Convert a Subsite of a Multisite Network into a Standalone WordPress Site

Suppose you have a WordPress multisite network with many network sites and want to migrate one of these subsites into a single WordPress site. In that case, you can use WP Staging Pro to export and import a network site to a single site very easily and quickly:

Video Tutorial: How to backup and restore a network site to a single site

1. Create a Backup of the Network Site

Go to the subsite you want to migrate and create a backup:

Create backup of the network subsite

2. Upload the Backup to the Destination Single WordPress Site

  1. Create a new blank WordPress single site or use an existing one.
  2. Upload and install WP Staging Pro on that site.
  3. Upload the backup
Upload a .wpstg backup file using WP STAGING PRO plugin to restore it.

4. Restore the backup file

Convert a multisite subsite into a network site

You will notice that WP STAGING PRO handles everything for you, from detecting a backup from a subsite of a WordPress network to easily restoring it to a single site.

After importing the backup of the network site to a single site, the original network site has been automatically converted to a single site, and you are done.

Updated on September 30, 2024