July 3

How to Import and Export Custom Post Types in WordPress

The feature to import any data in WordPress themes allows you to add database specific information - notes, pages, news, etc. In our case, we will talk about the import of a special file format eXtended RSS also called WXR file. By happy coincidence, it contains everything that is in the classic WordPress blogs - Build pages, custom record types, comments, custom fields (custom fields), categories, tags and users. If you have WXR file, the import will be a simple and effective - consider all the nuances of this process.

Import features in WordPress theme based sites:

To begin with a few words, how to get a WXR file. Usually, it is created with the help of the export in WordPress in the same section of the menu. Generally, in theory, it would have to start with this, but there is nothing to talk - go to the admin section "Tools" - "Export" and see for yourself. Also this WXR file can be obtained from special programs to give the format you need (for webmasters do a lot of interesting software). By the way, you can import it into WordPress themes with so many engines - on this page for a complete list of them. In addition to standard and popular Blogger, Drupal, e107, Joomla, LiveJournal, Movable Type, PostNuke, Twitter, TypePad has the ability to manage RSS feed, HTML and even CSV files, as well as static pages. For each option has a plugin or a description of the required actions on the import feature.

How to import WordPress files? To do this, go to the section admin "Tools" - "Import". There are some basic embodiments are arranged, including WordPress. Clicking on it in the majority of cases will see a pop-up window asking to install a special plugin called WordPress Importer.

The export feature in WordPress themes

This export feature in WordPress themes allows you disposing any data as you like. In the console, WordPress.com, scroll to Tools -> Export to download the contents of the blog in the form of XML-file. This file format WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR) will keep your records, pages, comments, categories, and tags. You can download only part of the contents, using the following filters:

Content published in a certain timeline;
The contents of certain authors;
Use the drop-down list of authors;
Records relating to certain headings;
Only recording or only the page using a filter Content Types;
Entries with the specified status.

If you want to move your blog to another server with installed WordPress.org console, you can use our recommendations in terms of hosting. This particular export operation exports only the records, pages, comments, categories and tags; you may need to manually migrate to the new blog previously downloaded files and pictures. The current version of WordPress.org allows you to import previously downloaded files, while a blog from which the files are imported, must be functional and include images. Therefore, we recommend that you do not delete your old blog as long as you do not import the files into a new blog.

If you are going to export the contents of your blog based on WordPress themes to another platform, it is best to save their drawings from the “Library files” at WordPress.com before you start importing them to your new blog.