Unable to migrate a website from local to WordPress

Support
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Hello Support,

I exported a site created in Local using the export feature. However, when I uploaded the .zip file, the upload failed.

I tried All-in-One Migration to move the site to WordPress, but the download file is incomplete; it will not install. It looks like Local strips out the .wpress extension.

How can I move the site from local to WordPress?
Felix

What steps can be taken to replicate the issue? Feel free to include screenshots, videos, etc

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Hi @friveraus

When you saying “WordPress” are you using a specific hosting provider? Like WordPress.com (Automattic) for example.

If you’re using a host, they might have a migration team, or other support or documentation on how to migrate a site. They might even do it for you if you’re able to give them the zip file.

They might also have tools like SSH or SFTP that you could use instead to manually move your files and folders to their platform.

As far as migration plugins, if you’re looking for a premium solution we recommend WP Migrate Pro. Here is their guide: