What should I check before moving a WordPress site to SiteGround?
The short answer
Separate the website move from email and domain arrangements. SiteGround offers a WordPress Migrator plugin and paid manual migration, but the plugin has compatibility limits. Choose the destination plan from the site’s needs, then confirm the complete migration scope.
In more detail
SiteGround documents a WordPress Migrator plugin and a paid manual transfer option. The plugin is not suitable for a full WordPress Multisite installation or a localhost site, and website migration does not itself transfer domain registration. Mailboxes have a separate email migration process. Confirm which path applies to your site before relying on “migration included.”
Our recommendation is to make a short inventory: website files, database, uploads, scheduled tasks, mailboxes, DNS records and external integrations. For each item, record whether it moves or stays. A standard WordPress site can be a good candidate for the plugin; an unusual setup deserves a scope check with support before selecting StartUp or GrowBig and scheduling the move.
Test the copied site’s important journeys before changing traffic: login, forms, search and checkout where applicable. Agree how new orders or edits made during migration will be handled, and keep the old service available until the result has been checked. This planning is more useful than assuming that a successful file transfer proves the whole business workflow is ready.