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SiteGround Migrator
A fast move to SiteGround that might leave your images behind.
HealthyGrowing
71/100
The tool works for simple sites but lacks reliability and clear user feedback for complex migrations.
Active installs
~75,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 70k+
Rating
4.3★
396 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+13%
Growing
332 → 376 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +13% in the last year
332/day a year ago→376/day today
Reviews
what people actually saySiteGround Migrator is a mixed-reputation tool that works smoothly for simple sites but suffers from unreliable results, confusing documentation, and UX issues that make it a risky choice for complex or high-stakes migrations.
What people like
- +Works well and quickly for straightforward, simple websites×4
- +Saves significant time and effort when it completes successfully×2
Common complaints
- −Unreliable — fails or produces incomplete results a significant portion of the time, leading users to prefer alternatives like Duplicator×3
- −Confusing documentation makes it unclear which site is the source and which is the destination, with mistakes potentially wiping an existing site×3
- −No UI feedback when clicking 'Start Migration', and the button can be clicked multiple times, each triggering a separate competing migration process
- −Media files / images not migrated despite the plugin reporting a successful transfer
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.05★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.30★
- 9%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-07-202025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 396 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2026-04-19★★★★★Media library not transferred, had to do it manuallyfeurerj
- 2026-03-10★★★★★Transfer Was EasyMarvette
- 2026-03-05★★★★★Limited successCorrinda Campbell
- 2026-02-25★★★★★Generally Helpful & ConvenientJoel Usina
- 2026-02-12★★★★★YEAH! Unbelievable seamlessly PERFECT job!erickmizuno
- 2026-02-09★★★★★Terrifyingly vagueDave Hall
- 2025-12-11★★★★★dodgy UXhughc
- 2025-12-06★★★★★Works 1 out of 10 times…wstom
- 2025-11-26★★★★★Recomendado 100%morriset1-shot
- 2025-08-27★★★★★gets the job done, no fuss no frills.kimrixon1-shot
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
354
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
375
Prior 7-day baseline
229
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
598
Mean release-day peak (30d)
376
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-5.6%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
8%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
0.82
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
69%
5★ share in analyzed sample
9%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
-13%
Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.08 → 4.05★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered