Export posts

  • I’m having trouble trying to export my posts from my old theme to my new one. Whenever I go to tools -> export no matter which export plug-in I guess, the default or whatever, I click the button to download and all I get is a new page with all the coding and text from all the posts but no way to download them into an xml file from that point.

    Does anyone have any clue how to fix this or another way to export onto my new theme?

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  • If you are just changing themes, there is no need to export your posts – just change the theme. The posts will still be there.

    Thread Starter hiphopcertified

    (@hiphopcertified)

    yea but I have to customize the new theme while the old theme is still up and running. What would be the best way to do that?

    (1) If the changes are all to theme files like style.css, you could use a test site to make the changes and then copy the files over
    or
    (2) if the theme has all it options stored in the DB and has an export/import option (at least one theme – Atahualpa – has this feature) again do it in a test site and export from teh test site and import into the produciton site.
    or
    (3) if the site is static – ie no other changes likenew posts – will be made while you are making your changes – use a backup plugin like backup buddy and make a complete cop of the site. Then when the changes are made, copy the site back.

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