{"id":270249,"date":"2026-05-20T09:34:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T09:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/?p=270249"},"modified":"2026-05-20T11:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:39:31","slug":"migrate-hosting-from-inmotion-to-bluehost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/blog\/migrate-hosting-from-inmotion-to-bluehost\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Migrate Hosting From\u00a0InMotion\u00a0to Bluehost\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-key-highlights-nbsp\">Key highlights&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can transfer a WordPress site from&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;to Bluehost in 20-30 minutes using Bluehost&#8217;s free self-service migration tool, with no cPanel access or technical experience&nbsp;required.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>InMotion&#8217;s entry plan supports only 2 websites and limits phone support and data center choice to mid-tier and above. Bluehost&#8217;s entry plan supports up to 10 websites with 24\/7 phone and chat support included from day one.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before you start, back up your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site, check your auto-renewal date and confirm where your domain is registered.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Two migration paths are available: the Bluehost Site Migration Tool for most users, and manual migration via cPanel for custom or non-standard configurations.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site stays live throughout the transfer and switches to Bluehost only after you update your nameservers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>InMotion&nbsp;Hosting has built&nbsp;a strong reputation&nbsp;for a reason. The&nbsp;UltraStack&nbsp;infrastructure is genuinely fast, the support team is US-based and knowledgeable, and the platform is developer-friendly in ways that matter. For a lot of WordPress site owners,&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;was a deliberate and informed choice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What changes over time is what the plan you&#8217;re on can actually do.&nbsp;Phone support is gated to mid-tier and above.&nbsp;You&#8217;re&nbsp;capped at two websites on the entry plan, which means a staging&nbsp;environment,&nbsp;a second project or a client site requires moving up a tier before you can&nbsp;proceed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And through all of this, InMotion&nbsp;remains&nbsp;a generalist host rather than a platform built specifically around WordPress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluehost is built specifically for what WordPress sites need at that point: WordPress-native infrastructure, full support on every plan and room to run up to 10 sites without hitting a ceiling. This guide covers the complete migration from&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;to Bluehost: what to prepare, which method fits your setup and how to&nbsp;verify&nbsp;everything before you cut over.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ready to make the move?<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress-hosting\">Start with Bluehost WordPress Hosting today<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-migrate-from-nbsp-inmotion-nbsp-to-bluehost-nbsp\">Why migrate from&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;to Bluehost?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>InMotion&nbsp;competes on performance and human support \u2014 and those claims are credible. The gaps show up in&nbsp;what&#8217;s&nbsp;included at each plan tier and where WordPress-specific infrastructure is concerned.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Feature<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>InMotion&nbsp;Hosting<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Bluehost<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>WordPress.org recommended&nbsp;<\/td><td>No&nbsp;<\/td><td>Yes, since 2005&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Free SSL&nbsp;<\/td><td>Included&nbsp;<\/td><td>Included on every plan&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Free domain&nbsp;<\/td><td>First year&nbsp;<\/td><td>First year included&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sites on entry plan&nbsp;<\/td><td>2&nbsp;<\/td><td>Up to 10&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phone support&nbsp;<\/td><td>Mid-tier and above only&nbsp;<\/td><td>Included on every plan&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data center choice&nbsp;<\/td><td>Mid-tier and above only (US + EU)&nbsp;<\/td><td>Global CDN via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Money-back guarantee&nbsp;<\/td><td>90 days (6-month+ plans)&nbsp;<\/td><td>30 days&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Best for&nbsp;<\/td><td>SMB and developer-focused WordPress hosting&nbsp;<\/td><td>WordPress and WooCommerce hosting&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is where&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;users&nbsp;most commonly run&nbsp;into the ceiling:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Two-site cap on the entry plan:<\/strong>&nbsp;InMotion&#8217;s entry plan supports a maximum of 2 websites. Adding a third \u2014 whether&nbsp;that&#8217;s&nbsp;a staging environment, a client project or a second business site \u2014 requires upgrading to a mid-tier plan before you can&nbsp;proceed. Bluehost&#8217;s entry plan covers up to 10 websites without a tier change.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Phone support is a higher-tier feature:<\/strong>&nbsp;On InMotion&#8217;s entry plan, you get chat and ticket support only. Phone access to the support team requires a mid-tier plan or above. At Bluehost, every plan holder gets the same 24\/7 WordPress-trained support team, with an average response time under 2 minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Data center location is locked on the entry plan:<\/strong>&nbsp;InMotion&#8217;s choice of US or EU data center is exclusive to mid-tier and premium subscribers. If&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;on the entry plan, your&nbsp;site&#8217;s&nbsp;server location is assigned, not chosen. Bluehost runs on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure with a global CDN included across plans, so content is delivered from the nearest available location regardless of plan tier.