Post Export Import with Media

by wpazleen

4.4

(7 ratings)

Post Export Import with Media exports and imports posts, pages, media, users, widgets, menus, themes, plugins, and settings between WordPress sites, with every image and attachment carried across intact. The default WordPress exporter leaves image files behind and only writes a reference to them; this plugin downloads and reattaches the actual files, metadata, so imported content never ends up with broken data, links or missing thumbnails.

Whether you’re moving to a new host, creating staging sites, or backing up your content, this plugin handles everything with professional-grade reliability, user-friendly interface and powerful built-in Batch Processing for high-performance transfers all designed for simplicity and control.

After moving your posts, the real work starts. Audit, compare, repair, clean up, and optimize your imported content, media, links, SEO, and metadata with powerful built in tools.

Everything you need after migration. Find missing images, broken links, duplicate content, orphaned posts, SEO issues, and content changes, then fix them quickly and confidently with the same Post Export Import with Media using the Post Tools & Migration Suite.

✨ Key Features

Export and import posts with all attached media files, metadata, categories, tags, and custom fields
Automatic media file detection and download during import
Real-time progress tracking for smooth migration
Smart image handling – reuses existing media, downloads missing files
Media Health & Audit – Scan media library for unused images, view health scores, and filter risk levels
Media Title & ALT Editor – Bulk optimize titles and ALT text with inline editing and CSV import/export
Support for featured images and inline content images
Enable WPML multilingual language support
Smart Image Matching Strategy
- Verify only fallback matches (fastest)
- Verify all matches (prevents duplicate filename mismatches)
- Always download fresh images
Link reused media to imported posts by updating the Uploaded to relationship
Selective Export & Import
- Export specific posts or pages instead of entire content
- Export content by date range
- Filter posts using custom From and To dates before export
- Preview and choose content before importing
- Set status before import (Public, Private, Draft, Pending, or Preserve Existing)
Import Post Status Control – Flexible status assignment (Draft, Pending, Private, Published, or Preserve Original) to review imported content before going live
Internal Link Finder & Domain Replacer – Scan and bulk-update outdated domains, staging URLs, and internal links across posts, pages, and meta
Find & Replace Tool – Search and replace text, shortcodes, and URLs across content, excerpts, and custom fields with dry-run preview and selective execution
Visual Post Compare & Diff – Side-by-side visual diff comparison between posts or revisions to inspect changes in titles, excerpts, content, and metadata
Post Health & Cleanup Scanner – Detect unassigned categories, missing tags, duplicate slugs, and broken image URLs with one-click cleanup
Missing Featured Image Finder – Identify posts lacking featured images and extract images from content to set as thumbnails
Duplicate Post & Page Detector – Group duplicate content clusters by title, slug, or content hash to clean redundant posts while preserving originals
Orphaned & Unlinked Post Finder – Discover posts with zero incoming internal links or unassigned taxonomies to improve SEO crawl depth
Bulk delete functionality with confirmation dialogs
CPT & ACF Export/Import
- Export Custom Post Types with all associated posts
- Includes ACF fields, taxonomies, and media
- Built-in support for exporting and importing custom ACF meta fields
Secure data handling to prevent errors or data loss
Lightweight and beginner-friendly interface
Works for bloggers, developers, and site administrators
Batch Processing Settings (Optimized for large-scale websites)
Scheduled Exports (Automated Backups)
Post SEO Analysis & Diff Tab (Post Tools & Migration Suite)
- Smart Site-Wide SEO Scan and Compare
- Inspect Post with Google Search Result Snippet
- Instant SEO Quick-Fix & Metadata Editor
Users Export/Import
- Smart author mapping (match by username or email instead of ID)
- Assign posts to current admin user
- Automatically create missing users
- Export user data (login, email, display name, roles, etc.)
- Includes hashed passwords for instant login after import
- Supports user meta, capabilities, and plugin role data
- WooCommerce user data (billing, shipping, last active)
- ACF user fields support
- CPT authorship mapping for accurate reassignment
Import options
- Set default password for all imported users
- Send welcome email with login credentials (if email is configured)
- Try to preserve original user IDs (conflicts logged)

Media & Image Handling & Audit

Automatic media detection and download during import
Media Health & Audit:
- Complete media library scan to detect unattached and unused images
- 9-Metric Analysis (Health Score %, Unused Count, Total Unused Size, Risk & Confidence Breakdown)
- Dedicated Review Unused Media dashboard with title and filename search
- Filter unused media files by Risk Level (Critical, High, Medium, Low, Very Low) and Confidence score
- Decision controls: Mark Safe (keep in library) and Exclude (exclude from future audit scans)
- Destructive cleanup (single-item and bulk trashing) with PRO license protection
Media Title & ALT Editor:
- Bulk edit media titles and ALT text with inline editing
- Real-time diff tracking for modified titles and ALT attributes
- Filter images by missing ALT text or title search
- Batch update support via CSV Export and CSV Import
Smart Image Matching Strategy
- Verify only fallback matches (fastest)
- Verify all matches (verifies file size to prevent duplicate filename mismatches)
- Always download fresh images from the source
Reuse existing media when possible
Link reused media to imported posts by updating the Uploaded to relationship
Full support for featured images and inline content images

Pages Export/Import

Complete page hierarchy preservation
Template assignments and page metadata
Featured images and content images handling
Parent-child page relationships maintained
Supports selective export/import for pages
Custom page attributes and settings

CPT & ACF Export/Import

Export Custom Post Types with all associated posts
Full ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) support including field groups and values
Export and import custom ACF meta fields seamlessly
Includes associated taxonomies and terms
Media files linked to CPT content are fully handled
Maintains relationships between posts, fields, and taxonomies
Supports selective export/import for specific CPTs

Users Export/Import

Export core user data (login, email, display name, roles, registration info)
Preserve access with hashed passwords on import
Handle user meta, capabilities, and plugin-defined role data
Includes WooCommerce customer details (billing, shipping, activity)
Supports ACF fields attached to user profiles
Maintains authorship mapping across Custom Post Types
Auto-create users when missing during import
Flexible import controls:
- Map authors by username or email
- Assign content to current admin if needed
- Set a global password for imported users
- Optionally send welcome emails (if configured)
- Attempt to retain original user IDs (logs conflicts)

WordPress Settings Backup

7 settings categories: General, Writing, Reading, Discussion, Media, Permalinks, Privacy
Site icon export/import with URL information
Selective import – choose which settings to import
Detailed import logs showing success/failure for each setting
Handles deprecated WordPress options automatically

Widgets & Navigation Menus

Complete widget configuration export/import
Widget positions and sidebar assignments
Navigation menu structure with all items
Menu locations and theme assignments
Menu item hierarchy and custom properties
Support for all widget types including custom HTML, media widgets

Themes & Plugins Backup

Export active theme, all themes, or selected themes
Export active plugins, all plugins, or selected plugins
ZIP file creation with proper directory structure
Import with replace existing or keep both options
Automatic theme/plugin activation after import

Advanced Admin Features

Admin Download Buttons – Add download buttons to WordPress themes.php and plugins.php pages
Media Statistics – Comprehensive media library analysis with file types, sizes, and usage
System Configuration Test – Check server capabilities and requirements
Plugin Recommendations – Curated list of useful WordPress plugins

Post Tools & Migration Suite

Import Post Status Control: Choose how imported content lands on your site (Draft, Pending Review, Private, Published, or Preserve Original Status). Perfect for editorial staging and pre-publish QA.
Internal Link Finder & Domain Replacer: Scan post content, excerpts, and custom fields to find outdated staging URLs, legacy domains, or broken links. Bulk-replace or update only selected posts with a single click.
Find & Replace Across Content, Excerpts & Meta: Safely search and replace strings, shortcodes, and URLs across posts, pages, and custom post types. Includes dry-run diff preview and selective execution.
Visual Post Compare & Diff: Side-by-side visual diff comparison between any two posts or revisions to inspect title, slug, excerpt, content, status, and metadata changes before publishing.
Post Health & Cleanup Scanner: Run full site diagnostics to find unassigned categories, missing tags, duplicate slugs, and broken images, with one-click cleanup tools.
Missing Featured Image Finder & Downloader: Scan posts lacking featured images and extract inline images directly from content to set as thumbnails.
Duplicate Post & Page Detector: Scan content clusters to find duplicate posts by exact title, slug, or content hash, and clean redundant entries while keeping the original.
Orphaned & Unlinked Post Finder: Identify isolated posts that have zero incoming internal links or unassigned taxonomies to improve site structure and search engine indexing.

