Hello, what is the easiest way to migrate a site from Local to WordPress? Can I just replace all the files in my current WordPress directory with the ones from Local? Or is a plugin required for migration?
Hey @Yomaci!
Are you using a managed WordPress web host or your own set up? A migration plugin isn’t required, but can sometimes make the process easier. Otherwise yes you’ll have to manually update files, database, etc and potentially do some other tasks such as run Search and Replaces for URLs.
We are using a web hosting provider. Which files would we have to make changes in? I know that the database will have to be configured in the wp-config file, but what else?
You might check with the hosting provider you are using @Yomaci - they might have a recommended plugin, process or documentation. They might even offer to move the site for you if you provide them the files.
To continue manually moving everything on your own, you the steps here might give you a good framework: