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MigrateLift – Migration, Backup & Restore

Lightweight site migration, backup and restore for WordPress. Export database and wp-content into one .tgz archive; import on another site with automatic URL replacement.

by bestwpexpert · github.com/razibul-hasan/migrate-lift · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/razibul-hasan/migrate-lift/archive/refs/heads/master.zip

No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.

Readme github.com/razibul-hasan/migrate-lift ↗

Migrate Lift – WordPress Migration, Backup & Restore

A lightweight WordPress migration, backup, and restore plugin featuring a modern React admin interface built entirely using official WordPress Components (@wordpress/components).

Naming Standards & Identifiers

Identifier	Value
Plugin Name	Migrate Lift – WordPress Migration, Backup & Restore
Plugin Slug	`migrate-lift`
Text Domain	`migrate-lift`
PHP Function Prefix	`migrate_lift_`
PHP Class Prefix	`Migrate_Lift_`
PHP Constants Prefix	`MIGRATE_LIFT_`
CSS Class Prefix	`migrate-lift-`
CSS ID Prefix	`migrate-lift-`
JavaScript Namespace	`migrateLift`
JavaScript/CSS Handle	`migrate-lift-`
Database Option Prefix	`migrate_lift_`
WordPress Hook Prefix	`migrate_lift_`
REST API Namespace	`migrate-lift/v1`

Key Features

Single Compressed Archive: Streams database and entire wp-content folder (themes, plugins, uploads) into a .tgz archive with time-budgeted execution for low memory & timeout resilience.
Automatic URL & Path Replacement: Automatically handles serialized data and database URL replacement on import.
Chunked File Uploads: Seamlessly uploads large archives in chunks with auto-resume capability.
WordPress REST API & AJAX: Full support for standard WordPress AJAX actions and REST endpoints under migrate-lift/v1.
Built with WordPress Components: Uses official components throughout (Card, Button, ButtonGroup, FormFileUpload, CheckboxControl, ProgressBar, Notice, Modal, Spinner, Flex).
Standardized WordPress Build: Built using official @wordpress/scripts with automatic dependency extraction and asset metadata generation.
Auto-generated asset metadata: Generates build/index.asset.php automatically declaring WordPress script dependencies (react-jsx-runtime, wp-api-fetch, wp-components, wp-element, wp-i18n) and version hash.
Read-only REST Health Endpoint: Provides authenticated system diagnostics at /wp-json/migrate-lift/v1/health.

Project Structure

├── package.json                          # NPM scripts and dependencies (@wordpress/scripts)
├── bin/
│   └── lint-php.js                       # Cross-platform PHP syntax validation runner
├── readme.txt                            # Standard WordPress.org plugin readme
├── build/
│   ├── index.js                          # Compiled React production bundle
│   └── index.asset.php                   # Auto-generated WP dependencies & version hash
├── src/
│   ├── index.js                          # Entry point mounting React into #migrate-lift-admin-root
│   ├── App.js                            # Main tabbed view (Export, Import, Archives, Tools)
│   ├── components/
│   │   └── CleanTemporary.js             # Cleanup tools
│   └── utils/
│       └── api.js                        # AJAX & chunked upload handlers
├── includes/
│   ├── functions.php                     # Core helpers, SQL & filesystem utilities
│   ├── class-migrate-lift-tar.php        # Streaming .tar.gz writer and reader
│   ├── export.php                        # Site and database export handlers
│   ├── import.php                        # Site import and URL replacement handlers
│   ├── admin.php                         # Admin menu, asset registration, AJAX endpoints
│   └── rest-api.php                      # REST API routes under migrate-lift/v1
└── migrate-lift.php                      # Main plugin bootstrap file with activation/deactivation

Development & Publishing Commands

Fresh clones must be built before use. build/ is not tracked in git, and the plugin loads its admin screens from it at runtime. Run npm install && npm run build after cloning, and npm run build again after pulling changes to src/.

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Build production assets (@wordpress/scripts):
```
npm run build
```
Start watch mode during development:
```
npm run start
```
Run PHP syntax linting:
```
npm run lint:php
```
Create publish-ready plugin ZIP:
```
npm run plugin-zip
```
Generates migrate-lift.zip containing only production files ready for WordPress.org or direct dashboard upload.