Title: domain migration
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# domain migration

 *  [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/)
 * How to change the domain of WP Multisite?

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469515)
 * Very. Very. Very. Carefully.
 * Copy the files and the DB to your new domain, then search for ALL instances of
   Oldomain.
 * HOWEVER. _Do not do a blind replace_. You don’t want to replace anything in widgets,
   but you DO want to replace wp_blogs, wp_sites, wp_posts and SOME wp_options.
 *  [Clarkjackson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clarkjackson/)
 * (@clarkjackson)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469599)
 * Go through this link
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-domain-name-of-a-wp-multisite-installation?replies=19](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-domain-name-of-a-wp-multisite-installation?replies=19)
 *  Thread Starter [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469600)
 * [@ipstenu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
    What if i do a blind
   replace?
 * > You don’t want to replace anything in widgets
 * If I change the domain name, what’s the need of that OLD ONE?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469620)
 * WordPress uses a feature called serialization. That means that some of your data
   is stored with the LENGTH of the domain name. If you do a blind replace, you’ll
   lose your widgets and possibly screw up your media table, making everything invisible.
   Just don’t. Trust me on that one 😉
 *  Thread Starter [WPtesting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wptesting/)
 * (@wptesting)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469624)
 * A quiet daunting task then… is there any other way to minimize the hassle?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469625)
 * Make sure your old domain is exactly the same length as your new one.
 * i.e if you go from olddomain.com to newdomain.net, you’re fine. but thisolddomain.
   com to mynewdomain.com would NOT be okay.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-migration/#post-2469625)
 * Status: not resolved

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