How to Use All-In-One WP Migration Plugin for WordPress: Step by Step

The All-In-One WP Migration plugin, built by ServMask, is one of the best-known backup-and-restore plugins for WordPress. It now sits at over 5 million active installs and still offers a solid set of free features.

In this post, we will go over how you can use the plugin to create backup files quickly and restore them elsewhere.

Regardless of whether you’re moving your website to a new host or server or creating a temporary copy for testing updates and changes, the process is the same.

You can use this step-by-step guide to migrate your website with All in One WP Migration.

Quick Facts

	All-in-One WP Migration
Developer	ServMask
Active installs	5 million+
Latest version	7.111 (September 2026)
Free version	Export/import limited by your server’s upload settings
Unlimited Extension	$69/year, removes upload size limits (up to 50 sites)
License	Free on WordPress.org, paid extensions for larger sites

Step #1: Install The All-In-One WP Migration Plugin

The All-in-One WP Migration is available for direct download from the WordPress repository. You don’t need to find a zip file and upload it manually.

To find the plugin, navigate to the Plugins section from the WordPress dashboard and click “Add Plugin” at the top. Type the plugin name into the search bar, then click “Install Now” next to the listing.

Finally, activate the plugin by clicking “Activate.” This completes the installation, and you’ll see All-In-One WP Migration appear in your WordPress dashboard.

As always with any plugin that touches your whole site, keep it updated. ServMask has shipped several security patches for this plugin over the years, most notably a 2023 vulnerability that could expose migration data to unauthorized users, and more recent fixes for information disclosure issues. Running an outdated version is the main risk with a plugin this widely installed.

Step #2: Exporting Your Site

The plugin is still straightforward, with few settings to configure. To export a website, navigate to the plugin, click “Export Site To,” and choose how you want to export: to a file, via FTP, or to one of several cloud storage services.

All-in-One WP Migration Export Site screen with the Export Site To menu open, listing File, FTP and cloud storage options

All-in-One WP Migration’s Export Site screen with the Export Site To menu open, version 7.111, October 2026.

After you select an option, the plugin builds the backup and gives you a link to your file or starts the transfer.

All-in-One WP Migration pop-up with a Download button for the finished export file

The pop-up that appears when an export to File finishes, with a download button for the backup, All-in-One WP Migration 7.111, October 2026.

If you close the pop-up accidentally or need the file later, go to the plugin’s “Backups” section to find and download it.

All-in-One WP Migration Backups screen listing one .wpress backup file with its date and size

All-in-One WP Migration’s Backups screen listing a finished .wpress backup, version 7.111, October 2026.

The free (community) version only lets you export to a file. Exporting via FTP or to cloud storage requires a paid extension. This hasn’t changed since 2020.

You should also remember that this plugin doesn’t back up your entire WordPress installation the way something like Duplicator does. It only packages your site’s content and database, so you’ll need WordPress already installed wherever you restore it. For a broader look at dedicated backup tools, see our roundup of BackupBuddy alternatives.

All-in-One WP Migration advanced export options with checkboxes to encrypt the backup and exclude spam comments, post revisions, the database, media, themes and plugins

All-in-One WP Migration’s advanced export options expanded, version 7.111, October 2026.

The plugin also offers advanced options for leaving things out of the export, such as spam comments, post revisions, the media library, themes, or plugins, and for encrypting the backup with a password. There’s also a find-and-replace tool for editing content in your database. Most users won’t need either.

If your site is large, the free version’s export size is capped by your server’s PHP upload settings, which is typically far below what a media-heavy site needs. ServMask’s Unlimited Extension, priced at $69/year for up to 50 sites, removes those caps and adds WP-CLI support, so that’s the upgrade path if you’re migrating anything beyond a small site.

Now that you know how to create a backup file, let’s look at importing.

Step #3: Importing Your Site

The restore process is the same whether you’re changing hosts or moving to a new server.

All-in-One WP Migration Import Site screen with a drag and drop area, an Import From button and a note about the 2 MB upload limit

All-in-One WP Migration’s Import Site screen on a test site with a 2 MB upload limit, version 7.111, October 2026.

As mentioned, the plugin doesn’t back up a full WordPress installation. You’ll need WordPress already installed on the destination server. If you’re moving to an entirely new site, set up hosting and the domain before restoring. Our full guide to moving a WordPress site to a new host covers testing, DNS and SSL.

If you’re switching hosts (for example, moving off GoDaddy or leaving Bluehost), take a few extra steps to avoid downtime: import the backup before changing your nameservers. One common approach is to get the new server’s IP and temporarily map your domain to it via your computer’s HOSTS file. That lets you complete the import and verify everything before you switch DNS.

To import, install the plugin on the destination site, go to the Import section, and pick the matching option from the “Import From” dropdown. (Coming from Blogger instead? This plugin only moves WordPress sites; see how to move from Blogger to WordPress.)

You’re likely to hit the maximum upload file size limit at this point. This is still the plugin’s most common support issue, and the Import section includes a short guide for increasing the limit. If you’re regularly moving larger sites, the Unlimited Extension avoids this altogether.

Once everything is in order, select your backup file and wait for the plugin to restore your website. You’ll need to confirm that you’re OK overwriting the destination database, and within a few minutes the migration should complete.

A successful migration shows a “Data Successfully Imported” screen.

Log in to your restored site using the same credentials as before. Issues are rare, and ServMask support is available if you run into trouble.

For regular scheduled backups rather than one-off moves, our comparison of BackupBuddy and UpdraftPlus looks at two dedicated backup plugins.