🎯 Perfect For

Web Developers – Quickly clone sites for development and testing
Site Migrations – Move WordPress sites between hosts seamlessly
Backup Solutions – Create complete site backups including media
Staging Sites – Duplicate production sites for safe testing
Client Handoffs – Package complete sites for client delivery
Multi-site Management – Sync content between multiple WordPress installations

📊 Real-time Progress & Logging

Every operation provides detailed feedback:
* Progress bars showing completion percentage
* Timestamped logs with success/warning/error indicators
* Detailed statistics (items imported, skipped, failed)
* Clear error messages with actionable solutions
* Import/export summaries with file information

External Services

This plugin connects to a small number of external services, only when the related feature is actually used.

Freemius Checkout

Loads the Freemius checkout script when a user opens the Pro upgrade modal in the WordPress admin. The script is served from checkout.freemius.com. No personal data or form submission data is sent.
Terms: https://freemius.com/terms/ | Privacy: https://freemius.com/privacy/

Media import from external URLs

When importing content that references images hosted on another domain (for example, a localhost or staging URL from the source site), the plugin downloads those specific image files directly from that URL so they can be attached to the imported post. This only happens for media URLs found inside the import file you provide, not as a background or scheduled connection.

WordPress.org Plugin Directory API

The Plugin Recommendations screen calls the official WordPress.org plugins_api (api.wordpress.org) to pull live names, descriptions, and icons for a short list some recommended WordPress plugins. This only runs when you open the Recommendations screen, the results are cached locally for 10 days to avoid repeat requests, and no data about your site or its content is sent.
Terms: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/

Source Code

The source files for all compiled/minified JavaScript and CSS in this plugin are publicly available at:

https://github.com/wpazleen/post-export-import-with-media

Build instructions:

Clone the repository.
Run npm install in the root to install dependencies.
Run npm run build to compile the JavaScript and CSS.
Compiled output is written to /build/js/ and /build/css/, matching what ships in the plugin.

Competitor Analysis

Search the WordPress plugin directory for a way to export WordPress posts with their media, and the results split into two groups: large general-purpose export tools built for spreadsheets, and small single-purpose add-ons built to patch one gap in the native exporter. Post Export Import with Media sits in a third position: a dedicated export and import tool built around content plus media plus the rest of the site.

WP All Export is the closest thing to a household name in this space support for exporting almost any post type or custom field into CSV, XML, or Excel. Its own FAQ is direct about the trade-off: you export one post type at a time, there is no way to export a full site in a single pass, and to get WordPress media specifically you export the post type that the images are attached to rather than treating media as its own export target. Post Export Import with Media treats media as the primary concern rather than a side effect, with automatic detection of featured and inline images, three image-matching strategies, and reuse of existing Media Library files. Where WP All Export pulls ahead is field-level flexibility, letting you rename and reorder every CSV or XML column by hand, which is a real advantage for anyone building a custom data feed rather than migrating a site.

Export media with selected content, by DKZR, is a small, well-loved plugin that solves one specific problem: the native WordPress export screen leaves attachments out by default, and this plugin adds a checkbox to include them. It is a genuinely useful patch for the built-in exporter, but it stops there; there is no image-matching logic, no rewriting of image URLs for a new domain, and no support for users, widgets, menus, themes, plugins, or settings. Post Export Import with Media replaces the native exporter entirely rather than patching it, and covers the rest of a site migration or backup in the same place.

Product Import Export for WooCommerce and Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce, both are mature, widely installed tools built specifically around WooCommerce products, coupons, and orders moving in and out of CSV files, with the product plugin adding ChatGPT-generated descriptions for products missing one. Both are strong choices if WooCommerce commerce data is the whole job. Post Export Import with Media is not scoped to WooCommerce data types; it is built for general WordPress content, so it handles standard posts, pages, and CPTs alongside the WooCommerce user data (billing, shipping, activity) it picks up when exporting users, rather than orders or coupons themselves.

So of everything that turns up in an “export WordPress posts with media” or “WordPress migration plugin” search, the gap Post Export Import with Media fills is the one in the middle: a plugin that treats content, media, users, widgets, menus, themes, plugins, and settings as one export and import job, with a progress bar and a preview step, rather than requiring a spreadsheet tool for content and a separate backup plugin for everything else.