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Website Migration

1. Procedure Title

Name of the Process: Website Migration

2. Purpose

Brief Description: Establish a standardized process for migrating websites from devsite to live website.

3. Scope

Involved Areas: Pre Launch QA, Post Launch QA

4. Responsibilities

Roles and Responsibilities:

Webdev – The one that is responsible for migrating the websites

5. Definitions and Key Terms

Glossary:

Website Migration – Website migration refers to the process of moving a website from one environment to another. This can involve changes to the website’s location, platform, structure, or design. The goal is to maintain or improve the website’s functionality, user experience, and search engine optimization (SEO) performance during and after the migration.

Pages / Webpage – A web page (or webpage) is a document on the Web that is accessed in a web browser.[1] A website typically consists of many web pages linked together under a common domain name. The term “web page” is thus a metaphor of paper pages bound together into a book.

Plugins – A WordPress plugin is a piece of software that “plugs into” your WordPress site. Plugins can add new functionality or extend existing functionality on your site, allowing you to create virtually any kind of website, from ecommerce stores to portfolios to directory sites.

6. Procedure Details

6.1. Preparation and Prerequisites

Google Drive Backup Folder for websites.
Plugin Updates SOP
Pre Launch SOP Procedure
After Migrating Post Launch SOP Procedure

6.2 Timeline for Task Completion

30 Minutes – 1 Hour per website depending on the website size, number of plugins and number of pages.

6.3. Step-by-Step Procedure

Before Proceeding on Website Migration make sure you’ve already done the following items.

Post Launch QA
SEO Press Setup
Website Updates

Hover to all in one wp migration plugin then backup.

Click on Create Backup

After the backup is created click download
Login to Live Website URL. example. https://www.drbrianharkins.com/letmein/

Hover on All In One WP Migration of it then click on “Import”
Import from file the select the website all in one backup that you’ve exported and downloaded on earlier step.

Wait for the upload to complete

After the upload is completed, click the proceed button.

Wait for the import to complete then double check the website, refer to Post Launch QA SOP.

6.4. Tools and Resources

WordPress
Pre Launch SOP Procedure
Website Updates SOP
Post Launch SOP Procedure
Google drive backup Folder

7. Quality Control and Evaluation Metrics

Website Migration:

Pre Launch QA SOP should be done
Post Launch QA After migration should be run through
Plugins:
All plugins should be up to date
Themes:
All themes should be up to date
WordPress Core
WordPress core should be up to date
Website Errors
Websites should not encountered any form of error upon updates
Website Security
Website will not trigger any form of security issues when all plugins, themes and wordpress cores are up to date.

8. Exception and Problem Handling

Website Error
Troubleshooting website that has encountered an error upon updating
Deactivate Plugins that took the update which cause an error
Deactivate Theme that too the update which cause an error
Doing all and still issues occur restore the backup from the previous week
Import Failed
Make sure do not close the browser during import
Should have stable internet connection

9. Documentation and Record Keeping

Documentation Requirements: SOP Google Drive

10. Procedure Review and Update

Review Frequency: Every 6 Months for new edits and revisions

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