UWH Site Migrator – Backup & Restore
United Web Host Site Migrator helps WordPress administrators create full-site backups, restore completed backup packages, move sites between WordPress installations, and optionally send backups to Google Drive. The plugin is designed around resumable jobs and recovery controls so larger backups and
About this tool.
United Web Host Site Migrator helps WordPress administrators create full-site backups, restore completed backup packages, move sites between WordPress installations, and optionally send backups to Google Drive.
The plugin is designed around resumable jobs and recovery controls so larger backups and migrations can continue in smaller steps instead of relying on one long browser request.
Features
- Full WordPress files and database backup packages using the .uwh package format.
- Local restore with resumable processing and integrity checks.
- Direct Site-to-Site Migration using an expiring migration key and HTTPS server-to-server transfer.
- Automatic restore safety checkpoints with rollback support.
- Automatic scheduled backups.
- Optional Google Drive upload, inventory, import, and retention controls.
- Overview dashboard with local/cloud backup status and scheduling information.
- Troubleshooting diagnostics and downloadable diagnostic reports.
- Activity logs for backup, restore, rollback, Drive, scheduling, and migration events.
- Compatibility migration for Site Migrator 2.1.x settings and scheduled jobs when upgrading from the 2.1.x line.
Site Migrator does not require a third-party service for local backup, local restore, or local backup management. Google Drive features and Direct Site-to-Site Migration use external network requests only when an administrator configures or starts those features.
External Services
Site Migrator can communicate with external services when an administrator explicitly configures or uses the related feature.
Google Drive and the Site Migrator OAuth gateway
When an administrator connects or uses Google Drive, Site Migrator communicates with Google services for Drive authorization and file operations. It also communicates with the Site Migrator OAuth gateway at https://migrator.unitedwebhost.com/ to coordinate the Google authorization flow and obtain short-lived access needed for the requested Drive operation.
Data sent as part of this flow can include Site Migrator connection identifiers, authorization state, Google authorization tickets/tokens required by the flow, backup metadata, and backup file content when the administrator uploads a backup to Google Drive. Google account information returned by the connection flow can include the connected account email address, which is stored locally in encrypted Site Migrator connection data.
