How to update all Images links when move Wordpress site?

stanton · Jan 29, 2015

Hi everyone,

I have a wordpress blog with more images on it, today I have just move all script and its data to a new hosting and new domain.
But amazing that all images on site got error on new domain, it still keep the original links from old domain.
how can I sold that?

please suggest me

elcidofaguy · Jan 29, 2015

Hi Stanton -

I use the Duplicator plugin which makes migration really easy with literally a couple of clicks to create an export and install file... On the other end you upload two files, run the install and add your parameters (which will solve your image path issue and other similar things within WP database)...

For me this plugin is one of the best out there... It allows me to have backups, set up a duplicate site on localhost on XAMP for development/testing etc... For the details check it out here...

I just found this youtube vid, showing you how you can implement a migration within 5 minutes... Prior to that it used to take me ages as I did it manually with database export, mysql query updates as well as moving all files...

[video=youtube;iiqRpL_vLbk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiqRpL_vLbk[/video]

Best of luck,

Sid

elcidofaguy · Jan 29, 2015

Oh just realized that you should try update your permalinks first within WP - as that might fix it... If not then I would try Duplicator plugin as described above... Otherwise the only solution will be to run some mysql update commands within phpmyadmin - let me know if you need help with that....

Hassan · Jan 29, 2015

Before you go with Duplicator you can give a try to Velvet Blues Update URLs cheers.

elcidofaguy · Jan 29, 2015

Yeah you could - but its risky! I've done that before and it took a bit of time to get it right as its easy to break more things in the process... That's the way I used to do it before I began using Duplicator... Saying that I would try the "Velvet Blues" plugin which Hassan pointed out as it seems to do the samething ....

boognish · Jan 29, 2015

Velvet Blues Update URLs is great. It's handy for going from http:// to https:// as well.

edsonbuchanan · Jan 29, 2015

What I do is create a xml document of my wordpress site and then upload it to the new domain. It should ask if you want to add the images and just say yes and everything is copied over to the new site.

deadmix · Feb 1, 2015

In fact here is how i proceed :

I make a Backup of my Database

I make a buckup of Uploads directory

I use Wordpress Eport/Import Plugin that you can use from Dashboard => Tools

and That's all... if there is an Error or something, i fix the Database and i import it...

Goodluck

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