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<p>This plugins was designed to speed up and manage the process of creating a running migrations scripts. Migrations scripts are used to edit content on a blog to blog basis by running php files which manipulate your WordPress database. This could be adding or removing a page or post to certain blogs. Strategery Migrations also provides an interface to manage your migrations scripts. You can view a list of all migrations files and see a timestamp indicating when a migration file was created. You can see individual blogs’ migration state so that you can tell what files have been run or if a certain blog has been migrated. You can look at a list of all your blogs and see what their migration states are compared to each other.</p>
<p>This plugin was made for WordPress implementations using a multisite network with sub-directories.</p>
<h3>Usage Instructions</h3>
<h4>Creating a Migration Script</h4>
<ol>
<li>Click on the Add New link in the Migrations admin options tab</li>
<li>Enter a the script’s filename using underscores instead of spaces (file_name)</li>
<li>Click Create File</li>
</ol>
<p>You are then redirected to the list or migration files.</p>
<p>At this point the file has been generated and exists in the ‘/strategery-migrations/migrations/’ folder in your ‘plugins’ directory.</p>
<p>The filename is broken up into 2 parts. The first part before the dash(-) is the timestamp in YYYYMMDDHHMMSS format. This number is used to compare the sate of a blog compared to when this file was created. When a migration is run and completed, it will update the blog that ran the migration to reflect its new state. The sate for a blog is the same timestamp of the most recent migrations run on it. Only migrations with a later timestamp than the blog’s state timestamp will be run. The second part of the filename is the actual name of the migration script file. The format uses underscores as spaces and will be read by the plugin to create the classname in the file using camel case.<br />
Open the file that was created and start coding the migration script. You will notice that the file contains a class that extends the main migration class. Each migration script defines a new class with two methods. The up method is used for creating pages or posts. It is the creation method. The down method is used for undoing the up method. It Is a way to revert the migration. This method is optional.<br />
The methods are run on a blog to blog basis and work within the context of each blog. To get the ID of the current blog, for example, you can use the get_current_blog_id() function.</p>
<h4>Models</h4>
<p>Models are abstracts that are used to query your database. Models are used to save or delete that model type into your database. A model could be a post or a page, etc. To use models you need to make use of the getModel function.</p>
<p>$this->getModel( $type , $data );</p>
<p>$type – A string that picks wether the model is a page or a post, etc.</p>
<p>$data – An array that contains information related to the model type.</p>
<p><strong>Example</strong></p>
<p>$data = array(‘post_type’ => ‘page’ , ‘post_name’ => ‘menu-add’ , ‘post_title’ => ‘Add Menu Item’ );</p>
<p>$post = $this->getModel(‘Post’, $data );</p>
<p>You can also use the shortcut getPost($data).</p>
<p>The commands above query your database for existing posts that match the given data in the current blog and return an object of the post. You can then access that post’s information using the object. For example $post->ID will return the id of the post.</p>
<p>To create a page you use the same function call and add ->save() to the end.</p>
<p>$post = $this->getModel(‘Post’, array(‘post_type’ => ‘page’ , ‘post_name’ => ‘menu-add’ , ‘post_title’ => ‘Add Menu Item’ ))->save();</p>
<p>The command above queries your database for existing posts that match the given data in the current blog. If there is no match in the database it will create that post in the database and return an object of it. The save() command will not create duplicates.</p>
<p>If you want to delete a given post you simply need to replace save() with delete().</p>
<h4>Your Database</h4>
<p>To run queries on your database without using models you have to use $this->db(). It will return the WordPress database. To run an insert for example you would use the following code.</p>
<p><strong>Example</strong></p>
<p>$this->db()->insert($table, $data);</p>
<p>If you want to insert into each blog’s post table you would set the $table as $this->db()->posts</p>
<p>The command would then look like this</p>
<p>$this->db()->insert( $this->db()->posts , $data );</p>
<h4>Excluding Pages</h4>
<p>This migration plugin comes with a helper class that allows you to remove a page from the navigation menu. Pages that should not appear in your navigation menu can easily be excluded with one line of code. These pages are still reachable and still exist but they will not be seen by users with all your other navigation links.</p>
<p>This exclude functionality requires having another <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exclude-pages/" rel="ugc">plugin</a> active.</p>
<p>To use the helper function you need to pass it a path to helper class you are looking for.</p>
<p>$this->getHelper($path);</p>
<p>The getHelper function takes a string that contains the path to the specific helper class you are looking for.</p>
<p>$this->getHelper($path)->method($args);</p>
<p>This is the full call to a helper class method which has the helper function that takes the path to the class you are hooking into. getHelper returns an instance of that class and can be used to execute methods. All helper classes are contained in the ‘/lib/Helpers/Plugins/’ directory. It contains .php files with names in camel case. The class that is defined in each file is named the same as the file name except with underscores separating each word. For the exclude from navigation class, it is contained in the ExcludeFromNav.php file, but the class name is exclude_from_nav. This name is the one you need for the helper function.</p>
<p>Below is an example of how to call the exclude from navigation helper class.</p>
<p><strong>Example</strong></p>
<p>$this->getHelper(‘plugins/exclude_from_nav’)->exclude($post->ID);</p>
<p>exclude() takes the id of the page being excluded as an argument.</p>
<h4>Logging</h4>
<p>While the migration is running, there will be output in the migrations report showing you the progress of your migration. It will let you know if there was an error finding a specific post or if the migration was already done and it is already up to date.</p>
<p>You can add your own logging information inside your up and down methods for each migration script. This could be a simple message saying you did whatever you were trying to do. You do this by using the log() function. It simply echos the string passed to it.</p>
<p>$this->log($message , $nl);</p>
<p>Above is how it is called. It doesn’t format the string, so newlines and tabs must be added in as usual. $nl is an optional parameter that is of type bool which indicates whether to add a newline to the end of the $message string.</p>
<h4>Running Migrations Scripts</h4>
<p>There are several ways to run migrations scripts depending on how you want the migrations to be done.</p>
<p>The options are:</p>
<ul>
<li>Run a single migration file a certain blog</li>
<li>Run all migration files for a single blog</li>
<li>Run all migration files for all blogs</li>
</ul>
<p>To run a single migration file for a certain blog you can go to that blog in the WordPress backend and click on the Migrations link in the Migrations admin menu tab. Once you are at the migrations list there is a run button with to each list item on the right. Clicking this will run that script for the current blog.</p>
<p>To run all migration files for a certain blog you can either click the run all button at the top of that blog’s migrations list or click the migrate button that is in the blog list page. To get to this page you must be in the network administration panel and click on the Blog List link in the</p>
<p>Migrations admin menu tab. There is a migrate button for each blog in the list on the right side or the table.</p>
<p>To run all migrations for all blogs click the Migrate All button at the top of the Blog List page.</p>


