Move your existing WordPress site

The Migrate to WordPress.com add-on guides the transfer of a WordPress website to the WordPress.com Business plan. You start on the site you want to move, then use a unique migration key from your WordPress.com account. The process is designed to keep the site available to visitors during the transfer, which is described as having no downtime.

Start the migration

1. Install and enable the Migrate to WordPress.com add-on on the site you want to move.
2. Get a unique migration key from your WordPress.com account.
3. Enter the key in the migration process and start the transfer with a single click.
4. Upgrade the site to the WordPress.com Business plan to use the described hosting and migration arrangement.

Hosting and infrastructure

After the move, the Business plan delivers managed WordPress hosting with unmetered bandwidth, traffic and visitors. Its listed infrastructure includes high-frequency CPUs, a global CDN and top-tier WP Bench scores.

Development, security and support

• Development utilities: WP-CLI, SSH, GitHub deployments and staging environments.
• Security and maintenance: Round-the-clock security monitoring, DDoS protection, real-time backups, SSL provisioning and automatic WordPress version updates.
• Expert support: WordPress.com provides support 24/7.

Moving multiple sites

The migration arrangement works with multiple sites. The described offer includes unlimited free migrations at no extra cost, with each migrated site upgraded to the WordPress.com Business plan.