Title: Custom Post Exporter
Author: zourbuth
Published: <strong>May 8, 2014</strong>
Last modified: October 19, 2024

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# Custom Post Exporter

 By [zourbuth](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zourbuth/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-exporter.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-exporter/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-exporter/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-exporter/#installation)
 * [Development](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-exporter/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-exporter/)

## Description

Export a single post or page with its comments, custom fields and terms easily. 
This plugin will add custom export queries at the WordPress export administration
page. Use [WordPress Importer](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-importer/)
to import into WordPress site. Ability to create advanced export with custom post
queries.

### Key Features & Options

 * Export single or multiple posts.
 * Export single or multiple pages.
 * Export single or multiple custom post type.
 * Export single or multiple media or attachment.
 * Export comments, custom fields and terms.
 * Export post status option.
 * Custom export query.

To import from a WordPress export file into a WordPress blog, please see the [Codex page on Importing Content](https://codex.wordpress.org/Importing_Content#WordPress).

### Supports & Features

This plugin does not match to your site style? Is this script not quite working 
as it should? Having trouble installing? Or need some custom modifications that 
aren’t already included? Or you want more features on next release? Feel free to
get in touch about any of your queries via support forum.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Advanced export interface
 * [[
 * Admin bar export menu at edit page

## Installation

You can use the built in installer and upgrader, or you can install the plugin manually.

 * Go to the menu ‘Plugins’ -> ‘Install’ and search for ‘Custom Post Exporter’
 * Click ‘install’

To change exported post status (i.e. to draft), put this defined constant in wp-
config.php or theme functions.php

    ```
    define('CP_EXPORTER_POST_STATUS', 'draft');
    ```

For more post statuses please read this documentation [Post Status](https://codex.wordpress.org/Post_Status#Default_Statuses).

Read more about [editing wp-config.php](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php).

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Perfect](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/perfect-10681/)󠁿

 [stef1964](https://profiles.wordpress.org/stef1964/) March 6, 2025

Perfect 👍Exactly what I was looking for!

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### 󠀁[Awesome](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/awesome-5675/)󠁿

 [Allyson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/allysonsouza/) May 8, 2018

This plugin should be merged into core.

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### 󠀁[It’s such a masterpiece](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/its-such-a-masterpiece/)󠁿

 [worldless](https://profiles.wordpress.org/worldless/) February 10, 2018

I wish it had the import function integrated as well. Thanks for this great plugin

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### 󠀁[Easy to use](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/easy-to-use-1833/)󠁿

 [indianplayschools](https://profiles.wordpress.org/indianplayschools/) February
6, 2018

Thanks a lot. It was so simple to use

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### 󠀁[It works 😉](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/it-works-1368/)󠁿

 [wootimes](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wootimes/) February 5, 2018

It works very well to export single posts or pages 😉

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### 󠀁[Works with Divi](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-with-divi-5/)󠁿

 [Nathan Parikh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ndzynes/) January 26, 2018

Needed to do a quick export/import of 3 pages on sites that use Divi. Worked great.

 [ Read all 16 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-exporter/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Custom Post Exporter” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ zourbuth ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zourbuth/)

[Translate “Custom Post Exporter” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-exporter)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-exporter/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-exporter/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-exporter/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/wp-exporter/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * Updated support to WordPress 6.6.
 * Removed admin bar menu feature.

#### 0.0.6

 * Added custom post types support.
 * Added translation for Export admin menu bar.

#### 0.0.5

 * Updated WXR.
 * Added admin bar export menu at edit post/page.
 * Added export post status option.

#### 0.0.4

 * Added media/attachment import.
 * Added post id after title.

#### 0.0.3

 * Fixed spinner.

#### 0.0.2

 * Created wp_exporter_queries filter hook.
 * Created wp_exporter_post_ids filter hook.
 * Created wp_exporter_form action hook.

#### 0.0.1

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **1 year ago**
 *  Active installations **3,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.6.5**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-exporter/)
 * Tags
 * [export](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/)[import](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import/)
   [page](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/page/)[post](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/post/)
   [xml](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xml/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://co.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-exporter/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.8 out of 5 stars.

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 *  [  1 1-star review     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/wp-exporter/reviews/?filter=1)

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## Contributors

 *   [ zourbuth ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zourbuth/)

## Support

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