DreamHost Automated Migration
by DreamHost · Backup
Effortlessly migrate your WordPress site to DreamHost with a fast, automated process.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
A 85/100
Few reviews
Active installs
20K+
≈29K estimated
Momentum
-10%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “process”, “site migration” and “wordpress migration” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #11 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
85 health vs 75 average across 556 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →6.8%
of downloads still active
At least 20K of 294K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 285 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Backup plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 3 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 5 reviews to 2023-09-20Reviewers say the migration just works and it's fast, with the only gripe being that you can't remove the plugin from the dashboard once it's done.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 65 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.6★ over 5 reviews, smoothed to 4.15★ and held back under 25 reviews
2 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.9
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
6%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| dreamhost your tag | #1 | #3 | 0 |
| automated | #3 | #13 | 0 |
| process | #7 | #17 | up 1 |
| automated post | #3 | #10 | down 1 |
| migration your tag | #9 | #19 | down 1 |
| post migration | #7 | #18 | down 2 |
| site migration | #11 | #19 | down 1 |
| wordpress migration | #14 | #22 | down 1 |
| migration plugin | #10 | #22 | down 1 |
| plugin migration | #11 | #20 | down 1 |
18 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 10 listed. 8 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “process”, “site migration” and “wordpress migration” to your wp.org tags. You rank #7, #11 and #14 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 2 listed these are the slots worth spending.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 21.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v6.72 · 28 Aug 2026
25
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 90% of the way through.
Install history since 31 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ jmclean3.1y ago
This works the same as Migrate Guru, except with a couple exceptions: Migrate Guru you can actually delete the plugin after the migration whereas with this one you can’t (you can only delete it via FTP). The other exception is with Migrate Guru, you have to install the plugin on the target WordPress site and this plugin you just get the key from the DreamHost dashboard. Migrate Guru and this plugin both utilize BlogVault Migration, so they are essentially the same in that regard. 4 stars because DreamHost made it difficult to delete the plugin after migration. This topic was modified 2 years, 10 months ago by jmclean. Reason: Decreased star - for some reason it kept it at 5
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chris3.6y ago
The only reason I am giving 4 instead of 5 stars is because I am unsure if I can remove the plugin after migration is complete
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bensontel24.4y ago
I migrated my site from one domain name to another and it worked fast: Instructions at DH Knowledgebase.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fileark6.0y ago
Was moving multiple websites over to DreamHost by hand having issues until I tried the plugin. It worked, would have cut the work down to less than 30 minutes each if I would have tried it sooner
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hdwallpaper6.4y ago
Great service for easy wordpress migration.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 5.88 Tweak: Code Restructuring Tweak: Added support for PHP 8.4 5.88
- — Version 5.65 New: Introduced WP CLI support 5.65
- — Version 5.56 Better handling for Activate Redirect 5.56
- — Version 5.25 Bug fix get_admin_url 5.25
- — Version 5.24 SHA256 Support Stream Improvements 5.24
- — Version 5.22 Code Improvements Reduced Memory Footprint 5.22
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Share of voice
How often each assistant names DreamHost Automated Migration when asked about this topic, where it comes in the answer, and how that compares with its wp.org search position. Latest run 1 Nov 2026.
- Assistants
- ChatGPT, Claude
- Topics tracked
- Migration
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Effortlessly migrate your WordPress site to DreamHost with a fast, automated process."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("whether you are"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 338 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 2 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2022-11-11 10K+ → 20K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-10 20K+ → 10K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2022-11-09 10K+ → 20K+ up after 612 days in tier
- 2021-03-07 7K+ → 10K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Widget Importer & Exporter 200K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Backup Migration 80K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A
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