Publish WordPress Studio site to my own domain
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I built my local site with WordPress Studio (thanks to whoever helped me reinstall it, everything went smoothly!), and now I’d like to publish it; but I didn’t realize the direct publishing feature is only designed for WordPress.com. I already have my own domain with a standard WordPress installation, and that’s where I’d like to publish the site.
I thought the “Export” feature might be right for me, but from what I’m reading here there seems to be some issues: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/studio-by-wordpress-to-hosting-migration/
What do you suggest for the least amount of hassle? :D
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The reason you’re seeing issues in that thread is because WordPress Studio uses a local SQLite database, while live hosting servers rely on MySQL/MariaDB, making standard database migrations crash. To bypass this database incompatibility with the absolute least amount of hassle, install the All-in-One WP Migration plugin on your local Studio site, export your site as a ‘File’, and download the resulting .wpress package. Then, go to your live WordPress site, install the same plugin, and import that file. This specific plugin handles the complex SQLite-to-MySQL translation automatically behind the scenes, ensuring your layout, text, and media library move over perfectly without breaking your site’s structure. Just remember to go to Settings > Permalinks and click ‘Save Changes’ twice on the live site after the import is complete to lock in your live URLs!
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Thank you @james3265166, I’ll try it! I already have a temporary theme and some plugins installed on my live site, do I have to delete them before importing the .wpress file?
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