Backup, Restore & Migration for Single Sites and Multisite

Back up, restore, and migrate normal single-site WordPress installs and full multisite networks — free, no license key. Portable archives with search & replace, plus AI agents (Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and similar) via MCP. Full network backups from Network Admin stay included in Free; Pro is for cloud / multiple / incremental schedules, cloud storage, empty-server installer, staging, WP-CLI, network split / extract to standalone, and extended AI abilities.

Video walkthrough

Short overview of Multisite Migrate Free — setup, backups, import, health, and your first backup:

No trial, no usage limits. Everything under Free features works without a key. Free includes one local scheduled backup. Cloud scheduled backups, cloud storage, empty-server migration, and staging push ship in the separate Multisite Migrate Pro plugin.

Why Multisite Migrate

Full multisite network backups — free — protect an entire network from Network Admin without upgrading.
Shared hosting friendly — chunked HTTP / WP-Cron workers resume safely under tight PHP time limits.
Local WordPress migration — export a portable archive and import it on another install with search & replace.
One-click WordPress restore — restore any backup created with the plugin from the dashboard.
Honest Free vs Pro — Free is a complete manual backup/migrate tool; Pro adds automation and advanced destinations.

AI Backup Tools & MCP

Connect Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and similar AI clients to your WordPress site through the WordPress Abilities API and an MCP adapter. Free AI abilities need no account or license key:

Read — backup status, archives list, health (with a recommended next action), and last error
Write — start a backup now only after an explicit confirm step

Pro adds extended AI abilities (automation and advanced destinations). Free AI tools are never locked behind a license. See the MCP connect guide.

Multisite Network Backup (Free)

Full multisite network backup from Network Admin is free. Subsite admins can back up and restore their own site. You do not need Pro just to protect a network. See multisite network backups.

Free features (all included)

Full multisite network backups — back up and restore an entire network from Network Admin.
WordPress files & database backup — reliable, chunked jobs over HTTP or WP-Cron that resume on large sites and shared hosts.
One-click restore — restore any backup created with the plugin.
Local export & import — move a site between installs with a portable archive.
Search & replace — rewrite URLs and paths during import and migration, with serialized-data support.
AES-256 archive encryption — optionally encrypt backup archives.
One local scheduled backup — daily, weekly, or monthly to local storage (one schedule per admin context).
Email notifications — alerts for manual backups, scheduled backups, restores, and imports.
Health dashboard — environment checks and backup status at a glance.
AI Backup Tools & MCP — connect Claude, Cursor, or ChatGPT to check status, archives, and health; start a backup with confirm (free, no key).
Subsite admin backup & restore — on multisite, site administrators with manage_options can back up and restore their own subsite from the site dashboard (included free; no seat delegation UI).
Accessibility-oriented admin UI (WCAG 2.2 AA target)
Mobile-responsive interface

Secure WordPress Backups

Create full WordPress backups of files and database with optional AES-256 archive encryption. Free backups are stored locally on your server. Cloud WordPress backups (Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, SFTP) are available in Multisite Migrate Pro.

One-Click WordPress Restore

Restore WordPress backups from the Multisite Migrate Backups screen. Choose a completed archive and restore without leaving the dashboard — a straightforward path back when something goes wrong.

Fast WordPress Migrations

Migrate WordPress sites between domains or hosts with local export and import. Use search & replace to rewrite URLs and paths, including serialized data, so the destination install matches the new location.

WordPress Backup Plugin for Shared Hosting

Chunked, resumable backup jobs are designed for shared hosting and managed hosts with short PHP execution times. Work continues over HTTP or WP-Cron instead of one long request that hits a gateway timeout.

Partial & Scoped WordPress Backups

Scope backups to what you need: full network, filtered network, a single subsite, or profile-oriented runs (for example media, plugins, or themes where supported). That helps keep archives smaller and restores faster on large multisite networks. See the backup guide.

Clone WordPress / Staging Workflows

Use Free local export/import to clone a site to another WordPress install for staging or sandbox work. Staging push from the dashboard is a Pro workflow. Empty destinations without WordPress pre-installed use the empty-server installer in Pro.

Drag & Drop / Empty-Server WordPress Installer (Pro)

Empty-server drag & drop migration packages a guided installer for blank servers (PHP + database + write access — no WordPress pre-install required). This is part of Multisite Migrate Pro, not the free plugin.

Server-to-Server WordPress Import (Pro)

Remote server-to-server import pulls a package between servers without a slow browser upload of multi-GB archives. Available in Pro alongside cloud storage.

Scheduled WordPress Backups

Free includes one local scheduled backup (daily, weekly, or monthly) via WP-Cron, stored on your server. Plus/Pro adds multiple schedules, cloud destinations, incremental file backups.

Cloud Storage for WordPress Backups (Pro)

Send archives to Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, or SFTP. Local Free storage remains available; cloud destinations unlock with Multisite Migrate Pro.

WP-CLI WordPress Backups (Pro)

Automate backup and related workflows with WP-CLI commands in Multisite Migrate Pro — useful for ops teams and scripted environments.

Split Multisite Network into Standalone Sites (Pro)

Need each Multisite site as its own WordPress install? Multisite Migrate Pro can create one archive per site, or extract one site from an existing network backup — then restore once per destination. Step-by-step marketing docs: network split guide. This workflow is part of Multisite Migrate Pro, not the free plugin.

Multisite Migrate Pro

Advanced workflows ship as a separate plugin, Multisite Migrate Pro, from our website. Pro is not required for any Free feature above. Pro adds:

Cloud, multiple, and incremental schedules — beyond Free’s one local schedule
Per-site access controls and subsite seat limits for large networks (Settings Site access)
Cloud storage destinations (Google Drive, Dropbox, Amazon S3, SFTP)
Remote (server-to-server) import
Empty-server drag & drop installer
Staging push
WP-CLI commands
Network split / extract to standalone — one archive per site, or extract one blog from a network backup
Priority support

Learn more and compare plans.

Translations

Help translate the Multisite Migrate UI and WordPress.org readme on translate.wordpress.org — see the Polyglots handbook to get started.

Source

Browse the Free plugin source and open issues on GitHub. Installs and updates remain on WordPress.org.

External Services

The free plugin does not phone home by default. It may contact external services only when you opt in or submit something explicitly.

Rosenheinrich portal (multisitemigrate.rosenheinrich.com)

Usage telemetry (opt-in): setup wizard or Settings Privacy. Sends a pseudonymous install ID, site hash (not your URL), plugin/WordPress/PHP versions, wizard progress, and sanitized backup/import/restore outcomes — never backup files or database content.
Product emails (opt-in): setup wizard only. Sends your admin email, name, site URL, site title, and version info to subscribe you to product updates.
Feedback (explicit submit): in-plugin feedback or deactivate survey. Sends your message, rating/reason, versions, and site hash; optional contact email on deactivate only.

Privacy Policy: https://multisitemigrate.rosenheinrich.com/privacy-policy/
Terms (Plus/Pro only; free plugin is GPLv2): https://multisitemigrate.rosenheinrich.com/terms-of-service/

GitHub (optional)

If you install the MCP Adapter from AI Agents, the plugin fetches the latest release from api.github.com (WordPress/mcp-adapter). Admin action only.

Pro only (not used by Free)

License validation and Google Drive OAuth use the same portal; see the Privacy Policy.

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