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Advanced processes like migration require at least some knowledge about how things work. I always try to do my best to help every single user out there asking for help, as soon as possible which is not something I have to do. However, if you cannot describe your situation clearly, unfortunately I cannot help you. Your first 3 comments were nowhere near being clear and when you told me that you skipped the first step, you did not even tell me the reason. I am here trying to help you but it is you who is going to make it faster and easier.

“Pointing a domain” is not from the vocabulary of mine, it is a phrase that is being used by everyone. Googling it returns over 40 million results and there are even videos showing you how to do it. I cannot tell you how to do it because the process varies from one hosting company to another. For these kinds of things, you need to refer to the documentation or the help guide provided by your host. If you are still not sure how to do it, open a ticket in the support section of your hosting provider and ask them whether they can do it for you or not. I would love to tell you how to do it in detail, but unfortunately (for obvious reasons) I cannot.

From the FAQ section of the documentation provided with WordPress Move:

6. Does WordPress Move take care of changing the whole domain name changing process?
No, it does not. WordPress Move just replaces instances of your old domain name in your database with the new domain name you provide. It is still your responsibility to point your domain name to the name servers used by your hosting company and make necessary configurations on the control panel provided by your hosting company. Before starting this process, please request assistance from your hosting company as some companies’ systems erase all your data without creating backups when you change your domain name. Also, do not forget that it is always a good idea to have a backup of your files and the database before starting operations like these.

Once you successfully point your new domain to your old account, please follow the steps 2, 3, 4 and 5, in that order. If you encounter another problem, just let me know so that I can assist you.

Doesn’t matter, you can follow the same steps.

You are welcome! Without some serious real-life testing, these kinds of bugs are almost impossible to catch. A fix will be available as soon as I find the cause.

Thanks for using WordPress Move 🙂

Yes, WordPress Move should also be able to back up plugin-created tables as well. I am aware of this issue as some other users have already brought this into my attention and will fix the bug causing this problem as soon as possible.

Looks like you forgot to move your .htaccess file to the root directory. Place it inside the root directory and you’ll be good to go 🙂

Make sure that the FTP user on the target server has the permission to write to /wp-content/plugins/wordpress-move/backup/ directory. You can set its permissions to 777 temporarily, if you are not sure how to give necessary permissions to the FTP user.