Moving a WordPress site sounds simple: copy the files, copy the database, point the domain. In practice, migrations go wrong in quiet ways. Images break on some pages. Forms stop sending email. A redirect gets missed and a page that brought in leads for years disappears from Google. Sometimes the site is just down for a day while someone tries to work out why.
Our WordPress migration service is for businesses that cannot afford those surprises. Maybe you are leaving a host that is too slow or too expensive. Maybe you are changing your domain name, merging two sites, splitting a multisite network, or moving to WordPress from another platform, moving off WordPress to Laravel, or switching LMS plugins. We plan the move, rehearse it, and switch over with minimal downtime.
What’s included
- Pre-migration audit of your content, plugins, custom code, integrations and email setup.
- A URL inventory and redirect map, so every old link keeps working. This protects your SEO.
- Rehearsal migrations on the destination server, tested before launch day.
- DNS planning, including lowering cache times in advance so the switch happens quickly.
- SSL certificates set up on the new server before cutover, so visitors never see a security warning.
- Form, email and integration testing for contact forms, payment gateways, CRM connections and scheduled tasks.
- Post-launch monitoring of errors, uptime and search crawl reports.
WordPress to Laravel and LMS to LMS migrations
Some moves go beyond hosting. We also handle:
- WordPress to Laravel. When a site has outgrown WordPress, we rebuild it as a Laravel application. Content, users, media and URLs are carried across, with redirects for anything that changes.
- LMS to LMS. We move courses, lessons, quizzes, students, enrollments and progress between learning management systems, for example from LearnDash to LifterLMS or Tutor LMS.
Both start with an assessment of the source and the destination, so you know up front what moves cleanly and what needs custom work. Student records and course progress are rehearsed on a test copy before anything touches your live site.
How it works
- Assess. We review the current site, the destination and your goals, and flag risks early.
- Fixed quote. You get a fixed price and a written migration plan.
- Rehearse. We copy the site to the new environment, fix what breaks, and test key pages and forms. For complex moves we run the rehearsal more than once.
- Freeze and cut over. We agree on a short content freeze, run the final sync, and switch DNS at a low-traffic time.
- Verify. We check pages, forms, redirects and search console reports, and fix anything that shows up.
- Hand over. You get a summary of what changed and where everything now lives.
Our WordPress migration SEO checklist explains the search side in detail. For host moves, see how to change WordPress hosts with zero downtime, and for networks, our guide to WordPress multisite migrations.
What you get
- Your site running on its new host, domain or platform, with content, media and users intact.
- A redirect map and confirmation that old URLs still lead to the right pages.
- Tested forms, email delivery and integrations.
- A written record of the new setup, including server details, DNS records and backups.
- Post-launch monitoring and fixes for an agreed period after the move.
Why Verma IT
We are not scared of complex migrations. Multisite splits, domain changes combined with redesigns, sites with years of custom code: these are the jobs we like. We rehearse every move in disposable environments first. Our founder, Ajay Verma, works daily with Docker and can spin up hundreds of WordPress test sites in automated environments, so a test copy of your site costs us minutes, not days.
A migration is also a good time to reduce technical debt. We often find abandoned plugins, old PHP versions and bloated databases during the audit, and we can clean them up as part of the move instead of carrying them to the new server. If you need a new server set up as part of the move, our server setup and management service covers that.
Plan your move
Contact us and tell us where your site is now and where you want it to go. We will review it and send you a plan and a fixed quote.
Frequently asked questions
- Will I lose search rankings when I migrate?
- A well-planned migration should not cause lasting ranking losses. The key steps are keeping URLs the same where possible, mapping redirects for any that change, and checking everything in Google Search Console after launch.
- How much downtime should I expect?
- For most host moves, little or none. We copy and test the site on the new server first, lower DNS cache times in advance, and switch over when traffic is low.
- Can you migrate a WordPress multisite network?
- Yes. We move whole networks, split one site out of a network, or merge separate sites into one. These jobs need extra planning for users, media paths and domain mapping.
- Can you move my site from another platform to WordPress?
- Yes. We migrate content, media, users and URLs from other platforms and set up redirects so old links still work. We assess the source platform first to confirm what can be moved.
- Can you migrate my WordPress site to Laravel?
- Yes. We rebuild WordPress sites as Laravel applications, moving content, users, media and URLs across and setting up redirects so old links keep working. We assess the site first to agree what moves as-is and what needs rebuilding.
- Can you move my courses from one LMS to another, such as LearnDash to LifterLMS or TutorLMS?
- Yes. We migrate courses, lessons, quizzes, students, enrollments and progress between WordPress LMS plugins, including LearnDash, LifterLMS and Tutor LMS. We assess both systems first, because some data maps cleanly and some needs custom handling.
- How much does a WordPress migration cost?
- It depends on the size of the site, the type of move and any custom code. We assess the site first and then give you a fixed quote.