >
Intro to Migrating your WordPress Site Data Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle When migrating a WordPress site from a previous hosting provider to InMotion Hosting, there are some introductory topics that may benefit you if you understand them. In subsequent article we will discuss in detail the process further. However, we do want to cover some basics here. Access to Files and Databases In order to successfully Read More >
