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<p><strong>Export/Import Media</strong> helps you move media between WordPress sites using CSV while preserving core media metadata columns such as alt text, title, caption, and description.</p>
<p>The free workflow is built for straightforward media export and import. The plugin generates a CSV file containing useful media information such as URLs, relative paths, alt text, titles, captions, and descriptions. You can validate that CSV, preview it before importing, and process rows in batches from a cleaner admin screen focused on the core workflow.</p>
<p>During normal free imports, detected duplicates are skipped to help prevent duplicate attachments in the library. Metadata columns are supported for rows that are imported, while controlled matching and update rules for already-existing media are handled by the separate Pro add-on.</p>
<p><strong>Why use this plugin?</strong><br />
* <strong>Straightforward CSV workflows:</strong> Export media data, validate incoming CSV files, preview them, and import them in batches.<br />
* <strong>Batch import:</strong> AJAX-powered processing helps avoid browser and timeout issues on medium and large imports.<br />
* <strong>Duplicate prevention:</strong> Detects existing matches and skips them in the normal free workflow.<br />
* <strong>Metadata columns:</strong> Supports title, alt text, caption, and description columns in CSV import/export.<br />
* <strong>Developer friendly:</strong> Includes hooks and filters for extending CSV columns, validation, admin UI, and import/export behavior.</p>
<p>Need more control for larger libraries? The separate <strong>Export/Import Media Pro</strong> add-on adds rollback restore points before imports, image conversion to WebP/AVIF where supported, saved workflows, background processing, controlled matching, metadata updates, and replace-file workflows.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>CSV Export:</strong> Export media data to CSV with filters by date, media type, and attachment context.</li>
<li><strong>CSV Preview:</strong> Validate and preview the file before importing.</li>
<li><strong>Batch Processing:</strong> Import media rows in AJAX batches.</li>
<li><strong>Local Import Mode:</strong> Register files that already exist in <code>/uploads/</code> without downloading them again.</li>
<li><strong>Honor Relative Path:</strong> Reuse or preserve folder paths from the CSV.</li>
<li><strong>Skip Thumbnail Generation:</strong> Speed up large imports when needed.</li>
<li><strong>Duplicate Prevention:</strong> Uses source meta and file fingerprints to detect existing matches and skip those rows in the standard free workflow.</li>
<li><strong>Metadata Columns:</strong> Imports and exports title, alt text, caption, and description columns for supported rows.</li>
<li><strong>Downloadable Log:</strong> Save an import log as <code>.txt</code> after the process finishes.</li>
</ul>


Export/Import Media

Import and export your WordPress media library using CSV, with preview, batch processing, duplicate prevention, and core media metadata columns.

