About this plugin
Advanced Addons, Theme & Core Exporter is a powerful administrative tool that allows you to export and download:
- Installed plugins
- Installed themes
- WordPress core files
- Database (SQL)
All exports are generated as clean ZIP archives, making this plugin ideal for:
- Website migration
- Local development setup
- Backup before updates
- Manual plugin or theme version archiving
- WordPress debugging and testing
Simply navigate to Tools → Advanced Addons, Theme & Core Exporter and download what you need with a single click.
The plugin supports ZipArchive and automatically falls back to WordPress PclZip, ensuring compatibility across all hosting environments.
🚀 Features
🔌 Export Installed Plugins
- View all active and inactive plugins
- Displays plugin version, size, and main file
- One-click ZIP download for each plugin
- Download button available on the Plugins screen
🎨 Export Installed Themes
- Export active and inactive themes
- Shows theme version, folder name, and size
- One-click ZIP download
- Download button available on the Themes screen
🧩 Export WordPress Core Files
Choose exactly what you want to export:
- Complete WordPress Files (Excludes wp-config.php for security)
- Core Folders Only: wp-admin, wp-includes, root files
- Uploads Folder ( wp-content/uploads )
- **wp-content Only (excluding uploads)`
- wp-admin Only
- wp-includes Only
🗄 Database Export
- Export the complete WordPress database as a.sql file
📦 Combined ZIP Export
- Select multiple core options
- Generate one combined ZIP archive containing all selected items
🔐 Security & Compatibility
- Admin-only access ( manage_options )
- Nonce-protected download actions
- Respects WordPress file permissions
- Automatically excludes sensitive configuration files
🖥 Clean Admin Interface
- Native WordPress-style UI
- Clear tables with plugin and theme details
- Simple, fast, and reliable workflow
Usage
Navigate to:
Tools → Advanced Addons, Theme & Core Exporter
You will find three main sections:
1️⃣ Installed Plugins
- Plugin name, version, and size
- Click Download to export as ZIP
2️⃣ Installed Themes
- Theme version, folder name, and size
- Click Download for instant ZIP export
3️⃣ WordPress Core Export
- Select one or more export options
- Click Download or Create & Download Combined ZIP
Credits
Developed by Kirtikumar Solanki.
Donations welcome via PayPal.