WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy

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Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 63% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

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1. ★★★★★ sugarev

   2mo ago

   Migration plugin that offers only Export is useless and total waste of time. Make it full Paid or Free.

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2. ★★★★★ Matthew Klodt

   4mo ago

   Plugin works perfectly for me and my Local app so that I can pull/develop/push changes easily even for clients sites who don’t use WP Engine or Flywheel.

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3. ★★★★★ TRM2DAY

   5mo ago

   The post types you don’t select will be absent in the destination posts table after migration. ??? why would we need this ? is the whole point not to leave the other post types untouched ?implement search boxes for tables wp_posts (Core Content Table): This is the core table that stores the main data for posts, pages, and custom post types. wp_postmeta (Metadata Table): This is a key-value store table that holds additional, customized information (metadata) about a post, such as custom fields, image data, or plugin data.I wanted to push posts and post meta excluding team members custom post type –> realising the yellow box said it would delete all the entries not selected. ?lets explain , if a client wants to be able to edit members data and the developper wants to push updates on page design is this plugin capable of that ?cheers : ) This topic was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by TRM2DAY. This topic was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by TRM2DAY. This topic was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by TRM2DAY. This topic was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by TRM2DAY. This topic was modified 3 months, 2 weeks ago by TRM2DAY.

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4. ★★★★★ christopheran

   5mo ago

   Lost respect for WP Engine after trying this This topic was modified 3 months, 4 weeks ago by christopheran.

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5. ★★★★★ Muhammad Qureshi

   8mo ago

   Updated review: It works fine. This topic was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by Muhammad Qureshi. This topic was modified 6 months, 2 weeks ago by Muhammad Qureshi.

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6. ★★★★★ wp-MeMeMe

   12mo ago

   I tried to use this to get a zip file I can load into LocalWP, but it always creates a corrupted zip. I have run it multiple times, and neither I nor LocalWP can access the zip file it creates. Useless.

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7. ★★★★★ phpone

   1.5y ago

   Loved it! Struggling how to do a particular edit and found this plugin in a wordpress forum thread. I solved my issue in 10 seconds!

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8. ★★★★★ dimor

   1.5y ago

   Don’t waste your time trying this plugin for free to migrate your site. Only paid.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. 2026-08-05 Version 2.7.11 New: Dependencies have been updated for improved security and stability Fixed: Compatibility mode can now only be activated from within the migration process, thanks to tipsen via the Intigriti Bug Bounty program 2.7.11
2. 2026-06-30 Version 2.7.10 New: Dependencies have been updated for improved security and stability Fixed: Backticks in MySQL table and column names are now properly escaped in migration SQL queries, thanks to 0nlymohammed via the Intigriti Bug Bou 2.7.10
3. 2026-06-02 Version 2.7.9 Security: Fixed CSRF vulnerability in file download handler, thanks to Nguyen Ba Khanh via Patchstack New: Dependencies have been updated for improved security and stability 2.7.9
4. 2026-05-28 Version 2.7.8 New: Dependencies have been updated for improved security and stability Fixed: Various CSS fixes for WordPress 7.0 compatibility 2.7.8
5. 2025-11-11 Version 2.7.7 Security: Improved security of the cache flush functionality, thanks to security researcher Dmitrii Ignatyev 2.7.7
6. 2025-10-15 Version 2.7.6 New: Dependencies have been updated for improved security and stability Fixed: The removal of temporary tables after a migration is cancelled is now more robust 2.7.6

2 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 4.3 WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy <= 2.7.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2026-06-10 CVE-2026-49043 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Affects <= 2.7.8 Patched in 2.7.9
2. Medium · 5.8 WP Migrate Lite <= 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated Blind Server-Side Request Forgery ↗
   2025-11-17 CVE-2025-11427 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Affects <= 2.7.6 Patched in 2.7.7

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Translated into 23 languages, 4 at 90% or more

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2024-08-30 300K+ → 200K+ down

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).

• All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags A
• WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A
• Clone 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
• InstaWP Connect – 1-click WP Staging & Migration 40K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A
• WP Synchro – The Ultimate WordPress Migration Tool 2K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A

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WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy: 200K+ active installs, 4.2★ (316 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-25. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-migrate-db