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>WordPress performance as a dedicated focus:<\/strong>&nbsp;InMotion&#8217;s&nbsp;UltraStack&nbsp;infrastructure is strong, but&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;serves shared, VPS, dedicated and reseller customers across a generalist stack. Bluehost is built specifically around WordPress, WordPress.org-recommended since 2005, with every server configuration and toolset aligned to WordPress from the ground up.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Pricing referenced in this article is as of May 2026. For the latest pricing, visit the official website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-prepare-before-migrating-from-inmotion-to-bluehost-nbsp\">How to prepare before migrating from InMotion to Bluehost?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Run through each item before you start. These checks take under five minutes each and prevent the most common reasons a migration needs to be repeated.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Back up your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site:<\/strong>&nbsp;Export a full&nbsp;backup&nbsp;from InMotion&#8217;s cPanel, pulling files and database together. Store your backup locally on your machine before beginning, not just on InMotion&#8217;s servers.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Check your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;auto-renewal date:<\/strong>&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;sends an email reminder&nbsp;30 days&nbsp;before renewing. If your renewal is approaching, check the date before you migrate so&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;not billed for an unused term. Disable&nbsp;auto-renewal&nbsp;after your Bluehost migration is&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;and DNS has fully propagated.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Confirm where your domain is registered:<\/strong>&nbsp;Your domain may be registered at&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;or at a third-party registrar pointing to&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;hosting. Log in to your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;account and check under Domains. This&nbsp;determines&nbsp;where&nbsp;you&#8217;ll&nbsp;update nameservers after migration.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Review your email setup:<\/strong>&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;includes email accounts through cPanel. These do not transfer automatically with your WordPress files. Decide before you start whether to migrate email to Bluehost or leave it pointing to InMotion&#8217;s mail servers with updated MX records.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Set up your Bluehost account:<\/strong>&nbsp;You need an active&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress-hosting\">Bluehost WordPress Hosting<\/a>&nbsp;account before the transfer begins. Purchase your plan and&nbsp;return&nbsp;to this guide once your account is ready.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These five steps done, the migration runs in a single direction with nothing to retrieve or redo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-migrate-hosting-from-nbsp-inmotion-nbsp-to-bluehost-step-by-step-nbsp\">How to migrate hosting from&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;to Bluehost: step by step&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use Method 1 unless you have a specific reason to go manual. The Bluehost Site Migration Tool handles the transfer for most&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;WordPress sites without requiring cPanel access on either side.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-1-migration-using-the-bluehost-site-migration-tool-recommended-nbsp\">Method 1: Migration using the Bluehost Site Migration Tool (recommended)&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluehost&#8217;s free self-service migration tool, powered by&nbsp;InstaWP, connects directly to your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;WordPress site and transfers your files,&nbsp;database&nbsp;and content in a guided workflow. Your WordPress admin credentials are all you need to&nbsp;authorize it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Log in to your Bluehost portal:<\/strong>&nbsp;Go to bluehost.com and sign in to your account.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Add your website:<\/strong>&nbsp;In the left-hand menu, click&nbsp;&#8220;Websites,&#8221; then click&nbsp;&#8220;Add Website&#8221;.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Select&nbsp;Transfer&nbsp;WordPress Website:<\/strong>&nbsp;On the Add Website screen, click&nbsp;&#8220;Transfer WordPress Website&#8221;&nbsp;to begin the migration workflow.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Wait for account preparation:<\/strong>&nbsp;Bluehost prepares your account to receive the transfer. This takes a few seconds. Do not close or refresh the page during this step.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5: Click Start Transfer:<\/strong>&nbsp;Once your account is ready, click&nbsp;&#8220;Start Transfer&#8221;&nbsp;to continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6: Connect your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site:<\/strong>&nbsp;Enter the full URL of your current WordPress site on&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;(for example:&nbsp;https:\/\/[yoursite].com). Click&nbsp;&#8220;Connect.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7:&nbsp;Proceed to&nbsp;login:<\/strong>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;&#8220;Yes, Continue to Login.&#8221; You will be redirected to the WordPress admin login screen for your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 8: Log in with your WordPress credentials:<\/strong>&nbsp;Enter your WordPress username and password, not your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;account credentials. Click&nbsp;&#8220;Log In.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong>&nbsp;If you have forgotten your WordPress login, use the &#8220;Lost your password?&#8221; link on the login screen before starting. Without a successful login, the migration cannot continue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 9: Authorize the connection:<\/strong>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;&#8220;Yes, I approve this connection.