Copying or Migrating a WordPress Site

When my dad opened a new branch for his business, he opted for a new WordPress site which would be a copy of the site for the original location but with specific updated references like branch name, addresses and, phone numbers. He uses GoDaddy as his host but this guide would apply to most web hosting solutions. Copying WordPress files When migrating or copying your WordPress files, you will first need to navigate to your host’s File Manager or File Navigator....

August 9, 2021 · 3 min · Shariq Jamil

Refactoring/Find-&-Replace on a WordPress site

I help my dad maintain a WordPress site for his business. He recently opened a new location and needed a new WordPress site created for it. The only differences between the two sites are the branch name (ex. ‘Los Angeles’ instead of ‘San Diego’) and phone number (‘111-222-3333’ instead of ‘222-333-4444’). The site is not stored in version control so downloading the source code, using an IDE to run find/replace and pushing updates wasn’t a straight-forward option....

August 9, 2021 · 2 min · Shariq Jamil