WPMove Migration Connector
A free WordPress plugin to export and import your posts, pages and custom post types as a JSON file. Direct site-to-site migration with media is available with the Premium plugin.
Three ways to migrate
File export and import are free, offline and need no account. The free plugin can also receive a direct migration from a site running Premium — Elementor layouts, ACF and other hidden custom fields included. Driving that migration (pull/push) with media is the Premium plugin.
How to get started
Steps 1–2 are enough for file export/import. Steps 3–4 unlock direct site-to-site migration (Premium).
1
Install the plugin
Search WPMove Migration Connector in the WordPress plugin directory and activate it on every site involved in the migration.
2
Export or import
Open the plugin in WP Admin. Choose Export to file to download a JSON file of your content, or Import from file to load a previously exported file. No account needed.
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Get the Premium plugin
Download WPMove Migration Connector Premium from your account (paid plan required). Install it on the site that will drive the migration: it replaces the free plugin there (which it deactivates) and adds pull/push direct migration. The other site keeps the free plugin.
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Connect and migrate
In your wpmove.app account, generate an API key and paste it into the plugin. Enter the remote site URL and Application Password, then start the migration.
What gets migrated
Free — file export/import
- Posts, pages, and custom post types
- Categories, tags, and custom taxonomies
- Taxonomy hierarchy and descriptions (optional — full term structure with parent-child relationships)
- Post status and publication date preserved
- Internal links rewritten automatically
- Custom fields included — ACF, Elementor layouts, SEO meta, page templates
- Reusable blocks exported with the posts that use them
- Import is append-only: nothing on the target is ever overwritten
Premium — direct migration
Everything in Free, plus:
- Featured images (thumbnails) transferred
- Inline images and file attachments
- Media copied directly between sites — no file to download
- Works even when one site is on localhost or behind a firewall
- No duplicates — content already on the target is skipped or replaced, your choice
- Sync mode, comments, specific-post picker and saved migration profiles