Migration to Hosting WP

Move WordPress without downtime

Install the VEDOS Migration plugin and start the transfer. The plugin prepares a test copy, automatically copies your website to Hosting WP and, once finished, lets you try everything out first.

✓ Your original website keeps running during the migration

✓ You can check the test copy free of charge for 30 days

Download VEDOS Migration You install the plugin directly in the WordPress you want to move.

Step 1

Start the transfer in the plugin

VEDOS Migration prepares a test environment on Hosting WP. Nothing changes on your original hosting yet.

Step 2

Your website is copied automatically

The plugin transfers the data to Hosting WP. You can see the progress right in the admin and you can close the page while copying.

Step 3

Try out the finished copy

You get a test address where you can check your website thoroughly. Only then do you complete the move to Hosting WP.

No switching blindly

Test your new website first. Put it live only after that.

The migration creates a separate test copy of your WordPress on Hosting WP. Meanwhile, your original website keeps working as usual. On the new copy you can check the design, speed, forms, logins, orders and other important features.

Your original website stays available

Copying runs separately and you can keep using your current website as usual.

30 days to test

You have the test copy long enough to check your website thoroughly.

Complete the move only afterwards

You go live only once you are happy with the test copy.

This is what the migration looks like

Three stages of the transfer right in WordPress

Switch between the steps and see what you will actually see in the VEDOS Migration plugin during the migration.

Step 1

Preparing the transfer

After you start the migration, the plugin first prepares an environment on Hosting WP into which your WordPress can be safely copied.

The plugin waits for the Hosting WP server to be prepared.
This stage usually takes a few minutes.
Your original website is still running on your current hosting.

You don’t have to wait. You can close this page. The transfer will continue without it.

VEDOS Migration - preparing the WordPress transfer

Before going live

What to check on the test website?

The test copy is there so that you can verify the most important parts of your website before moving to your own domain.

Design and content

Go through the main pages, menus, images and the mobile view.

Forms and e‑mails

Test contact forms, orders and sending messages.

Logins

Try the admin and any user accounts.

External services

Check payment gateways, SMTP, monitoring and other integrations.

In detail

The complete migration procedure

If you want to know the individual steps in more detail, you will find them described below.

1. Installing the VEDOS Migration plugin +

Install the plugin in the WordPress you want to move to Hosting WP.

Download the VEDOS Migration plugin .
Log in to the admin of your original WordPress.
Open Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin.
Select the downloaded ZIP file and install the plugin.
After installation, activate the plugin.

2. Starting the migration +

After activation, open the item VEDOS Migration in the left WordPress menu and start creating the test copy.

The plugin first prepares the environment on Hosting WP. In the admin you will see the first step Creating the copy and the status Preparing the transfer.

You don’t need to wait on the page at this stage. The plugin explicitly lets you close the page and the process will continue.

3. Automatic copying of the website +

As soon as the Hosting WP environment is ready, the migration moves to the second stage.

The plugin starts going through and copying the website content and shows the transfer progress in the admin. The copying time depends mainly on the size of your website.

Your original WordPress keeps running on your current hosting during this operation.

4. Trying out the test copy +

When the transfer is finished, you will see the message The test copy is ready.

The plugin shows the test address and two main options:

log in to WordPress,
open the test website.

The login details for the test WordPress are the same as on your original website.

On the test copy we recommend checking speed, forms, e‑mails, the cart, logins and connections to external services.

5. Completing the move to Hosting WP +

Once you have checked the test copy and are happy with the result, continue with the link How to complete the move to Hosting WP, which you will find right in the plugin.

Until then, your original website and your own domain stay unchanged.

So you make the final move only after you have verified the new copy.

Migration to Hosting WP