Upload a site

Uploading your existing website to Simply Static Studio is easy - drag and drop your backup, wait for the migration to finish, and look at your Static WordPress website:

Prepare your backup

File Size Limits

We accept a single ZIP file with a maximum file size of 8 GB. If you want to migrate a larger website to Static Studio, please contact support, and we can handle the migration for you.

Prepare your backup

Before we start the migration process, let's briefly talk about the structure of your backup file.

To ensure a smooth and timely migration, we decided to set two rules regarding the structure of your file: your ZIP file should only contain two things: the wp-content directory and a file called db.sql:

The structure ensures that we do not spend time uploading and deleting unnecessary core files and can focus on what matters: migrating your website as fast as possible.

We also recommend checking and deleting older backup files that might be stored inside your wp-content directory. We handle backups automatically for you and save them in a remote location to free up storage space.

Upload your site

Log in to your dashboard and click on Upload Site to get started:

You can customize the Site Name or use the pre-generated one. Select your backup file and then click Upload Site to get started:

Once done, you will see the progress of your upload in real time - you can always pause and resume the upload at any given time, and we will temporarily hold the data for you:

Once the file is uploaded, the window will close, and we will start deploying a fresh site and then running the migration. You can always follow the progress in the Status column: