## **🔄 When to follow these steps**

Use this guide after moving your site to a new server, changing hosting providers, updating DNS, switching from Cloudflare, or reinstalling OTTO on WordPress.

A connected plugin alone does not complete the migration process. After the move, you must recrawl the site and manually reprocess OTTO so it can use the current site configuration.

## **✅ Confirm the new site is ready**

1. Confirm the domain resolves to the new server.
2. Open the live website and verify that key pages load correctly.
3. Confirm WordPress is installed and the OTTO plugin is active on the new site.
4. Check that the site uses the correct HTTPS version and preferred domain.
5. Review the OTTO installation instructions in **OTTO SEO → Installation Guide** if the plugin was reinstalled or its installation method changed.

## **🔌 Check the OTTO connection**

Open **OTTO SEO → All Sites** and select the affected site. Review its current connection status and confirm that the site is associated with the correct WordPress installation.

If the connection was removed during the migration, follow the available installation or connection instructions for the site. Do not treat a successful connection check as the final migration step.

## **🕷️ Recrawl the site**

1. Go to **OTTO SEO → Overview**.
2. Select the affected site.
3. Choose **Scan** to start a new crawl.
4. Wait for the crawl to finish before continuing.

You can review crawl activity in **OTTO SEO → Crawl Monitoring**. A new crawl helps OTTO read the current version of the site after the server or hosting change.

## **⚙️ Manually reprocess OTTO**

After the recrawl is complete, manually reprocess OTTO for the affected site using the available site actions in **OTTO SEO → All Sites** or **OTTO SEO → Overview**.

This step is required after the migration. It refreshes OTTO's processing for the newly crawled site and should be completed even when the plugin connection appears active.

## **🔍 Verify the result**

- Confirm the site is listed under the correct OTTO site entry.
- Check that the latest crawl reflects the new server and current pages.
- Review **Crawl Monitoring** for errors or incomplete activity.
- Verify that OTTO recommendations or changes are associated with the current installation.
- Run another scan or reprocess only if the first operation did not complete.

## **🛠️ If the site still does not work**

Review the domain, HTTPS settings, WordPress installation, and OTTO installation method again. If the site was duplicated, make sure you are working with the correct OTTO site record and not an older entry.

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