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Upload a wp-content Directory
Learn how to bring your WordPress website's wp-content folder over to WP Engine via SFTP or via your User Portal in the manual migration process.
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Import a WordPress Database
Learn steps to import your database using phpMyAdmin in your WP Engine User Portal, as part of your manual migration process.
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Automatic Site Migration for Agency Plan Upgrades
Upgrading to a new Agency Plan brings a host of benefits, and we’re making the transition of your sites to our new architecture as smooth as possible. We’ve introduced an automatic site migration…
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Emulate DNS Locally with the Hosts File Trick
Learn how to view your site on WP Engine without pointing your DNS. Steps to update your hosts file, and steps to flush your DNS on Windows and Mac.
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Maintenance Mode
Learn about managing WordPress maintenance mode in the WP Engine User Portal, with WP-CLI, or with 3rd-party plugins.
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Transferring a Site to Another Account
We've added an option to self-serve transferring sites between accounts if you have the necessary user permissions on each account.
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WP Engine Site Migration Plugin
Learn how to use the WP Engine Site Migration plugin to migrate WordPress sites from almost any host to the WP Engine or Flywheel platforms.
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Migrating an eCommerce Site
Learn how to migrate an eCommerce store to WP Engine in an orderly fashion that prevents lost data as well as minimizes overall downtime.
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Local and WP Engine Connect
Local allows for streamlined WordPress development on your local computer. Learn how to use WP Engine Connect to easily push/pull directly from WP Engine.
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