compare · database sync

Loopress vs WP Migrate.

WP Migrate pushes and pulls databases between environments, with find and replace on URLs. Loopress moves configuration as files, one resource at a time.

	WP Migrate	Loopress
Unit of change	Database tables	Files: one per field group, menu, option, hook
Before pushing	Pick tables, no row-level diff	lps diff, per file
Content	Travels with the tables you pick	Never moves
History	None of its own	Git, with a PR per change

Same task, both ways

Move a plugin's settings from staging to production.

WP Migrate

Find which wp_options rows hold that plugin's settings
Push the options table to production
Overwrite any setting changed on production meanwhile

Loopress

$ lps option pull --env staging
$ git commit -am "feat: cookie banner settings"
$ lps option push --env production

Pick WP Migrate when

You need real content locally, or you're moving a whole database between environments.

Pick Loopress when

What you're moving is configuration, and you want a reviewable diff instead of a table overwrite.

Or use both

Pull production content down to your local site with WP Migrate, ship configuration and code up with Loopress. Content goes down, changes go up.

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