&#8221; This gives Bluehost permission to access your site&#8217;s files and database.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 10: Wait for the transfer to complete:<\/strong>&nbsp;The status moves from Connecting to Connected as Bluehost copies your files and database. A confirmation email is sent when the migration is complete.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 11:&nbsp;Verify&nbsp;your migrated site:<\/strong>&nbsp;Click&nbsp;&#8220;Go to&nbsp;site&#8221;&nbsp;in the confirmation email and review your site on Bluehost&#8217;s servers. Confirm pages, images, links and any store or&nbsp;form&nbsp;functionality before updating your DNS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the migration tool shows an error, contact Bluehost&#8217;s 24\/7 support team before&nbsp;attempting&nbsp;manual migration. The team can review the&nbsp;error&nbsp;and advise on&nbsp;next&nbsp;steps. Many plugin errors are resolved without switching to a manual process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-method-2-manual-migration-from-nbsp-inmotion-nbsp-to-bluehost-nbsp\">Method 2: Manual migration from&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;to Bluehost&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use this method when Bluehost support recommends it, or when your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site has a custom configuration \u2014 a multisite installation, a large database or non-standard server settings \u2014 that needs direct file and database handling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a full technical reference, see the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/help\/article\/backup-restore-previous-host\">Bluehost WordPress manual migration guide<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phase-1-export-from-inmotion-nbsp\">Phase 1: Export from InMotion&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 1: Download your WordPress files:<\/strong>&nbsp;Log in to InMotion&#8217;s cPanel. Open File Manager, navigate to&nbsp;public_html&nbsp;and select all files. Compress them into a ZIP archive and&nbsp;download&nbsp;to your local machine.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 2: Export your WordPress database:<\/strong>&nbsp;In&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;cPanel, open phpMyAdmin. Select your WordPress database, click&nbsp;&#8220;Export,&#8221; choose Quick in SQL&nbsp;format&nbsp;and download the .sql&nbsp;file.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-phase-2-set-up-on-bluehost-nbsp\">Phase 2: Set up on Bluehost&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 3: Create a new database:<\/strong>&nbsp;In your Bluehost portal, navigate to MySQL Databases. Create a new database, create a database user, assign the user to the database with all&nbsp;privileges&nbsp;and record the database name,&nbsp;username&nbsp;and password.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 4: Import your database:<\/strong>&nbsp;In Bluehost phpMyAdmin, select your new database, click&nbsp;&#8220;Import,&#8221; upload the .sql&nbsp;file and run the import. Confirm it completes without errors before moving on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 5: Upload your WordPress files:<\/strong>&nbsp;In Bluehost cPanel File Manager, navigate to&nbsp;public_html. Upload the ZIP from Step 1 and extract it. Confirm that wp-admin, wp-content and wp-includes are visible at the root level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 6: Update wp-config.php:<\/strong>&nbsp;Locate wp-config.php&nbsp;in&nbsp;public_html&nbsp;and update these lines with your Bluehost database credentials:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>define('DB_NAME', 'your_bluehost_db_name');&nbsp;\ndefine('DB_USER', 'your_bluehost_db_user');&nbsp;\ndefine('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_bluehost_db_password');&nbsp;\ndefine('DB_HOST', 'localhost');&nbsp;<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 7: Fix your permalinks:<\/strong>&nbsp;Log in to WordPress admin on Bluehost. Go to&nbsp;&#8220;Settings &gt; Permalinks&#8221;&nbsp;and click&nbsp;&#8220;Save Changes&#8221;&nbsp;without editing anything. This regenerates the .htaccess&nbsp;file and resolves broken URL structures common after a manual migration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Step 8: Preview the migrated site:<\/strong>&nbsp;Use a temporary URL or edit your local hosts file to preview the site on Bluehost before updating DNS. Confirm all pages, images,&nbsp;forms&nbsp;and store functionality are working correctly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bluehost-site-migration-tool-vs-manual-migration-which-should-you-use-nbsp\">Bluehost Site Migration Tool vs. manual migration: which should you use?&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Comparison criteria<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Bluehost Site Migration Tool<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><td><strong>Manual migration<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Technical skill needed&nbsp;<\/td><td>None; guided UI&nbsp;<\/td><td>Intermediate; cPanel and phpMyAdmin access&nbsp;required&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Time to complete&nbsp;<\/td><td>20-30 minutes&nbsp;<\/td><td>1-2 hours&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>What it transfers&nbsp;<\/td><td>Files, database, content&nbsp;<\/td><td>Files, database (separate steps)&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Best for&nbsp;<\/td><td>Most WordPress sites on any host&nbsp;<\/td><td>Custom configs,&nbsp;multisites, large databases&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Risk level&nbsp;<\/td><td>Low; automated with support fallback&nbsp;<\/td><td>Medium; more room for error at each step&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cost&nbsp;<\/td><td>Free&nbsp;<\/td><td>Free&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For most&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;WordPress users, the migration tool handles everything in one pass. Go manual only if support advises it&nbsp;or&nbsp;your setup is non-standard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-steps-after-the-migration\">Final steps after the migration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your site is now on Bluehost&#8217;s servers. Two steps&nbsp;remain&nbsp;before it goes live on your domain.