Head-to-Head: WordPress Export/Import vs. WP Migrate
The internal import and export tools in WordPress work pretty well…if the site you’re migrating is relatively small, doesn’t use a custom theme, and wasn’t built with any tricky coding.… Read more
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Posts tagged: WP Migrate DB Pro
Remotely Back Up Your WordPress Database and Media With WP Migrate CLI
Keeping regular backups of your WordPress installs is one of the most important things you should do after you launch a site. If you search for the term “backup” in… Read more
Mike Davey
Oct 25, 2022
How to Switch Your WordPress Site from HTTP to HTTPS
Just about every WordPress website should be served over HTTPS instead of HTTP, for reasons of both security and SEO. HTTP content isn’t encrypted, leaving your site vulnerable, and Google… Read more
Matt Shaw
Aug 10, 2022
Understanding WordPress GUIDs: What They Are, and Why Change Them
The WordPress GUID is a unique identifier for individual posts, pages, media, and practically any other custom post type. As such, it’s a key element in rendering your WordPress content… Read more
Brad
Nov 17, 2021
Behind-the-Scenes: Replacing All of WP Migrate DB Pro’s jQuery with React
My latest task for WP Migrate DB Pro is creating a new user interface and rewriting all the JavaScript for the plugin and addons. It is no small feat, let… Read more
Peter Tasker
Apr 23, 2019
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.9 Released: New Backups Tab and Refactored PHP
A mere eleven-or-so weeks after the release of the Theme & Plugin Files addon, WP Migrate DB Pro version 1.9 is out the door! We’ve added a brand new backups… Read more
Peter Tasker
Nov 27, 2018
Behind-the-Scenes: Planning The Future of WP Migrate DB Pro
We often get questions about what’s coming next to WP Migrate DB Pro or if we ever plan to include X feature or support Y sites. After shipping our latest… Read more
Brad
Nov 6, 2018
Introducing the Theme & Plugin Files Addon for WP Migrate DB Pro
If you follow us on Twitter you may have a clue as to what we’ve been working on for the past few months, and you might be a little excited… Read more
Peter Tasker
Sep 7, 2018
The Surprising Benefits of Speaking at a Technical Conference
Now, this is a story all about how My life got flipped-turned upside down And I’d like to take a minute Just sit right there I’ll tell you how I… Read more
Peter Tasker
Apr 17, 2018
Multisite Tools Addon 1.2 Released: Migrate Single Sites To and From Multisites
It’s a happy day here at the Delicious Brains virtual office, we’ve just released version 1.2 of the Multisite Tools (MST) addon for WP Migrate DB Pro! Singular Drive Since… Read more
Ian
Nov 9, 2017
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.8 Released: Import SQL File & More
The WP Migrate DB Pro team is very excited to announce the release of version 1.8! We’ve packed in an awesome new feature and improved a bunch of existing functionality.… Read more
Peter Tasker
Sep 14, 2017
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.7 & CLI Addon 1.3 Released
Just 5 months after our last major release, I’m happy to announce the release of WP Migrate DB Pro 1.7 and CLI addon 1.3. In the past, we’ve struggled with… Read more
Brad
Nov 1, 2016
Tips for Power Users of WP Migrate DB Pro
As a developer, I love simple tools that do a specific set of tasks really well and then get out of your way. I use tools like MAMP, WP-CLI, Grunt,… Read more
Jeff
Jul 12, 2016
How My JavaScript Almost Crashed Your Browser and How I Fixed It
About a week before we launched WP Migrate DB Pro 1.6, I had my heart broken by Ashley Rich in our slack channel. It went something like this: /——dramatization——/ @bradt:… Read more
Jeff
May 17, 2016
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.6 Released
WP Migrate DB Pro had its third birthday just over a week ago. Yep, 3 years since the first release! Since it’s launch, WP Migrate DB Pro’s UI has been… Read more
Brad
Apr 25, 2016
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.5 & Multisite Tools Addon 1.0 Released
We’re very excited to announce the release of WP Migrate DB Pro 1.5 and the all-new Multisite Tools addon. We’ve already cheated a little by giving you a video preview… Read more
Brad
Jun 24, 2015
How We Unit Test WP Migrate DB Pro
When you have a professional grade WordPress plugin such as WP Migrate DB Pro whose core functionality requires communication between two WordPress installations, how on Earth do you set up… Read more
Ian
Jan 29, 2015
Media Files addon 1.3 & CLI addon 1.1 Released
We’ve put a lot of work into these releases and are happy to be sharing them with you finally. For a brief list of the changes, see the Media Files addon changelog or the CLI… Read more
Brad
Jan 26, 2015
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.4.4 & Media Files 1.2 Released
Way back in May, we had Daniel Bachhuber do a code review for us. Daniel is a very talented developer, used to work on the WordPress VIP team and currently… Read more
Brad
Nov 10, 2014
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.4 & CLI Addon Released
We’re very excited to announce the final release of WP Migrate DB Pro 1.4 and the new CLI addon. The beta test over the past 4 weeks only revealed one minor… Read more
Brad
Jun 25, 2014
Media Files addon 1.1 released: Now supporting push
We’ve just released version 1.1 of the Media Files addon for WP Migrate DB Pro. The most notable change is the addition of push support. Now when running a push… Read more
Brad
Mar 11, 2014
WPMDB Pro 1.3.1 and Media Files 1.0.1 Released
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.3.1 and Media Files addon 1.0.1 have been released and are now available for download. We don’t usually do a blog post for minor releases like… Read more
Chris
Feb 5, 2014
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.3 & Media Files Addon Released
It’s been a little while since our last major release but we’re very excited to announce the release of WP Migrate DB Pro 1.3. This update brings a slew of… Read more
Brad
Dec 13, 2013
WP Migrate DB Pro 1.2 Released
Late yesterday we pushed out version 1.2 of WP Migrate DB Pro. We’ve been working on this release for the past two months, incorporating feedback received through customer support. Single… Read more
Brad