WordPress migration audit + cutover support (Cloudways → Cloudways, high-traffic site)

Hi! Hope you're having a nice day :-) I'm Chris Bailey, a productivity writer and speaker. chrisbailey.com has been around for years and gets a fair bit of traffic. I'm about to migrate it from one Cloudways app to a freshly rebuilt one on the same server, and I want a sanity check from someone who's done this 50 times. I want to pay a pro to find what I'm missing. The new site is fully built, it's on staging, and the rebuild is done. I've already done my own QA passes (broken links, redirects, forms, mobile, Core Web Vitals, GA4 events). I just want a second pair of expert eyes on the WordPress + Cloudways cutover mechanics before I flip DNS. What I'm looking for help with: 1. Pre-cutover sanity check. Walk through the staging site and the cutover plan I've drafted. Specifically: WordPress migration mechanics, SSL/cert handoff, cache layer behavior, mu-plugins, wp-config diffs, and anything experienced eyes would catch that mine wouldn't. Cloudways experience is a strong plus. 2. Cutover-night support. Be available live during the DNS swap. Help me execute the plan, watch the Cloudways logs, troubleshoot anything that breaks. 3. Post-cutover spot-check (24 to 72h). Run a 404 crawl at T+2h, re-baseline Core Web Vitals at T+1h, and spot-check the first 72 hours. The stack: - WordPress on Cloudways (DigitalOcean droplet) - Custom child theme (Kadence parent) - Fluent Forms, FluentCRM, Redirection plugin, Yoast SEO - Cloudways Breeze cache (and possibly Object Cache Pro) - ~600 posts, ~1.6GB uploads, a custom plugin for bespoke features - GA4 conversion events on 4-5 key actions The cutover: - Two Cloudways apps on the same server (old Divi-based live + new rebuilt staging) - Domain swap via Cloudways: re-point chrisbailey.com to the new app - A DNS A-record alternative is also on the table (DNS hosted at Hover) - The Cloudways ticket to rsync /wp-content/uploads/ is already done - I have a smoke-test script and a delta-import script for any new posts at T-24h Budget: $1,000 fixed-price. If you think that's off for the scope, please suggest a number--I don't have a great handle on what a migration like this costs, so I'm open to your read. Timeline: Audit ASAP, then we pick a cutover slot together based on what you find. Targeting "within 2-3 weeks" but flexible if you need more runway. Please include: - A similar migration you've done in the past year, specifically what you caught that the client missed - Whether you can be available live on cutover night - If you've worked with Cloudways' support, the Migration Bot, or done same-server Cloudways app cutovers, mention that specifically Comfortable using AI tools in your workflow is a plus, that's how I'd expect you to move fast on the audit. I'd especially love to work with you if you're available for similar projects down the line, too! Thanks for reading :-) Chris