Syed Balkhi

SeedProd

Bob Riley

Cory Lamle

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<h4>WordPress Backup & Migration Plugin</h4>
<p><a href="https://duplicator.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=top_link&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Duplicator</a> provides a simple way to move WordPress sites, create reliable backups, or clone a site for staging. With Duplicator, you can easily migrate, transfer, or clone your WordPress site between domains or hosts with no downtime. Create full backups of your website, or package your entire site to download and install elsewhere with only a few steps.</p>
<p>At Duplicator, reliabilty, security, and ease of use are our top priorities. Our variety of cloud backup integrations and easy migration wizard make Duplicator the most beginner-friendly backup and migration plugin on the market. You don’t have to hire a developer. Create a backup and migrate sites in just a few minutes.</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Duplicator Pro</strong><br />
  This plugin is the Lite version of Duplicator Pro, which comes with scheduled backups, cloud storage integrations, multisite support, and more. <a href="https://duplicator.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite&utm_content=get_duplicator_pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Get Duplicator Pro for the complete migration and backup solution</a>.</p>
</blockquote>
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<h4>Easy Site Migration, Backup, and Cloning</h4>
<p>Duplicator streamlines site migrations by packaging your website files and database into a single file, known as a “backup”. Download and re-install your “backup” on any new WordPress location or server without dealing with complicated setups. Launch at your new destination without installing WordPress. Duplicator is the <strong>only</strong> migration and backup plugin that works on an empty site.</p>
<p>See why experts love Duplicator:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Duplicator provides an easy to use tool to make backups of your site, or to transfer it to another location.”<br />
  Richard McAdams – Expert Web Developer</p>
</blockquote>
<h4>Secure WordPress Backups</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers cloud <a href="https://duplicator.com/secure-wordpress-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=secure_wordpress_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress backups</a> with military-grade encryption. Automatically backup your entire WordPress site to secure cloud storage.</p>
<h4>Recovery Points (1-click Restore)</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/disaster-recovery-1-click-restore/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=1_click_restores&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">1-click restores</a> for WordPress backups easy and stress-free. Quickly restore your entire website in minutes just like a time machine.</p>
<h4>Fast WordPress Migrations</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-migration/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_migrations&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress website migrations</a> fast and stress-free. Quickly move to a new host, domain, or server. No downtime, no data loss, and no coding required.</p>
<h4>WordPress Multisite Backups</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers automatic <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-multisite-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_multisite_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Multisite backups</a> with easy 1-click restore. Safely backup your entire Multisite network to secure cloud storage.</p>
<h4>WooCommerce Backups</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers reliable <a href="https://duplicator.com/woocommerce-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=woocommerce_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce backups</a> with military-grade encryption. Easily and automatically back up your entire online store to secure cloud storage.</p>
<h4>Pre-configured WordPress Installs</h4>
<p>Never start from scratch with Duplicator’s smart <a href="https://duplicator.com/pre-configured-wordpress-installations/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=pre_configured_installs&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">pre-configured WordPress installs</a>. Save time and hassle duplicating ready-made sites with 1-click.</p>
<h4>WordPress Recovery Points with Quick Rollbacks</h4>
<p>Duplicator offers hourly recovery points and <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-recovery-points-rollback/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_recovery_points&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">1-click rollbacks for WordPress sites</a>. Quickly and automatically recover from failed WordPress updates or disasters.</p>
<h4>Partial WordPress Backup Plugin</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/partial-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=partial_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">partial backups for WordPress</a> quick and easy. Save storage and restore sites faster with database-only, media-only, or completely custom backups.</p>
<h4>Server to Server WordPress Migration Import Tool</h4>
<p>Duplicator makes <a href="https://duplicator.com/server-to-server-wordpress-migration/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=server_to_server_migrations&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">server-to-server WordPress migrations</a> fast and hassle-free. Quickly import your website to a new server in minutes. No downtime, no data loss.</p>
<h4>Smart WordPress Migration Wizard</h4>
<p>Duplicator’s smart <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-migration-wizard/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_migration_wizard&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress migration wizard</a> makes transferring your website to a new host or server effortless. No downtime, no data loss, and no code required.</p>
<h4>Drag & Drop Import WordPress Website Tool</h4>
<p>Migrating WordPress sites has never been easier with Duplicator’s <a href="https://duplicator.com/drag-drop-import-wordpress-tool/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_migration_wizard&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">drag & drop import tools</a>. Quickly transfer your site to a new host or server in minutes, no code required.</p>
<h4>Clone WordPress Website Plugin</h4>
<p>Duplicator <a href="https://duplicator.com/clone-wordpress-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=clone_wordpress_website&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">clones your entire WordPress website</a> with 1-click, no code needed. Perfect for staging sites, sandbox, or site migration.</p>
<h4>WordPress Staging Site</h4>
<p>Duplicator Pro lets you <a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-staging-site/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wordpress_staging_site&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">create a WordPress staging site</a> directly from your WordPress dashboard. Safely test plugin updates, theme changes, and new features on a staging environment before pushing changes to your live site. No manual setup, no separate hosting, and no risk to your production site.</p>
<h4>Duplicator Pro Features</h4>
<p>Duplicator Pro takes Duplicator to the next level with features you’ll love, such as:</p>
<ul>
<li>WordPress staging sites – create a staging copy of your site to safely test changes before going live</li>
<li>Drag and Drop installs – just drag the backup file to the destination site!</li>
<li>Scheduled backups</li>
<li>Cloud Storage to Dropbox Backups, Google Drive Backups, Microsoft OneDrive Backups, Amazon S3 Backups and FTP/SFTP Backups</li>
<li>Custom Backups and Cloning: want just plugins, or just themes, just the database? No problem!</li>
<li>A special 2-step streamlined installer mode for mega-fast installs</li>
<li>Recovery Points added for very fast emergency site restores</li>
<li>Support for managed and shared hosts such as WordPress.com, WPEngine, GoDaddy Managed, and more</li>
<li>Multi-threaded to support larger websites & databases</li>
<li>Migrate an entire multisite WordPress network or a sub site as a standalone site</li>
<li>Database and user creation <em>in the installer</em> with cPanel API</li>
<li>Connect to cPanel directly from the installer</li>
<li>Custom plugin hooks for developers</li>
<li>Advanced permissions</li>
<li>Email notifications</li>
<li>Professional support</li>
<li>… and much more!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Supported Backup Cloud Storage Integrations</h4>
<p>We support any Amazon S3 compatible storage providers plus these first-party integrations.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/secure-wordpress-backups/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=localhost_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Localhost Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/ftp-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=ftp_sftp_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">FTP/ SFTP Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/dropbox-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=dropbox_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Dropbox Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/google-drive-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=google_drive_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Drive Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/microsoft-one-drive-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=microsoft_one_drive_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Microsoft OneDrive Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/amazon-s3-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=amazon_s3_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Amazon S3 Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/cloudflare-r2-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=cloudflare_r2_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Cloudflare R2 Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/wasabi-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=wasabi_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Wasabi Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/dream-objects-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=dream_objects_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Dream Objects Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/vultr-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=vultr_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Vultr Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/wordpress-backups-for-digitalocean-spaces/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=digital_ocean_spaces_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Digital Ocean Spaces Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/google-cloud-storage-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=google_cloud_storage_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Cloud Storage Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/backblaze-b2-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=backblaze_b2_storage_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Backblaze B2 Storage Backups</a></li>
<li><a href="https://duplicator.com/linode-object-storage-wordpress-backup-plugin/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=linode_object_storage_backups&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Linode Object Storage Backups</a></li>
</ul>
<p>You can easily see why Duplicator is the best WordPress backup and migration plugin on the market! Want to unlock these features? <a href="https://duplicator.com/?utm_source=wprepo&utm_medium=link&utm_content=upgrade_to_pro&utm_campaign=duplicator_lite" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to our Pro version</a></p>
<h4>Branding Guidelines</h4>
<p>Duplicator® is a registered trademark of Snap Creek LLC. When writing about the backup & migration plugin by Duplicator, please make sure to uppercase the initial first letter.</p>
<ul>
<li>Duplicator (correct)</li>
<li>duplicator (incorrect)</li>
</ul>


Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More

You have to do some leg work with this plugin to create a database depending on what hosting you use, but the amount of time saved and the integrity of your transferred data is well taken care of with this plugin.

Works like a charm

This made moving my wordpress site to a new server SO EASY AND PAINLESS (only needed the free version too). A+

Works so great, A+

Very useful for moving website from localhost to live server. Thank you!

Excellent plugin

importing is only available ip PRO version.

pathetic plugin

Best backup and migration plugin


The free version worked without a hitch. [BIG problems getting BlueHost issues squared away. Their support team is clueless. None of it was an issue with Duplicator!]


Free Version Worked Without A Hitch

Excellent free tool for moving your site in a self contained single file. Thx!


I've been using Duplicator for a few years now and it has saved me so much time doing from manual migrations. There are some substantial limitations for larger websites in the free version, but for most website the free version is more than sufficient. 


Easy-to-use and all-in-one solution for migration

just great


It does not update to a new version, when installing on a new website you enter a password to install and then there is only an advertisement for the PRO version. Hell, yesterday everything worked as it should and today it's a total flop and manual work. Back to the trees.


New version total fail

Works perfectly every time


Duplicator is a solid plugin for WordPress migration and backup. Trusted over years. Thank you guys.


Solid plugin


Great plugin! Using the free version, it requires following some instructions but it works perfectly as instructed.



Thanks


Awesome


Thank you for creating this wonderful plugin and making it available for free 🫡


Works perfect all the time!


Been using this plugin for a few years now, my goto plugin for migrations


Works great


I've been using this plugin for years and it's really convenient to backup or migrate a website. Thanks to the developer!


Very useful

Easy!


I have moved hundreds of sites with this plugin, it always works great.


Great plugin


It's my first choice for deploying websites to production since I discovered it.


Impresive option to deploy projects

Geat!


I have been using Duplicator for my websites' backups for a few years already and never had any problems with it. It works great for site migrations too. Thank you for such a great plugin!


The best plugin for backups, also works great for migrations

The best WordPress backup and migration plugin. Quickly and easily backup ,migrate, copy, move, or clone your site from one location to another.

Export/Import Media vs Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More