Create a unique install name for the staging site.Next, move over to your WP Engine account. You will now have a new menu item for the plugin. Install and activate it on your local WordPress installation. And, so, you need the All-in-One WP Migration plugin. While WordPress does include an Import/Export option under Tools, it’s not going to capture everything you need for this move. Once inside, open up the WordPress admin for the website you want to move. This process is going to begin on your Local by Flywheel account. Step-by-Step to Set Up a Transferable Install Sounds awesome, right? All you need to do is make that connection between Local by Flywheel and WP Engine. Then, when the work is done and you have 100% approval from the client, you can quickly transfer the website over to their WP Engine account. ![]() Instead, you stage the website on WP Engine’s servers (for free). The key here is the WP Engine Transferable Installs feature.īy creating what WP Engine calls “transferable installs”, you don’t have to use up your web hosting plan’s website quota whenever you want to temporarily host a client’s website. But moving a locally hosted WordPress site to a live web server shouldn’t be that hard. How to Move from Local to Live with WP Engineįor this, we’re going to need two new tools:Īs Simon explains in the video above, many of the local-to-live tutorials that exist right now are just too complex and require the technical skills of an advanced web developer. It’s also a fantastic option for developing a website from-scratch as it keeps your work away from the client until you’re ready to show it.Īnd that’s where Simon’s workflow comes into play. Last week, Troy discussed a way in which you could use Local by Flywheel to safely make changes to websites in a local environment. …or develop locally and then use your own web hosting account to stage the site?Īctually, you don’t have to choose either option.Develop on their live server and hope client feedback remains in check throughout….Neither situation is ideal and it leaves you in a sticky situation. The second challenging client type is the one that’s unresponsive and unable to deliver on the simplest of tasks–like setting up their own web hosting. It’s micro-management hell and also one of the reasons why freelancers encounter scope creep. The first being the one who wants to log into WordPress and watch over your every move as you build their website. What would you say is your biggest gripe as a WordPress developer? If I had to guess, I’d say it has to do with the inherent challenges of working with two types of clients. The Problem with WordPress Website Development In other words, this is Part 2 of the Local by Flywheel development series. In this week’s Agency Mavericks Studio session, Simon clues us in to the one plugin needed to effortlessly move a locally developed WordPress website to a WP Engine transferable install. ![]() As a regular reader of the Agency Mavericks blog, you may have noticed that Simon Kelly is the resident expert on WordPress plugins–specifically, which ones you need as well as how to use them to enhance your workflow.
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