WP Options Importer
Export and import WordPress Options.
4.9(9 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 years agoAs of April 2026, WP Options Importer is a WordPress export plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 4.9/5 rating from 9 reviews. It has been downloaded 103K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.8+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 3 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Download volume is stable this week. Top alternative: WP All Export – Drag & Drop Export to….
4.9/59 reviews
7.0K+active installs
103K+total downloads
12 yearssince 2014
Overview
WordPress can presently export all of its content via WXR, and then import that
through the WordPress Importer plugin. That process includes all posts, terms,
menus, comments, and users, but it doesn’t touch options. In addition to
general settings, options can include widget configurations, plugin settings,
theme settings, and lots more. This can be very time-consuming to migrate
manually. WP Options Importer aims to fill that void and save us all a lot of
time.
WP Options Importer allows you to export all options to a JSON file, and then
you can selectively import them into another WordPress installation. The import
process is very transparent, and it even shows you what data you’ll be
importing. Lastly, it gives you the option to override existing settings or to
skip option…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Best options exporter/importer
by wong·5 years ago
Works well with the latest 5.5.1, import all necessary information, also able to choose which options to be import.
Best options setup ever
by Jon·5 years ago
Best ever! Old but still works great!
Still working in 2019 for WP 5.1
by mkonji·6 years ago
Still working great – thanks for this!
Handy plugin with clean code
by Rastislav Lamos·11 years ago·1 reply
Hello.
Really handy plugin. It exports WordPress settings and then you can import them selectively or all. Source code is very clean.
However, WP-CLI support is missing. If it was present, I could automate the export/import process on each web application release.
It works!
by niko·11 years ago
This plugin restore all the setting and fast.
Download Trends
Today: 36Yesterday: 71This week: 207Period total: 10K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.8+ requiredTested up to 6.1.10 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Version Adoption
v5
43.5%
v7
42.2%
v6
14.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
7
- SECURITY: Add proper escaping to all echo functions
- SECURITY: Add nonce checks
- SECURITY: Sanitize option name values during import
- ENHANCEMENT: Use wp_remote_get instead of file_get_contents
- INFO: Deprecate the use of blacklist and whitlelist in favor of denylist and allowlist
…and 2 more changes
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