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WordPress migration support

Need to move your WordPress site without breaking everything?

Moving a website can be straightforward. It can also uncover old hosting arrangements, missing logins, outdated software and a surprising number of things nobody knew were connected to the site.

We can help move WordPress websites between hosts, take over inherited sites and get the new environment properly checked before the switch.

Let's move your site
We do not need to have built or hosted your website to help.

What we can help with

A safer route
from old hosting
to new.

  • Website & database migration

  • Managed WordPress hosting moves

  • Backups before migration

  • DNS &
domain changes

  • SSL setup

  • Plugin & PHP compatibility review

  • Staging &
pre-launch checks

  • Post-migration forms and functionality testing

When another provider controls the site

We can help bridge the gap.

We have dealt with sites where the previous host, freelancer or agency still controls key access. Where needed, we can help identify what is missing, communicate the technical requirements and work through the handover with you.

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Our pricing

Upfront costs, without surprise fees.

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Sometimes we need to quarantine the site first.

If the website contains outdated software, malware, unsupported plugins or an uncertain hosting history, we may recommend copying it into a safe staging environment before making changes. That lets us understand what we are taking on without risking the live site.

Talk to us about your site

Our methodical approach

Speak to real, human experts 
using a simple, reassuring process

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  1. Green portrait tablet with profile icon and information boxes, a loud speaker adjacent is projecting loud noise.
    Tell us what's happened

    Use our simple secure intake to outline the issue, change or project you need help with. Include the website address and anything useful for us to know.

  2. A red, yellow and cream blimp floating in the sky carrying a traffic light system displayed on a desktop. With two clouds floating around.
    We review and explain

    We gather the access we need, review the website and explain the sensible options in plain English.

  3. A hand holding onto a document with a bullet point list of information underneath a big red circle with a white pound symbol inside.
    Provide a clear cost

    Once we understand what is needed, we confirm the recommended work and expected cost. Nothing substantial begins without your approval.

  4. Mini green box TV character with arms, legs and red sneakers jumping into the air over the top of its red skateboard.
    We get to work

    We complete the agreed work, test what we have changed and let you know when everything is ready for review.

Why choose Upkeep?

Why use Upkeep?

  • Arm with large muscular bicep clutching a green keyboard, holding it up in the air.
    Real human expertise

    You will speak to real UK based people who understand WordPress. Never a chatbot or anonymous call centre. Your issue is reviewed by the technical team responsible for helping resolve it.

  • Red mug branded with white Upkeep logo, with steam floating out of the top. A small digital desktop screen leaning against the side of the mug.
    Plain-English answers

    We will explain what has happened, why it matters and what we recommend doing next without hiding behind jargon.

  • A green and blue hot air balloon, with a red label across the balloon labelled 'WWW' in big white letters.
    Existing websites welcome

    We do not need to have designed, built or hosted your website. We are happy to investigate inherited, ageing and imperfect WordPress setups. No sales, no pressure.

  • Large crane lifting a yellow lego brick, stacking different multicoloured lego shaped blocks together in a pyramid style.
    Repair before replacement

    We will not recommend a rebuild when a sensible repair will do. Where continued repair is no longer safe or economical, we will explain the alternatives honestly.

Our reviews

What our clients say

  • “Our web developments are usually ambitious and complicated, but we are yet to come across a problem they haven’t been able to solve.”

    Abbie Dickson-Davies

    Head of Marketing, Propp

  • “Regular face-to-face meetings with the team in Winchester have been important to me, but their swift and professional telephone and email support is also invaluable to any business.”

    Jamie Pankhurst

    Founder & Managing Director, Wilde Trout

  • “All parts of the web project were provided on time and to budget, and the team have been a joy to work with.”

    Nikki Bream

    Group Managing Director, Hazeley Group

  • “They really understand our charity and our audiences and deliver high quality solutions that meet our goals.”

    Kay Mitchell

    Head of Communications, WinACC

Our thoughts

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Planning a WordPress move?

Tell us where the site is now, where it needs to go and what access you already have.

Do you have WordPress admin access? *

We need administrator access to investigate and fix issues.

Do you have access to your web hosting? *

We may not need this straight away, but it can speed things up.

Do you have access to your domain hosting and DNS? *

This helps us make domain and DNS changes quickly when needed.