- Install and activate the Migrate Guru plugin on your source (original) site.
- Make sure you have a domain to migrate your site to on Bluehost, and that you have WordPress installed on this domain.
- On your source site, navigate to the Migrate Guru plugin and select 'Bluehost' from the list of hosts.
- Once you select Bluehost, you should see the following form:
- In this form, enter the URL of your destination site–– This is the URL to which Migrate Guru will move your site.
- To fill up the rest of the form, you will need your destination server's IP address, cPanel username,and cPanel password.
To find these details, please follow the steps below:- Your Bluehost cPanel username is either:
- Your domain name, without the 'www' OR
- The contact email address associated with your Bluehost account.
[Note: When you first signed up to Bluehost, you would have received an email with the subject 'Welcome to Bluehost', which also contains your cPanel username.]
- Your cPanel password is usually set when signing up for your hosting service. It is the same password you use to login to your BlueHost account.
[If you've forgotten your password, click on the 'forgot password' link from the login page. Bluehost will then mail you a password reset link, which you can use to set a new password.]
- For your IP Address, login to your Bluehost account, and in the menu bar at the top of the page, Click on 'Hosting', and choose 'cPanel'.
- Once you do this, you will find the IP address in the left hand bar.
- Your Bluehost cPanel username is either:
- Once you have the domain's FTP details, fill them up in the Migrate Guru form.
- If your site is HTTP Authenticated, click on 'Advanced Options'.
- Once you've completed filling up the form, click on 'Migrate'. You'll then be sent email notifications about the progress of migrations. You will also be taken to a screen that portrays the real-time progress of your migration.
- You will also be notified once your migration is complete.
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Created by: Ruby Paulson
Modified on: Mon, 4 Sep, 2017 at 9:43 AM
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