{"id":5296,"date":"2026-03-08T08:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wordpress-posts-grid\/manage-gs-posts-grid\/export-import\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T08:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T08:56:04","slug":"export-import","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wordpress-posts-grid\/manage-gs-posts-grid\/export-import\/","title":{"rendered":"Export &#038; Import"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Export &amp; Import<\/strong> feature allows you to easily back up or move your posts, shortcodes, and settings between sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"utext wp-block-paragraph\">How to Access<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go to <strong>GS Posts Grid > Export &amp; Import<\/strong> in your WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"953\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-scaled.webp\" alt=\"GS Posts Grid Export &amp; Import\" class=\"wp-image-5298\" title=\"GS Posts Grid Export &amp; Import\" srcset=\"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-300x112.webp 300w, https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-1024x381.webp 1024w, https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-768x286.webp 768w, https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-1536x572.webp 1536w, https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GS-Posts-Grid-Export-Import-2048x763.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">GS Posts Grid Export &amp; Import<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"utext wp-block-paragraph\">Export Options<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can choose what to export:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Export Posts Data<\/strong> \u2013 All the Posts data.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Export Shortcodes<\/strong> \u2013 All saved shortcodes in a <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">.json<\/code> file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Export Settings<\/strong> \u2013 Global settings, including preference settings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you select <strong>all options<\/strong>, a ZIP file will be downloaded named: <code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">gs-pg--export--data.zip<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside the ZIP file you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>attachments\/<\/strong> folder \u2013 contains all related images.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>data.json<\/strong> \u2013 contains exported data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"utext wp-block-paragraph\">Importing Data<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To import previously exported data:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the <strong>Import Data<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the exported file (ZIP or JSON).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Import<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your posts, shortcodes, and settings will be restored on the site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca1 This feature is especially useful for <strong>backups<\/strong> or <strong>migrating to another site<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"demo-buy-links\"> \n  <a class=\"btn btn-demo\" href=\"https:\/\/posts-grid.gsplugins.com\/\" title=\"Posts Grid Demo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Posts Grid Demo<\/a>\n  <a class=\"btn btn-buy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsplugins.com\/product\/wordpress-posts-grid\/#pricing\" title=\"Buy Posts Grid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy Posts Grid<\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":368,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5296","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5299,"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5296\/revisions\/5299"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/368"}],"prev":[{"title":"Sort Order","link":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wordpress-posts-grid\/manage-gs-posts-grid\/sort-order\/","href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/4982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docs.gsplugins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=5296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}