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<p><strong>SitesEngine Site Migration & Backup</strong> helps you move WordPress sites safely and quickly.</p>
<p>Create full backup packages, import from file or URL, restore with one click, and perform direct site migration between two websites using a secure destination connection key.</p>
<p>Whether you are moving to a new host, creating a safety snapshot before changes, or cloning a site to staging, this plugin gives you a clean workflow with progress tracking and activity history.</p>
<h3>Core Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Create portable <code>.empack</code> WordPress backup packages</li>
<li>Import backups from local file upload or remote URL</li>
<li>Direct site-to-site migration using destination connection key</li>
<li>Restore backups from the Backups tab</li>
<li>Backup details view with included components and status</li>
<li>Built-in activity history for backup/import/restore actions</li>
<li>Optional package password protection</li>
<li>Optional exclusions for database/content components</li>
<li>Automatic cleanup policy for older backups</li>
</ul>
<h3>Migration Workflow</h3>
<ol>
<li>Build a package on the source website.</li>
<li>Transfer by URL + destination key, or download and import on destination.</li>
<li>Confirm migration and monitor live progress.</li>
<li>Restore and finalize automatically.</li>
</ol>
<h3>Built for Site Owners and Agencies</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hosting migrations</li>
<li>Domain changes</li>
<li>Staging-to-production and production-to-staging workflows</li>
<li>Recovery from failed updates</li>
<li>Pre-deployment safety backups</li>
</ul>


SitesEngine Site Migration & Backup

Migrate, back up, import, and restore WordPress websites with secure .empack packages, guided progress, and direct site-to-site transfer.

SwishFolio

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<p>Swish Migrate and Backup is a powerful WordPress plugin that allows you to create full backups of your website, including the database, plugins, themes, uploads, and core files. It supports multiple cloud storage providers and makes site migration seamless.</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Full Site Backups</strong> – Backup your entire WordPress site including database, plugins, themes, and uploads</li>
<li><strong>Database-Only Backups</strong> – Create lightweight backups of just your database</li>
<li><strong>Files-Only Backups</strong> – Backup only your WordPress files without the database</li>
<li><strong>Cloud Storage Support</strong> – Store backups on Amazon S3, Dropbox, or Google Drive</li>
<li><strong>Local Storage</strong> – Keep backups on your server</li>
<li><strong>Site Migration</strong> – Easily migrate your site to a new domain with automatic URL replacement</li>
<li><strong>Search and Replace</strong> – Perform database search and replace operations with serialization support</li>
<li><strong>Scheduled Backups</strong> – Set up automatic backups on your preferred schedule</li>
<li><strong>Chunked Processing</strong> – Handle large sites without memory issues</li>
<li><strong>Encrypted Credentials</strong> – Cloud storage credentials are encrypted using AES-256-CBC</li>
<li><strong>REST API</strong> – Full REST API for integration with other tools</li>
<li><strong>WP-CLI Support</strong> – Command line interface for backup and migration operations</li>
</ul>
<h4>Remote Backup Storage</h4>
<ul>
<li>Amazon S3</li>
<li>Dropbox</li>
<li>Google Drive</li>
</ul>
<h4>Swish Backup & Migrate PRO</h4>
<p>Upgrade to PRO for advanced features: <a href="https://swishbackup.swishfolio.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Get PRO</a></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Multisite Support</strong> – Full compatibility with WordPress multisite networks</li>
<li><strong>Multisite Clone Site</strong> – Clone sites within your multisite network</li>
<li><strong>Unlimited Backup/Restore Size</strong> – No file size limits on backups or restores</li>
<li><strong>Full Backups</strong> – Complete backups including wp-core, wp-content, themes, plugins, uploads, and database</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li>WordPress 6.0 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 8.1 or higher</li>
<li>Write access to wp-content/uploads directory</li>
</ul>
<h4>CLI Backup Commands</h4>
<p>Swish Backup includes WP-CLI commands for backup and migration operations. Requires <a href="https://wp-cli.org/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP-CLI</a> to be installed.</p>
<p><strong>Backup Commands:</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp swish backup --type=database - Create a database-only backup
wp swish backup --type=full - Create a full backup (database + files)
wp swish backup --type=full --include-core - Full backup including WordPress core files
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Import Commands:</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp swish import /path/to/backup.zip - Import a backup (auto-detects old URL)
wp swish import backup.zip --old-url=https://old.com --new-url=https://new.com - Import with URL replacement
wp swish import backup.zip --skip-url-replace - Restore only, no URL replacement
</code></pre>
<p><strong>Utility Commands:</strong></p>
<pre><code>wp swish status - Check active import session status
wp swish cleanup - Clean up stale import sessions
</code></pre>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
<p>This plugin stores backup files that may contain personal data from your WordPress database (such as user emails, names, and content). Backups are stored either locally on your server or on third-party cloud storage services that you configure.</p>
<p>When using cloud storage providers (Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive), your backup data is transmitted to and stored on their servers according to their respective privacy policies.</p>
<p>The plugin does not collect or transmit any data to the plugin author or any other third party beyond the cloud storage services you explicitly configure.</p>


Swish Migrate and Backup


Migrated a 1.9GB file, the process was a bit slow, but everything worked perfectly.


Just works

A WordPress backup and migration plugin with cloud storage support and no limits.

SitesEngine Site Migration & Backup vs Swish Migrate and Backup