Moving the site to a new host without visitors seeing downtime
The trick: a working copy on the new host before DNS flip, low TTL, then flip.
Try this first
- 1Drop DNS TTL to 5 minutes at least 24h in advance
- 2Bring up the site on the new host under a temporary URL and test fully
- 3Sync the latest content (orders, comments) just before DNS flip
- 4Change DNS, monitor both hosts for 48h until all traffic goes through the new one
When to bring us in
WooCommerce live, schedule a 15-minute maintenance window for the final DB sync, downtime is unavoidable there.
See also
- WordPress, plugins and theme have gone 6+ months without updatesOut-of-date WP is the number-one entry for malware. Don't just hit 'update all', back up first.
- Theme update broke the layout or threw a fatal errorThemes overwrite custom CSS on update unless you use a child theme.
- WordPress shows a blank screen after a plugin install or updateWSOD (white screen of death) is usually one crashing plugin. You isolate it.
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