Go Live Update Urls vs Multisite Blog Alias — WordPress

Go Live Update Urls vs Multisite Blog Alias

Name: Go Live Update Urls
Rating: 4.5 (59 reviews)

Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points

Go Live Update Urls

4.5·59reviews·90,000+installs

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	Go Live Update Urls	Multisite Blog Alias
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Description	2169 / 5000 chars43% used	2918 / 5000 chars58% used
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Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	Mat Lipe	podpirate
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Feature comparison between Go Live Update Urls and Multisite Blog Alias
Metric	Go Live Update Urls	Multisite Blog Alias
Rating	4.5 ★	★ 5.0 ★
Total reviews	★ 59	5
Active installs	90,000+	—
Free plan	—	—

Keyword	Go Live Update Urls	Multisite Blog Alias
live support	#12	Not ranked

4. App details

Long-form description · keyword frequency

Go Live Update Urls

Change the domain on your site with one click. Goes through entire site and replaces all instances of an old URL with a new one. Used most often when changing the domain of your site. Automatically detects and handles special domain circumstances to give you an accurate update every time without side effects. Developed and supported by OnPoint Plugins. Features Database table by table selection. Updates serialized data in core tables. Updates encoded URL. Easy to use admin page – which may be found under Tools. Works on both multisite and single site installs. Updates Entire Site Including Posts Pages Image URLs Excerpts Post meta data Custom post types Widgets and widget data Options and settings And much more Domain Update Process Full step-by-step instructions for a changing a site’s domain may be found here. Included Language Translations English (en_US). French (fr_FR). German (de_DE). Spanish (es_ES). Developers Developer docs may be found here. Troubleshooting Troubleshooting information may be found here. Contribute Send pull requests via the Github Repo Go PRO Our PRO version brings additional functionality to this plugin. Check out the demo to see if the PRO version is useful for you. Updates database tables created by plugins. Database tables are organized into simple intuitive sections. Ability to choose between tables or sections. Ability to convert relative URL into absolute URL. Updates serialized data across any table. Updates encoded URL across any table. Updates JSON data across any table. Ability to test URL changes before running them. URL testing report is provided for peace of mind. Option to fix common mistakes automatically when entering a URL. View and use history of your site’s address. Accessible update history including count and location of updated URL. New Predictive URL automatically fill in the “Old URL” and “New URL.” Real time reporting of count and location of URL which will be updated. Report of count and location of URL which were updated. WP-CLI support for updating URL from the command line. Priority support with access to members only support area.

Top keywords

url15×4.37%
site7×2.04%
updates7×2.04%
data5×1.46%
domain5×1.46%
table5×1.46%
found4×1.17%
tables4×1.17%
ability3×0.87%
automatically3×0.87%
count3×0.87%
count and location3×0.87%

Multisite Blog Alias

WP Multisite plugin to maintain URL-redirects for Blogs. Features Permanent 301 Redirect to blogs main domain Painless installation and activation – no file access necessary. Checks domain status Supports UTF-8 Domains WP-Cli commands Usage Set up your DNS. Make sure your Domain points to your WordPress installation. You can achieve this by either setting up an A- or CNAME-Record in your DNS configuration. Your webserver must be configured to handle requests on the given Domain. Under Network Admin – Sites edit the site and select the Alias Domains Tab. Enter the domain without http ao / and click “Add”. Click “Check Status” to see if it worked. If something went wrong you will see an error message. If you want to redirect with URL path appended (e.g. from some-alias.tld/some/path to some-real-blog.tld/some/path), add this to your wp-config.php: define( 'WPMU_BLOG_ALIAS_REDIRECT_WITH_PATH', true ); Status messages Warning: The domain matches the site URL of this blog: The Blog is using the domain name as Site URL. Error: The domain is already used by another site: A different Blog is already using the domain as Site URL. Eiter Remove the alias from the sblog you are currently workin on, or from the other one. The domain is unreachable: There is likely an error in your DNS or your Webserver configuration. Use nslookup from he command line or whatsmydns.net to check the DNS-Settings. The domain or a redirect does not point to this blog: Following all redirects did not end up on your WordPress-Site, but somewhere else. There is likely an error in your DNS or your Webserver configuration. WP-CLI Examples Listing Domain aliases List alias domains for blog-id 123 wp alias-domains list --blog_id=123 Output minified json of all aliases wp alias-domains list --format=json --compact=2 Output csv including the header row but omitting other messages into file wp alias-domains list --format=csv --compact > alias-list.csv Add Domain Alias wp alias-domains add --blog_id=123 --domain_alias=quux.foobar.tld Remove Domain Alias Remove a specific alias wp alias-domains remove --domain_alias=quux.foobar.tld Remove all aliases for blog 123 wp alias-domains remove --blog_id=123 Testing Domain Aliases wp alias-domains test --domain_alias=quux.foobar.tld Plugin PHP-API The plugin introduces two functions allowing you to add / remove a domain aliases from inside PHP. Add Domain alias $result = alias_domain_add( $blog_id, 'quux.foobar.tld' ); if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) { // handle error } Remove specific Domain alias $result = alias_domain_remove_by( 'domain_alias', 'quux.foobar.tld' ); if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) { // handle error } Remove Domain aliases for a specific blog $result = alias_domain_remove_by( 'blog_id', 123 ); if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) { // handle error } Development Please head over to the source code on Github.

Top keywords

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Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Go Live Update Urls or Multisite Blog Alias?

Multisite Blog Alias has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 5 reviews) compared to Go Live Update Urls (4.5★ from 59 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Go Live Update Urls or Multisite Blog Alias?

Multisite Blog Alias holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Go Live Update Urls or Multisite Blog Alias?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. Go Live Update Urls has the deeper published review base (59 vs 5), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Go Live Update Urls typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (59 reviews). Multisite Blog Alias typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (5 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.

Can I migrate data between Go Live Update Urls and Multisite Blog Alias?

Migration support varies by app and category. Go Live Update Urls and Multisite Blog Alias both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Multisite Blog Alias" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Go Live Update Urls vs Multisite Blog Alias

Go Live Update Urls

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2. Categories & rankings

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Which has better reviews, Go Live Update Urls or Multisite Blog Alias?

Should I choose Go Live Update Urls or Multisite Blog Alias?

Which is faster to set up, Go Live Update Urls or Multisite Blog Alias?

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

Can I migrate data between Go Live Update Urls and Multisite Blog Alias?

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