Automating Database Syncs with WP Migrate and WP-CLI
Modern development workflows have mostly solved the file problem. We use Git to version our themes and plugins, and we use CI/CD pipelines to deploy those files to staging and… Read more
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Posts tagged: WP Migrate
Building Custom WP-CLI Commands for Massive Data Migrations
Does this sound familiar? You need to update a custom field for 50,000 products or refactor user metadata across a massive membership site. You write a clean PHP script, drop… Read more
Mike Davey
May 4, 2026
Moving WordPress to a New Domain: A Step-by-Step Guide Without Breaking Links
Relocating a WordPress website to a new domain is a frequent task for developers, but it often comes with the risk of broken links and lost content. Ensuring a seamless… Read more
Mike Davey
Jul 31, 2025
The Power of Partial Migrations: Syncing Only What You Need
Managing WordPress sites across different environments often requires moving data and files. A partial migration involves selectively transferring only specific components of your WordPress installation. Instead of cloning an entire… Read more
Mike Davey
Jul 24, 2025
Merging WordPress Sites: Consolidating Multiple Installs into a Multisite Network
WordPress Multisite is a powerful tool, highly useful for things like client sites managed by an agency, school or university departments, or large corporate structures where many related sites are… Read more
Mike Davey
Jul 18, 2025
Splitting a WordPress Multisite: Migrating a Subsite to its Own Single Installation
WordPress multisite networks offer flexibility, but a subsite often needs its own single installation for client needs, scaling, or simplified management. Separating a subsite is complex due to Multisite’s unique… Read more
Mike Davey
Jul 3, 2025
Mastering Modern Site Creation With the Best Workflows in WordPress
Workflow is crucial to the success of your projects, and high-quality tools that are specifically designed for WordPress development significantly improve your efficiency and productivity. In this article, we’ll explore… Read more
Rob Stinson
Mar 13, 2024
Security Releases Regarding the Use of unserialize() in Delicious Brains Plugins
We were recently contacted by Wordfence and Patchstack regarding PHP Object Injection vulnerabilities related to the use of unserialize() in Better Search Replace and WP Migrate, respectively. An additional internal… Read more
Kevin Hoffman
Feb 8, 2024
Delicious Brain Bytes: Measuring Developer Productivity, New Releases, ACF Survey Results, and the State of WordPress Dev Tools
In this issue of Delicious Brain Bytes, we look into contentious methods for measuring productivity in software development, new releases from ACF, WP Migrate, WP Offload SES, and WP Offload… Read more
Mike Davey
Sep 7, 2023
DE{CODE} 2023: Developer Focused WordPress Education
You know code…but do you know DE{CODE}? Hosted by WP Engine, this 100% virtual event is dedicated to helping WordPress developers build smarter, maximize conversions, and modernize the user experience.… Read more
Mike Davey
Mar 3, 2023
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
Mike Davey
Feb 10, 2023
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