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-point-your-domain-to-bluehost-nbsp\">1. Point your domain to Bluehost&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once&nbsp;you&#8217;ve&nbsp;confirmed the migrated site looks and functions correctly, update your&nbsp;domain&#8217;s&nbsp;nameservers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your domain is registered at InMotion:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;account and navigate to the Domains section.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select your domain and&nbsp;locate&nbsp;DNS or Nameserver settings.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Replace existing nameservers with:&nbsp;&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NS1.BLUEHOST.COM&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NS2.BLUEHOST.COM&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save your changes.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If your domain is registered at a third-party registrar, log in there and make the same update.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DNS propagation takes 24-48 hours. During that window, some visitors may reach your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;site and&nbsp;others&nbsp;your Bluehost site &#8211; both should remain live and identical until propagation is complete. Do not cancel your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;plan until propagation&nbsp;finishes&nbsp;and the migration is fully confirmed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most users find it worth transferring the domain to Bluehost once the hosting is settled. Managing hosting,&nbsp;domain&nbsp;and billing from one dashboard, with one support team, is the simpler long-term setup.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-test-the-migrated-site-nbsp\">2. Test the migrated site&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>After propagation completes, run through this checklist before canceling your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;account:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Front-end checks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Homepage loads correctly&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Internal links and images display as expected&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>SSL certificate is active (padlock visible in browser)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Functionality checks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Contact forms&nbsp;submit&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WooCommerce checkout processes correctly (if applicable)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Email delivery is functioning from the domain&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Any third-party integrations (CRM, analytics, booking tools) are connected and working&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performance checks:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Site speed is consistent with or better than InMotion&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No broken plugin or theme errors appear in wp-admin&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If anything fails, contact Bluehost&#8217;s 24\/7 support team before canceling your&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-final-thoughts-nbsp\">Final thoughts&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>InMotion&nbsp;is a credible host with infrastructure that outperforms a lot of the shared hosting market. The decision to move&nbsp;isn&#8217;t&nbsp;about&nbsp;InMotion&nbsp;being a poor choice.&nbsp;It&#8217;s&nbsp;about what your WordPress site needs as it grows past what a two-site entry plan, gated phone support and assigned server locations can provide.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bluehost brings WordPress-native infrastructure, a global CDN, 24\/7 phone and chat support on every plan with an average response time under 2 minutes, real-time malware scanning and a 99.99% uptime SLA \u2014 all on a platform WordPress.org has recommended since 2005.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For a WordPress site ready to grow without hitting plan-level ceilings, that combination is the practical next step.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Start your migration today, risk-free.<\/strong>&nbsp;Every&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/wordpress-hosting\">Bluehost WordPress Hosting<\/a>&nbsp;plan is backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If anything&nbsp;doesn&#8217;t&nbsp;meet your expectations,&nbsp;you&#8217;re&nbsp;covered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faqs-nbsp\">FAQs&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1779269198021\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How do I transfer my WordPress site from\u00a0InMotion\u00a0to Bluehost?\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Sign up for a Bluehost WordPress Hosting plan, then use the free Bluehost Site Migration Tool from your portal under Websites > Add Website > Transfer WordPress Website. The tool connects to your\u00a0InMotion\u00a0WordPress site using your WordPress admin credentials and handles the file and database transfer automatically.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1779269210496\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do I need to transfer my domain from\u00a0InMotion\u00a0to Bluehost?\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Technically\u00a0no, but most users find it worth doing. You can point your domain to Bluehost by updating nameservers to NS1.BLUEHOST.COM and NS2.BLUEHOST.COM while keeping it registered at InMotion. Transferring the domain to Bluehost puts hosting,\u00a0domain\u00a0and billing in one place, with one support team \u2014 which is the simpler long-term setup for most WordPress site owners.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1779269221735\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Will my\u00a0InMotion\u00a0email accounts be affected by the migration?\u00a0<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Email does not transfer as part of the hosting migration. If your email is tied to InMotion&#8217;s mail servers,\u00a0you&#8217;ll\u00a0need to either migrate those accounts to Bluehost or update your MX records to keep them pointing to a separate mail provider. 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