by WP Engine 4.2 (318 reviews)

WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy

Name: WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy
Rating: 4.2 (318 reviews)
Author: WP Engine

Migrate your database. Export full sites including media, themes, and plugins. Find and replace content with support for serialized data.

WP Migrate Lite ranks #235 among WordPress.org plugins with 200,000+ active installations, is #37 of 5,310 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.2/5 rating from 318 reviews, and was last updated Oct 12, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1.4

v2.7.12 Current Version v2.7.12

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 12 Oct, 2026

Refreshed 4 days ago Last Refreshed on

#37 of 5,310 in Utilities & Tools Top 1% by installs Downloads -51.2% this week Actively maintained

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#235

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Active Installs

200K+

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KW Avg Position

9.6

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Downloads

8.5M

+328 today

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Rating

84%

Review 4.2 out of 5

4.2 (318 reviews)

Next Milestone 300K

Total Progress 57.5%

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Reviews & Ratings

4.2

318 reviews

Overall 84%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 2 in the last 24 months · checked 2 weeks ago

Jun 10, 2026

WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy [wp-migrate-db] < 2.7.9

CVE-2026-49043 · Fixed in v2.7.9
Nov 17, 2025

WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy [wp-migrate-db] < 2.7.7

CVE-2025-11427 · Fixed in v2.7.7

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.7.12
Last Updated: Oct 12, 2026
Requires WP: 5.2+
Tested Up To: 7.1.4
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: WP Engine

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.2
Reviews: 318
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

WP Migrate Lite is for WordPress site owners and developers who need to migrate a database or export a full site to a new environment. It solves the problem of database transfers being complicated by offering a simple find-and-replace and export/import workflow that handles serialized data safely.

Database migration workflow
Full-site export to ZIP
Import to Local
Find and replace content
Serialized data support
Database backups
Export media, themes, plugins

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy

No, WP Migrate uses "migration profiles" that allow you to save your WordPress migration settings to make the process as fast as possible.

Yes, WP Migrate is compatible with multisites. With the Lite version, you can export, back up, and run find and replace operations across the entire multisite network. Upgrading to WP Migrate Pro opens up new possibilities for migrating single sites into or out of multisite networks. You can even migrate a subsite directly from one multisite to another.

You sure can! WP Migrate allows you to exclude spam comments from any WordPress migration in a click.

Specific plugins can be enabled to run during a migration using a straightforward admin interface.

Yes, WP Migrate Lite includes export and find-replace commands. Qualifying licenses of WP Migrate Pro include even more WP-CLI commands to push, pull, import, and manage settings from the command line.