Shannon Black

Automates the entire process for migrating your wordpress install from a test/development/source to the live/destination domain. Also allows the ignoring of certain files/directories not needed to upload (e.g /cache, /.git, /.svn /.gitignore etc etc).
Here’s a list of what is accomplished during an automated deployment:
<ul>
<li>If supported, archives the entire wordpress installation for compressed upload</li>
<li>Checks the file permissions</li>
<li>Uploads either the archive or each individual file</li>
<li>An uploaded archive is then extracted server side</li>
<li>Uploading each individual file is maximized by upload speed by asynchronously uploading up to 10 files</li>
<li>You can choose to ignore a list of folders or files for the upload – example cache folder or repository folders</li>
<li>Dumps/Exports your entire database and uploads it to the live server</li>
<li>Automatically switches old URL with the new URL</li>
<li>Automatically updates the wp-config.php accordingly</li>
<li>Flushes wordpress rewrite rules</li>
</ul>
If you are scared about the automated transfer and wish to do it manually, then just download the MySQL dump with the updated URL.
Disclaimer: Please backup any files or mysql tables on the live server. Although Live Server Deploy aims to provide a seamless deploy, we cannot guarantee that nothing unexpected can happen that might damage your content. Use at own risk.

WP Live Server Deploy

Automates the entire process for migrating your wordpress install from a test/development/source server to the live/destination server.

Julio Potier

Imagine you get hacked, or you had to modify a plugin’s core.
Now, all these plugins (hacked or modified) need to be reinstalled.
You can not do it, you can not “fake update” them too.
You have to delete them, then reupload them, boring.
Now, just check each plugin’s box you want to be reinstalled, chose “Update” in the action select box, “Apply”, done!
WordPress will now let you update them even if they are already up to date 😉

Force Plugin Updates

As someone who has cleaned up dozens of WordPress sites, I can say the old way of reuploading plugins is no longer needed thanks to this awesome plugin. Definitely a plugin to use when your site has been compromised.



Great for Site Cleanup

You may need to reinstall any of your plugins, juste check the plugins' box, select "Update", and that's all!

WP Live Server Deploy vs Force Plugin Updates