#14 by installs
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin
Backup, restore or migrate your WordPress website to another host or domain. Schedule backups or run manually. Migrate in minutes.
- Installs
- 4+ million
- Rating
- 4.8 (8.7K)
- Updated
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SiteGround Migrator
Transfer your WordPress website to SiteGround without any hassle in a completely automated way using SiteGround Migrator.
- Active installs
- 80,000+
- #539 of 1,000
- Downloads, all time
- 2.3M
- 2,347,604
- Downloads, 30 days
- 89.1K
- 60K in the last 7
- Rating
- 4.3 / 5
- 403 reviews
- Last updated
- 23 days ago
- Oct 8, 2026
- Version
- 2.1.2
- 10 releases
Upkeep and compatibility
| Last updated | October 8, 2026Updated in the last 3 months |
|---|---|
| Tested up to | WordPress 7.1.4Covers WordPress 7.1.4, the current release |
| Needs WordPress | 4.8 or newer |
| Needs PHP | 5.6.0 or newer |
| First published | June 22, 2018 |
| Support, last two months | 0 of 1 threads resolved (0%) |
Reviews
4.3 / 5 from 403 reviews
| 5 stars | 309 |
|---|---|
| 4 stars | 17 |
| 3 stars | 7 |
| 2 stars | 11 |
| 1 star | 59 |
Downloads, last 30 days
What the author says it does
SiteGround Migrator: the easiest way to move your site to SiteGround
This plugin is designed to automate the transfer of a WordPress instance to a SiteGround hosting account. It can’t be used to transfer a WordPress instance to another hosting provider.
Important: This solution is not suitable for migrating localhost WordPress sites or for Full Multisite installations (separate Multisite blogs are fine).
How to Use
First, you need to get a transfer token from your SiteGround account. You can do this through the WordPress Migrator tool located in the WordPress section of your SiteGround hosting control panel.
Once you select the domain name that you want to initiate the transfer for, our system will generate a transfer token for you.Paste the token in your SiteGround Migrator plugin and press Initiate Transfer. That’s all!
The opening of the plugin's own description. The full text, installation notes and changelog are on its WordPress.org page.
Questions the author answers
Does it work with Localhost environments?
We download your site content directly on the SiteGround server, that’s why we can’t access your content if it’s hosted on a local environment.
Does it work with WordPress.com?
No, the plugin is designed to migrate from stand-alone WordPress installations. If you want to migrate from WordPress.com, please check the Guided Transfer service they offer.
Does it work with Multisite?
Due to the complexity of MS sites we don’t migrate full MS networks at this point. However, separate blogs from a MS network can be migrated successfully.
What content is migrated?
We move only your WordPress content – themes, plugins, uploads. If you have other applications or content outside WordPress it will not be migrated
Does it work only with cPanel hosts?
No, we strive to make our plugin work flawlessly on every hosting environment.
Transfer is completed but I didn’t get a notification?
The plugin uses your current site admin email to notify you that the transfer is completed. If it fails to send emails you may not receive one upon completion.
Latest changelog entry
Release Date: Oct 8th, 2026
- Environmental check improvements
- Code Improvements
Screenshots
Starting the transfer - paste your Migration Token and select notification email if you want 
If domains are different, the plugin will inform you about the changes we will make 
Downloading your site files to the SiteGround server 
Once data migration is completed, we will set your site on the new server, even change its url if necessary
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Where this page's numbers come from
Read from the WordPress.org plugin API on , when WordPress 7.1.4 was the current release. WordPress.org rounds active installs into buckets. These are the directory's figures, not my verdict, and I haven't tested this plugin.