A WordPress migration isn't just:
Copy → Paste → Change DNS.
When you're managing a portfolio of client websites, the real challenges are:
🔹 Knowing which sites should move first
🔹 Tracking hosting renewals and DNS access
🔹 Deciding how many sites should share one server
🔹 Protecting WooCommerce and other transactional sites
🔹 Avoiding email, cron, SSL, and plugin-license issues
🔹 Planning DNS cutovers without unexpected downtime
🔹 Keeping the old hosting available for rollback
🔹 Testing every site after migration
One of the biggest lessons?
Don't start with the easiest site. Start with a low-risk real client site and use it to improve your migration process.
And don't assume that "free migration" means the agency has no work to do.
The hosting provider can move the files and database.
You still know what the client's website actually depends on.
I put together an agency-focused playbook covering how to migrate a portfolio of WordPress sites to Cloudways, including server planning, migration costs, DNS, verification, rollback, and the things that commonly break.
👉 Read the full guide:
Migrating Client Sites to Cloudways: An Agency Playbook
If you're managing multiple WordPress sites, what's the biggest headache you've experienced during a hosting migration?
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