{"id":3399,"date":"2026-03-26T11:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hosted.com\/blog\/?p=3399"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:10:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:10:40","slug":"website-migration-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hosted.com\/blog\/website-migration-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Website Migration Step-by-Step Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Website migration is the process of moving a site from one environment to another, for example, changing Web Hosting<\/a> providers, domain names, the CMS platform, or restructuring. Done correctly, it can improve performance, security, and visibility. If done wrong, it can harm search rankings, traffic, and revenue. This website migration guide provides step-by-step instructions on moving a website without losing SEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quick Website Migration Checklist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Plan your migration type and set up a staging environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Perform a site audit: pages, URLs, links, crawl stats, and Core Web Vitals.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Backup all files, databases, and media.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Create a URL mapping sheet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Implement 301<\/em> redirects and update internal links.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Apply noindex\/robots.txt<\/em> to your staging site and test links.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Configure hosting and update DNS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Transfer files, database, and content.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Remove noindex<\/em>, add sitemap and redirects, verify SSL, and test.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Monitor for errors, rankings, crawl stats, and traffic.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Migration Type Selector (Boxed section on WP)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Not all migrations are the same, so use this selector to find which one you need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n