Migrating media library with WordPress Move using Export

  • mikequery

    (@mikequery)


    12 years, 3 months ago

    Hi,

    I’ve set up a new WordPress install on a new server, and am attempting to Export all content from the old site to the new one. I FTP’d the uploads directory from OldSite to NewSite, and have managed to export posts and pages. However, the media Library is not recognized, and as a result none of the featured images appear for posts.

    I tried using the Add From Server plugin, but it didn’t seem to do the trick. It’s using the same URL…for now I have NewSite setup in config using the same domain name, and just edited my hosts file to get it to point to the new IP when I enter the URL.

    Hope that makes sense. Any ideas?

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  • webbrewers

    (@webbrewers)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    You don’t mention the database – how was that imported?

    Thread Starter mikequery

    (@mikequery)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    I didn’t bring over the database. I was hoping to use a fresh install and use the wordpress export/import.

    webbrewers

    (@webbrewers)

    12 years, 3 months ago

    I suppose the export should rebuild the image data in the database, but I’m not sure how well that works. I usually import the whole database to be sure.

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