Are you looking to replace your old WordPress website with a new WordPress website but are concerned that your website could be offline for weeks at the end of the month? Since everyone would like to offer a maintenance page or even an unresponsive page to their clients, readers, or prospective customers.
We had a similar issue when we decided to redesign our website. We tried and tried every technique available.
The Result –
An old BlogVault homepage
BlogVault homepage is now HTML0. BlogVault homepage
It was indeed a game-changer for us. It helped us showcase our capabilities and draw new customers.
If you want to gain new customers or keep your existing content, we’ll guide you on replacing your current site with a new WordPress website. It’s all done without danger to your existing website.
TL;DR
It is necessary to create an identical copy of your current website, renovate the duplicate website, and replace the original site with the duplicate. The exact location could be made as a subdomain of the host server. Alternatively, you could use your site’s separate staging or local server. We recommend staging as it’s risk-free and easy to build and integrate into the leading site. Local and subdomains require manual processes that are lengthy and, frankly speaking, difficult. Please look at our tutorial on how to make an effective WordPress staging website.
How to Replace Your Old WordPress Site With the New One
To replace your old WordPress site with a new WordPress site, you will need to get your new WordPress site up and running.
You don’t need to purchase a brand-new domain and host. You can copy your old site. Modify that website. Once you’re ready, you can replace that old website with the brand-new WordPress site you’ve been working on.
This replica site could be built on a staging server, computer, or Subdomain. If you require help in making a replica, the guides below can help:
- How do you make a staging site
- How do you create subdomains? Subdomain
- How to make local sites local website
After establishing a new website and then modifying it, you can start replacing the old WordPress site with the latest WordPress.
- Pro Tip: Create a complete backup of your brand-new WordPress website. If you’re not lucky when things do not go as intended, you could have to repair your site. If this occurs, you can restore your site to normal quickly. If you need to be signed up for any backup service, this article will help you start – the best WordPress backup plugins.
Moving on…the procedures involved in replacing your old site with a new WordPress website will differ based on the way you built the new website. If you constructed the new website using an ad-hoc plugin, using the plugin you can create a staging site with your old site. If you built the new website on an internal server or Subdomain, you’d have to install an All-in-One Migration plugin to replace your old WordPress website with a different one.
In the following section, we’ll outline exactly what steps you must take to get this done. We’ve split the following passage into two segments:
1. Replacing Old Site With A Staging Site
2. Replace Old Site With Local Site Or Subdomain
Replacing Old Site With a Staging SiteIf, you’ve used a staging site to build an entirely new WordPress site and then replace the old one using the latest WordPress site is pretty simple.
There are two ways you can accomplish this:
1. Manually copy the changes from your new website to the old one.
2. Utilize a ‘push’ or merge option to replace the previous site with the StagingStaging.
The second option is most efficient in terms of time. When a plugin or hosting service helps you build a new website, They must offer the option of merging.
We have tested and researched several well-known hosting companies and staging tools to find out how they let users connect the new website to the previous one.
1. Staging Plugins:
- BlogVault
- WP Staging
- WP StageCoach
2. Hosting Services:
- BlueHost
- SiteGround
- Kinsta
- Staging Plugins
> BlogVault
1. Go to the BlogVault dashboard, and choose your site. Go to Staging> Merge.
Step 2.BlogVault will begin drawing a graph of your previous website and the staging site. It will show every table and file added, removed, or altered to the staging area.
You may choose not to join these tables and databases by simply deleting them.
Step 3. You’ll have to fill in your FTP credentials on your next screen.
step 4 You’ll then be required to choose the WordPress folder in which your website is (i.e., public_html). Also, BlogVault will begin integrating the staging website with the original one.
> WP Staging
Step 1.Log into your WordPress dashboard and then go to WP Staging Pro.
Step 2. You can choose which tables from your database, along with WordPress files, you wish to transfer to the old website.
Step 3. Next, you need to click “Push to Live Site,” the plugin will join your staging site into the original site.
> WP StageCoach
First step: Connect to the WordPress dashboard, click the WP StageCoach menu > import > Look for changes.
Step 2. Next, you’ll have the option of merging just the database or the files, or both. After that, click the Import button. Your staging website will be combined with the old site.
If you’re not using any of the plugins for StagingStaging we’ve mentioned, do not fret. Whatever plugin you’re using will give you the option to merge. Be cautious. This is a crucial procedure. In the event of a mistake, attempting to connect could damage your website. Therefore, if you need help with how to join, talk to support for the plugin. They’ll help you through the procedure.
If you used your hosting service to build the staging site, consult your hosting company. The majority of hosting providers provide a merge option, as shown below.
Find our most recent tutorial for How to restore WordPress after a Backup.
- Hosting Services
> BlueHost
1. To join changes made on the staging site with the older site, you must first log into the staging website. On the dashboard of your WordPress dashboard, navigate to StagingStaging.
Step 2. A New window will be opened in which you’ll be prompted to choose from the below options:
- Deploy Files Only
- Deploy Database Only
- Both Deploy Files & Database
Select any option you like, and the process of merging will begin.
> SiteGround
1. Open your Siteground account and navigate to My Account on cPanel, then Original Website >”Push to Live.
> Kinsta
Step 1.Log into the Kinsta dashboard and choose the site you want to stage.
Step 2. On the next screen, click on the Staging Environment and then click “Push Staging Live.”
If your hosting service isn’t one of the abovementioned services, do not fret, as most hosting companies offer a straightforward method of integrating the staging site and the previous location.
You can search for the help documents from your hosting company that teaches how to merge. Or, you can directly request assistance from your hosting support.
- Replacing Old Site With a Local Site or Subdomain
You may have made the site from scratch using your personal computer, and others have set it up on your server using subdomains.
Replacing an old website with a subdomain or a local site is almost identical. So we’ll cover the two topics in this article.
Step 1. Install The All-in-One Migration plugin on your previous site and local Subdomain.
Step 2. Log in to your local website or Subdomain. Then navigate through All-in-One migration > Export > File. The plugin will then pack your website. This could take a few minutes.
Step 3. Then, click the Download button to download the website to your computer.
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