Quickly and easily import and export your block based full site editing theme design: global/custom styles, templates, template parts and patterns.
As of April 2026, Design Import/Export is a WordPress export plugin with 200 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.7+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Top alternative: WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to….
Import and export your block based theme design: global/custom styles, templates, template parts and patterns.
Easily move your custom full site editing theme design from one website to another, or from a local installation to a live site.
Ideal for designers and developers working with the Site Editor and a block based full-site-editing theme, who have edited their block based custom styles, templates, template parts and patterns, and now need to copy that design over to a new WordPress installation.
The Design Import/Export plugin allows this to be done with minimal fuss, and can also be used to take regular backups of your block theme based design(s).
Works with any full-site-editing block theme.
Licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0,
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gp…
| WordPress | 6.7+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
2.3 – December 2025
– Security updates
– Tested up to WP 6.9
2.2 – October 2025
– Fix for mis-named js/css assets
– Moved plugin menu item from top level to sub-item in tools
2.1 – October 2025
– Renamed relevant internal files from design-import to design-import-export
– Renamed relevant function prefixes from design_import_ to design_impo…
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