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Widget Importer & Exporter

Import and export your widgets.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.6.2
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 4.4 · PHP 5.2.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update15 Oct 202617d ago
Active installations200K+Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating4.7 / 5 from 117 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records Widget Importer & Exporter version 1.6.2 as active, updated 17d ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Widget Importer & Exporter is useful for moving widgets from one WordPress site to another, backing up widgets and for theme developers to give users sample widgets. com.

Importing

Importing is done by uploading an export file created by the plugin. The results of an import are shown in a nicely formatted table with an explanation of what happened with each widget area and widget.

Importation takes into consideration widget areas not existing in the current theme (widgets imported as Inactive ), widgets that already exist in the same widget area (widgets not duplicated) and widgets that are not supported by the site (widgets not imported).

Exporting

wie extension) out of currently active widgets. This file can be imported into other sites using this plugin or used to restore widgets to the same site later.

Developers

The wie_before_import action fires after a file is uploaded but before the data is imported. wie_after_import fires after the data is imported. The wie_import_data filter can be used to filter data before it is imported.

Other filters are used throughout. Make a pull request on GitHub if you need another hook.

Please jump on GitHub to report issues and follow development.

WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • backup
  • export
  • import
  • migration
  • widgets
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 4.4 · PHP 5.2.4
Update activity15 Oct 202617d ago

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Changes recorded by WP PlugIndex

Recent tracked changes

Version1.6.11.6.2
WordPress compatibility7.0.47.1.3
WordPress requirement3.54.4
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