Micah Wood

Bluehost

This plugin is designed by the WordPress experts at Bluehost, one of the world’s top WordPress providers. It was created to make migration easier and faster by only requiring you to install this plugin and follow the simple steps. Once you’ve completed your compatibility check, this plugin will create a secure copy of your website and begin the transfer to your Bluehost hosting account.
Important: You will need a Bluehost hosting account for this plugin to complete the migration. It is not intended for migrations to other hosting providers.

Bluehost Site Migrator

First time I've tried the plugin.

The Bluehost account already had some basic WP site under that domain, but the domain was pointing to another provider where It was developed.

I have initiated a transfer via plugin, which worked almost perfect, there were some issues with the content, but nothing major.

So now I had two websites in admin panel under same domain name, old blank one, and new one.

I have deleted the old one, and new one was saying domain needs to be connected.

I have contacted support many times to resolve it, and either them or automatically, site was deleted.

Then they tried to restore it, and they hooked up wrong database files, (the design on front was good, but content was empty).

So overall really bad experience, lost around 10 hours.

Then, i tried transferring my site to @Siteground via their migrator.

All happened in 5 minutes perfectly without issues.

So overall, when you choose hosting, don't save those $2.99 or you will loose many more.

Cheers


Bad Plugin or Bad Bluehost Admin Panel


It's faulty and does not work and left you with troubles!


Just don't use it

Automatically transfer your site to Bluehost.

wpseahorse

echomedia

WP on AWS is not like any other migration tool out there. Introduced by AWS Technical Partners, Seahorse in 2021, this software is built for the non-technical user and allows you to migrate your WordPress website from any host to AWS easily and quickly with little to no cloud technical knowledge or experience.
What makes it different is that unlike other migration tools, WP on AWS is fully automated, so you can simply click through to complete the clone process ensuring zero downtime on your source site.
Ready to test it out? It’s simple and best of all its FREE to trial:
Trial User Guide <a href="https://www.seahorse-data.com/migrating-and-managing-a-wordpress-website-with-amazon-lightsail/" rel="nofollow ugc">Link to AWS Labs</a>
<ol>
<li>Install the WP on AWS plugin.</li>
<li>Complete steps 2-5 and receive an email with a link to your cloned site in the Seahorse/AWS sandbox environment</li>
</ol>
The WP on AWS build process uses the latest <a href="https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/cloud/aws/amis" rel="nofollow ugc">Bitnami WordPress AMI</a> release for AWS ensuring your destination server is using the latest recommended version of PHP and MYSQL/MariaDB.
Trial migrations remain active for a 6-hour period to allow users to review the cloned site in AWS. To complete a migration, clone or upgrade to a nominated AWS account users can purchase a premium licence.
Core Features:
<ul>
<li>Works on any host or operating system including local environments</li>
<li>Uses latest <a href="https://bitnami.com/stack/wordpress/cloud/aws/amis" rel="nofollow ugc">Bitnami WordPress AMI</a> recommended release</li>
<li>Supports custom hooks, plugins, themes etc.</li>
<li>Featured in AWS Lightsail Labs as a recognised migration tool for WordPress</li>
<li>End-to-end trial support</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://www.seahorse-data.com/pricing/" rel="nofollow ugc">Premium Features:</a>
<ul>
<li>All the core features above and…</li>
<li>Migrate, clone or upgrade to a nominated AWS Account</li>
<li>Select the <a href="https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/understanding-regions-and-availability-zones-in-amazon-lightsail" rel="nofollow ugc">AWS Region</a> where your new instance will be located</li>
<li>Select the size of the new instance hosting your cloned site</li>
<li>Easily clone development/staging instances</li>
<li>Easily upgrade PHP and MYSQL/MariaDB</li>
<li>Monitor your AWS Lightsail stack from within WordPress</li>
<li>Monitor your AWS instance key performance indicators from within WordPress</li>
<li>End-to-end self-managed support</li>
</ul>
Here are some more reasons to use WP on AWS …
Upgrading your instance (PHP & MYSQL/MariaDB):
Whether you are currently using AWS or any other hosting provider for your WordPress site, you will be familiar with the alert that is now frequently posted highlighting the need to upgrade your version of PHP & MYSQL/MariaDB. 
WP Webmasters need not stress about this anymore! WP on AWS allows users to easily run a clone, debug any version compatibility issues and simply switch IPs to adopt the latest version with upgraded components.
Control your development/staging instances:
Why run over-provisioned development/staging environments? With WP on AWS you can easily spin multiple instances at much reduced sizes than the source site. 
This allows you to control your usage costs but also allows for cost optimised performance management where development/staging instances are always ahead of production. This is also useful for cost-effective A-B testing etc.
<h4>Contact us</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.seahorse-data.com/wp-on-aws-support-portal/" rel="nofollow ugc">Free trial support</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seahorse-data.com/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">Report a bug</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.seahorse-data.com/our-story/" rel="nofollow ugc">About us</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Roadmap</h3>
<ul>
<li>
v.2.3.* v.2 Self-Managed Solution release: Nov 30, 2020 <a href="https://www.seahorse-data.com/migrating-and-managing-wordpress-with-amazon-lightsail-self-manage/" rel="nofollow ugc">Link to Self Managed Tutorial</a>
</li>
<li>
v.3.2.* v.3 Self-Managed Solution release: Jun 02, 2022 <a href="https://europe.wordcamp.org/2022/" rel="nofollow ugc">WCEU 22</a>
</li>
<li>
v.4.1.* v.4 Self-Managed Solution extended functionality release: Oct 14, 2022
</li>
<li>
v.5.0.* v.5 Trials: allow trial migrations to run without a Seahorse licence: Nov 17, 2023
</li>
</ul>

WP on AWS


I use the free version of this plugin and it's great for migrating sites. The process is very straightforward. Highly recommended. 


Intuitive & efficient

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Bluehost Site Migrator vs WP on AWS