Strategery Migrations

Easily run and manage migration scripts to assist in updating blogs on your site.

migrateguru

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<p>Migrate Guru is a powerful WordPress migration plugin designed to seamlessly transfer your WordPress site to a new host or domain. Whether you need to clone, move, or migrate your WordPress website, Migrate Guru ensures a hassle-free process with its one-click migration feature. This plugin supports all-in-one WP migrations, handling large sites up to 200 GB without overloading your server. Compatible with every major web host and equipped with automatic URL rewriting and serialized data handling, it’s the go-to tool for moving WordPress sites to new domains or hosts. Move, clone, or migrate your WordPress site with Migrate Guru—the smart, swift, and secure WordPress migrator and backup plugin.</p>
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<p>Currently we don’t support:</p>
<ul>
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</ul>
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<ol>
<li>Install Migrate Guru on the site you want to clone.</li>
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</ol>
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Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning

I've migrated hundreds of WordPress sites using different methods, from completely manual to plugin-assisted and nothing has been as reliable and easy as MigrateGuru from BlogVault.

There's a reason that hosting companies like WP Engine and Pantheon have migration plugins powered by BlogVault - they are simple to set up and are very reliable.

Yesterday, I had to launch a 3.5 GB site from dev to a live server. We didn't have direct access to the host's control panel; just FTP and WordPress admin access.

