I’m building a website for my boss, lets call it website A. The current domain, let’s call it website B, is from godaddy but is being run by another company on a different platform. My boss bought the managed WordPress deluxe package and I have been building website A, however the deluxe package is being used on website A, instead if website B because domain B is not being run on wordpress.
The company that runs the website B is going to stop in 2 weeks.
When I’m finished building website A, is it possible for me to transfer the deluxe package and everything I’ve but together to domain B? Because domain B will be transfered to godaddy in 2 weeks. Or have I wasted my time and have to transfer the domain B to godaddy first, and have it be down while I build a completely new site?
I’ve never built a website, let alone one for a business, but I think it looks good lol. Sorry for the long question, but I’m in a huge time crunch, stressed out, and I need to figure out wtf to do. I’d be happy to answer any questions if anything needs to be clarified
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When you’re done, repoint domain B to the host of domain A, and do the requisite post launch work like search replace.
But really, hire a dev. You’re in for a bad time, and so is your boss – and you’re the only one in a position to get canned for it.
Domain is just a name, where’s the domain located at? (Namecheap, Crazydomains, GoDaddy, Siteground)
I assume Website A is hosted in GoDaddy using managed wordpress plan and Website B is hosted in a different Hosting Provider using a different platform (drupal, magento, etc…)
If you’re done building website A then all you have to do is update the A record of your domain and point it over to the IP adress of website A, replacing website B.
You just need to update the domain names DNS.
When the domain lands in your godaddy account just reach out to their support. If you’re in the managed WP plan they should help you via chat. They’ll probably do it for you if you ask.
I haven’t used godaddy’s dashboard but some manage hosts basically have a switch to flip for the domain name and you don’t event need to do anything else. Others don’t and I’ll need to use a tool like find and replace to replace the domain name within the website.
1. **Backup Existing Website B**
2. **Set Up WordPress on Website A**
3. **Migrate Content**
4. **Redirect Domain**
5. **Test and Debug**
6. **Communicate with Stakeholders**
7. **Monitor and Troubleshoot**
8. **Cancel Previous Hosting Service**