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How to Move a WordPress Site from Localhost to a Live Server

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  It’s common practice for WordPress developers to create websites on a localhost, which is a   local server hosted on their personal computer or laptop . Developing websites locally has a lot of advantages over a live server, but once site development is complete, it needs to be moved to a live website and made publicly accessible. If you’re relatively new to website development, moving a WordPress website from localhost to a live website will require a bit of extra learning. The process can be quite involved and take some time if you do it manually.  While a plugin is the easiest solution for migration, you may run into some issues if your site is particularly large or if there are any conflicts between the local and live environments. So, in some cases, a manual migration is still the best option. Five reasons to develop your WordPress site on a localhost If migrating a WordPress website from a localhost is time consuming and prone to error, why shouldn’t you just develop on a live