I tried two popular backup plugins and neither could get the job done. Then, I slapped my forehead, installed Migrate Guru, and went through the migration wizard. Being a large site, the migration took over an hour but when it was completed, the site worked as intended with no major issues.

As a developer with control issues, I love manually migrating sites and having my hands in each step but MigrateGuru makes it so easy and does it so well with less work that it's now my migration method of choice.

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I've tried several plugins to migrate a large site and this one was the only one able to do it without time-outs or other errors. Highly recommended!


Works flawlessly


Needed to move a wordpress site to a different domain and this plugin worked flawlessly. Saved me many hours of work! I used the cPanel option to migrate and it just did everything!!!!


Worked flawlessly moving to different domain


I'm WordPress developer since 2004 and I never met better migration plugin than this one. Absolutely awesome job, guys.


Absolutely amazing


I was looking for a plugin to migrate multisite and luckily I found this one.



Works like a charm!






A-MA-ZING


Amazing plugin, migrated the multisite with no issues, easier then some paid plugins do it. I am really impressed.


This is an amazing plugin


As advertised - easy to use and pretty fast. I tried several other migration type plugins, and they either couldn't handle the large site (4GB of files, according to another backup plugin - that didn't restore to another hosting place), or just didn't work.



But this one - it worked. And took much less time than the attempts with the other plugins.



Recommended. Strongly. Huzzah !!


Wow! It Just Works!


Migrated a site with thousands of ecom products, and worked great, especially with a large media library, etc. Fast and using the migration key is super simple.



I would suggest labeling the migration key as a Destination Key, I have mistakenly put in the key from the source, and that is not good.



I have also had a small issue when the SSL cert is not set up yet and so the cert is invalid, it won't connect; so maybe an option to ignore SSL cert errors would be helpful. Simple to fix, just fix the cert first, and retry, but annoying when I'm already logged in to both sites.


So simple and fast, even for large ecom sites


This is the easiest migration plugin I've used. Fast, too.


Great product


Needs files-only and database-only options. It looks like I can deselect all the database tables, but is not possible to deselect the folders.


It works, needs more options


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:




Install & Activate the Migrate Guru plugin on BOTH WEBSITES.



Log into the WordPress admin of the target website.



Click the 'Migrate Guru' link (bottom left-nav) and COPY the 'Migration Key'



Switch over to the WordPress Admin of the original site (the site you want to migrate FROM), and navigate to 'Migrate Guru'.



Enter any working email address in the 'Email Address' field.



Then, check the box and click 'Migrate'.



Select the host of the target website, or if your host is not listed (like my case) select 'Other Hosts'.        NOTE: The next page will look the same for everyone regardless of which host you clicked on.



PASTE your migration key from STEP 3 into the 'MigrateGuru Migration Key' field.



Fill out the necessary fields based on the setup of your target website and click 'Migrate'.      NOTE:  In my case, I only filled out the 'Migration Key' and the 'Server IP' fields (under 'Advanced Options') where I pasted the IP address of my target website's server that I copied from the target site's hosting account.



De-select any server directories and/or database tables that you don't want to migrate from the 'Add Folders' and 'Add Tables' sections.



Click 'Migrate'.




In a few minutes your site should be finished migrating. You'll receive an email to let you know that it's finished.



Hope that helps some of you!






Best WordPress Migration Plugin EVER!!


Easy to use, fast & reliable. Even more than the provided by hosting companies.


Definitive migration plugin


I've migrated sites manually for years. I use Migrate Guru now. It's excellent. I recommend it. 



I also recommend checking your site after for anything missing. Any additional webroot files you have uploaded (favicons, robots.txt, humans.txt etc.). Any historical data such as Relevannsi search data. Perhaps check the advanced setup for options.



Thank you Migrate Guru for an excellent free plugin. Good work! 🙂



Regards



Mike


Excellent plugin but also check your site


Few clicks, super easy, highly recommend!


Used many times


This is the easiest way to migrate a site without any hassle or complex settings. No need for manual exprot import anything.I highly recommend it for migrating sites from staging to live.


Effortless and Efficient


I had to move three sites today, all ranging from 3GB to 9GB in total size. MigrateGuru helped me do this flawlessly while I was working on other things. Thank you. ❤️


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