Alley

Matthew Boynes

<p>WordPress can presently export all of its content via WXR, and then import that<br />
through the WordPress Importer plugin. That process includes all posts, terms,<br />
menus, comments, and users, but it doesn’t touch options. In addition to<br />
general settings, options can include widget configurations, plugin settings,<br />
theme settings, and lots more. This can be very time-consuming to migrate<br />
manually. WP Options Importer aims to fill that void and save us all a lot of<br />
time.</p>
<p>WP Options Importer allows you to export all options to a JSON file, and then<br />
you can selectively import them into another WordPress installation. The import<br />
process is very transparent, and it even shows you what data you’ll be<br />
importing. Lastly, it gives you the option to override existing settings or to<br />
skip options that already exist.</p>


WP Options Importer

Guido Scialfa

Ram Ratan Maurya

Torsten Landsiedel

ChurchThemes.com

Steven Gliebe

<p>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. See the <a href="https://churchthemes.com/plugins/widget-importer-exporter/" rel="nofollow ugc">details</a> on ChurchThemes.com.</p>
<h4>Importing</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Importation takes into consideration widget areas not existing in the current theme (widgets imported as <em>Inactive</em>), widgets that already exist in the same widget area (widgets not duplicated) and widgets that are not supported by the site (widgets not imported).</p>
<h4>Exporting</h4>
<p>Widget Importer & Exporter can create an export file (in JSON format with .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.</p>
<h4>Developers</h4>
<p>The <code>wie_before_import</code> action fires after a file is uploaded but before the data is imported. <code>wie_after_import</code> fires after the data is imported. The <code>wie_import_data</code> 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.</p>
<p>Please jump on <a href="https://github.com/churchthemes/widget-importer-exporter" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a> to report issues and follow development.</p>


Widget Importer & Exporter

The plugin did what it described - super-easy and quick to use. It even transferred the custom "Conditional Widgets" settings that I had for a few of the widgets.

Well done, mate!

WP Options Importer vs Widget Importer & Exporter