WordPress database URL migration with WP-CLI search-replace
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WordPress database URL migration with WP-CLI search-replace

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Why is WP-CLI safer than manual SQL for domain changes? What should be tested before changing the live domain? What causes most SEO issues after a WordPress domain move?
Why is WP-CLI safer than manual SQL for domain changes? #
WP-CLI search-replace understands serialized data when used correctly. Manual SQL can corrupt serialized options, widgets or builder data because string lengths no longer match after the URL changes.
What should be tested before changing the live domain? #
Run a dry run, confirm backups, check wp-config.php overrides, verify canonical URLs, and test redirects, login, forms, media paths, sitemaps and robots.txt before exposing the new domain to crawlers.
What causes most SEO issues after a WordPress domain move? #
Missing 301 redirects, mixed canonical tags, blocked robots.txt, stale sitemap URLs, hardcoded media paths and cached old URLs usually cause more damage than the database replacement itself.

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