Migrating WordPress sites with All-in-One WP Migration without breaking URLs and media

All-in-One WP Migration is fast, but unsafe usage causes upload failures, timeouts, broken links, and login issues. This is the migration workflow I use.

Pre-migration

Source:

1. update plugins/theme;
2. clear caches;
3. export full package.

Destination:

1. clean WordPress with compatible version;
2. plugin installed;
3. PHP upload limits verified.

Import and validation

Import .wpress, then validate login, pages, media, forms, and permalinks.

If upload limits block import, raise:

upload_max_filesize = 2048M
post_max_size = 2048M
max_execution_time = 300

Rollback strategy

Keep snapshot and destination backup before import. Do not switch DNS before functional validation.

Final takeaway

The plugin accelerates migration, but reliability comes from operational checklists and rollback readiness.

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