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AWS lightsail documentation change

Service: lightsail · 2026-05-01 · Documentation low

File: lightsail/latest/userguide/migrate-your-wordpress-blog-to-amazon-lightsail.md

Summary

Updated WordPress migration guide to remove Bitnami-specific instructions, streamline instance creation steps, add security-related next steps (HTTPS migration, automatic snapshots), and update related topics.

Security assessment

The change adds security documentation by including HTTPS migration guidance and automatic snapshot configuration, which are security best practices. However, there's no evidence this addresses a specific security vulnerability or incident - it appears to be routine documentation improvement and deprecation of Bitnami references.

Diff

diff --git a/lightsail/latest/userguide/migrate-your-wordpress-blog-to-amazon-lightsail.md b/lightsail/latest/userguide/migrate-your-wordpress-blog-to-amazon-lightsail.md
index b4d5bcb28..ff3e8aa88 100644
--- a//lightsail/latest/userguide/migrate-your-wordpress-blog-to-amazon-lightsail.md
+++ b//lightsail/latest/userguide/migrate-your-wordpress-blog-to-amazon-lightsail.md
@@ -27 +27 @@ Before you begin, you will need the following:
-  1. You will need to an AWS account. [Sign up for AWS](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home), or [sign in to AWS](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home) if you already have an account.
+  1. An AWS account. [Sign up for AWS](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home), or [sign in to AWS](https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home) if you already have an account.
@@ -71,2 +70,0 @@ You can choose the default Availability Zone or change that once you select an A
-You can choose a Amazon Lightsail or Bitnami provider.
-
@@ -75 +73,3 @@ You can choose a Amazon Lightsail or Bitnami provider.
-  5. Choose your instance plan (or _bundle_).
+  5. Select **Lightsail** as the **Blueprint provider**.
+
+  6. Choose your instance plan (or _bundle_).
@@ -79 +79 @@ You can upgrade your Lightsail plan later if needed. For more information, see [
-  6. Enter a name for your instance.
+  7. Enter a name for your instance.
@@ -91 +91 @@ Resource names:
-  7. (Optional) Choose **Add new tag** to add a tag to your instance. Repeat this step as needed to add additional tags. For more information on tag usage, see [Tags](./amazon-lightsail-tags.html).
+  8. (Optional) Choose **Add new tag** to add a tag to your instance. Repeat this step as needed to add additional tags. For more information on tag usage, see [Tags](./amazon-lightsail-tags.html).
@@ -101 +101 @@ Resource names:
-  8. Choose **Create instance**.
+  9. Choose **Create instance**.
@@ -110,25 +109,0 @@ Now that you have a new blog in Lightsail, you will need to access the WordPress
-Bitnami
-    
-
-###### To get the default password for the WordPress administrator
-
-  1. Open the instance management page for your WordPress instance.
-
-  2. On the **WordPress** panel, choose **Retrieve default password**. This expands **Access default password** at the bottom of the page.
-
-![Accessing WordPress admin password in Lightsail.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/wordpress/wordpress-bitnami-retrieve-password.png)
-
-  3. Choose **Launch CloudShell**. This opens a panel at the bottom of the page.
-
-  4. Choose **Copy** and then paste the contents into the CloudShell window. You can either put your cursor at the CloudShell prompt and press Ctrl+V, or you can right-click to open the menu and then choose **Paste**.
-
-  5. Make a note of the password displayed in the CloudShell window. You need this to sign in to the administration dashboard of your WordPress website.
-
-![Viewing WordPress admin password in Lightsail.](/images/lightsail/latest/userguide/images/amazon-wordpress-viewing-admin-password-01.png)
-
-
-
-
-Lightsail
-    
-
@@ -212 +187,7 @@ Here are some next steps:
-  * Migrate your DNS so that your domain name servers point to the new version of your blog.
+  * [Configure automatic snapshots for your new Lightsail instance](./amazon-lightsail-configuring-automatic-snapshots.html)
+
+  * Customize your new blog's appearance and/or install some WordPress plugins
+
+  * [Migrate your DNS so that your domain name servers point to the new version of your blog with HTTPS](./amazon-lightsail-enabling-https-on-wordpress.html)
+
+  * Delete your source instance. If your source instance is hosted on Lightsail, [delete it to save on future charges](./delete-an-amazon-lightsail-instance.html)
@@ -214 +195 @@ Here are some next steps:
-  * Customize your new blog's appearance and/or install some WordPress plugins.
+  * Delete any resources associated with your source instance. If your source instance is hosted on Lightsail, [delete any old snapshots associated with the instance to save on future charges](./amazon-lightsail-deleting-snapshots.html)
@@ -216 +197 @@ Here are some next steps:
-  * [Launch and configure a WordPress instance on Lightsail](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lightsail/latest/userguide/amazon-lightsail-tutorial-launching-and-configuring-wordpress.html)
+  * [Launch and configure a WordPress instance on Lightsail](./amazon-lightsail-tutorial-launching-and-configuring-wordpress.html)
@@ -227 +208 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Enable HTTPS
+Migrate your applications
@@ -229 +210 @@ Enable HTTPS
-WordPress Multisite
+Migrate from Bitnami blueprints to Lightsail blueprints