Liquid Web Migration

WordPress hosting for sites moving off Liquid Web.

A managed platform does work that never appears in a database export. The files and the database copy cleanly; what needs planning is everything the platform was doing around them.

Platform features inventoriedCache parity checkedFree migration
Managed features mappedCutover rehearsedPredictable pricingDaily backupsFree SSL24/7 support
The platform did more than host

What has to be rebuilt rather than moved.

A migration off a managed host goes wrong on the two or three things nobody wrote down, not on the content.

Caching layers found before the copy, not after

Managed platforms stack their own caching with their own invalidation rules. Copy a site without reproducing them and a fast site becomes a slow one on the first morning.

Layers inventoriedVerified after cutover

Whatever was running your scheduled work

If the platform was driving cron rather than WordPress, that arrangement does not travel. It is reproduced here explicitly, so nothing silently stops running the night you move.

Staging and backups you were relying on

Both are platform features rather than site content. Knowing which restore points you actually depend on is worth establishing before the old account is closed.

Email that was leaving from the server

If mail was sent by the host, moving the site moves nothing about how it is sent. Delivery is routed through a real provider here so receipts and resets keep arriving.

Downtime limited to the DNS switch

The site is copied and checked here first on its own address, so the cutover is a change of address rather than a rebuild happening in front of your visitors.

A rehearsal before the real thing

The migration is tested on a clone, so the cutover is the second time we have done it rather than the first.

The migration

Find the platform features first.

The content is the easy half. The half worth planning is the list of things that were true because of where the site was hosted.

  • Cache layers inventoried and reproduced
  • Cron moved to a real scheduler
  • Mail routed through a provider you control
  • Restore any daily backup from the dashboard
Cache layers
Inventoried and reproduced
matched
Scheduled work
Real scheduler, WP-Cron off
preserved
Outbound mail
Provider, not the server
routed
Cutover
TTL lowered, DNS moved
in progress
Performance

The same site, minus the surprises.

A managed-to-managed move should not cost speed. It does when a caching layer that existed on the old platform has no equivalent configured on the new one.

Matched
cache behaviour
Rehearsed
on a clone first
NVMe
storage on every plan
MagicWP150 ms
Copied without the cache layers1050 ms
WP-Cron left driving scheduled work620 ms

Illustrative comparison after a managed-host migration. Your numbers depend on which platform features the site was relying on.

Configuration

What we change moving from Liquid Web

These differ from a standard WordPress site on the same plan, and each follows from a site that was depending on things outside its own database.

SettingWhat we doWhy
Cache inventoryEvery layer identified on the old platform and reproduced before cutoverPlatform caching is invisible in an export, so a site that was fast because of it arrives slow and nothing in the copied files explains the difference.
Scheduled workMoved to a real scheduler with WP-Cron disabledIf the old platform was triggering scheduled jobs externally, copying the site copies a WordPress configuration that expects somebody else to do the triggering.
Outbound mailRouted through a provider rather than the web serverMail that left from the old host has no equivalent here by default, and the failure is silent: orders complete, receipts never arrive.
DNS cutoverTTL lowered in advance and records moved once the copy is verifiedMoving records first makes the live site the test environment, and rolling back then costs another propagation delay on top of the problem.
Restore pointsWhich backups you rely on established before the old account closesBackups held by a previous host disappear with the account, and the moment that matters is always after it is too late to ask for them.
Plans

Simple, transparent pricing.

Every plan includes free migration, daily backups, SSL and 24/7 support.

MonthlyYearly
Starter
For personal sites, blogs, and portfolios.
$20/mo
Billed $240 yearly · save $60
  • 1 WordPress site
  • 10 GB NVMe disk
  • Free SSL
  • Daily backups
  • One-click deployment
  • Support tickets
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Pro★ Most popular
For growing businesses and busy stores.
$80/mo
Billed $960 yearly · save $240
  • 5 WordPress sites
  • 50 GB NVMe disk
  • Free SSL
  • Daily backups
  • One-click deployment
  • Priority support tickets
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Enterprise
For agencies and high-traffic platforms.
$250/mo
Billed $3000 yearly · save $600
  • 20 WordPress sites
  • 200 GB NVMe disk
  • Free SSL
  • Daily backups
  • One-click deployment
  • Dedicated support
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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Will the site be as fast after moving off a managed host?
Yes, provided the caching the old platform was doing is identified first. That layer is not in the database, so a straight copy loses it and the slowdown appears on day one with nothing in the files to explain it.
What happens to scheduled tasks?
They are moved to a real scheduler with WP-Cron switched off. If the old platform was triggering jobs externally, the copied configuration expects a trigger that no longer exists.
Will emails from the site keep working?
They will once delivery is routed through a provider. Mail that used to leave from the host's server has no equivalent after a move, and the failure is quiet: the order goes through and the receipt never lands.
Does the site have to go offline to move?
No. It is copied to its own address here and checked fully while the domain still points at Liquid Web, so the only interruption is the DNS switch at the end.
Can I keep my old backups?
Not once the account closes, which is why the restore points you actually depend on should be identified while you still have both. It is a five-minute conversation that is impossible to have afterwards.

Move off the managed platform without losing what it did.

Free migration, every platform feature accounted for, and a cutover rehearsed before it happens.