UI improvement?

  • Resolved skylabb

    (@skylabb)


    2 days, 17 hours ago

    Hello, I’ve using this plugin for many years and also purchased the multisite extension. As much as it is a reliable and great plugin in, there hasn’t been any change to the UI for years. One thing can be improved is the settings interface on the export screen. Instead of showing all the “Do not” options, it makes more sense to show the DO options instead – that is, if the user wants to include backing up the media library for example. And the important part is saving those settings. I find myself keeping having the check the boxes every time I make an export or backup. It’s unnecessary hassle. Thanks for your consideration.

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  • Plugin Author Yani

    (@yaniiliev)

    First, thank you so much for your kind words about the plugin and for being a long-time user! We’re thrilled to hear that you find it reliable and valuable—it’s feedback like yours that motivates us to keep improving.

    Your suggestion about the settings interface is thoughtful, and we truly appreciate the time you took to share it. Focusing on “Do” options instead of “Do not” is an interesting perspective, and we can see how it might make the export process feel more intuitive for some users. That said, we designed the plugin with the idea that most users transfer their websites completely. The advanced options, such as excluding specific elements, are meant for more specialized cases, and for those who use them frequently, we offer the Schedules feature. With Schedules, you can save your exact preferences as a job and run it manually whenever needed—no need to check those boxes every time!

    While this change would invert the way the plugin works, your feedback reminds us that every user has unique needs, and we’ll take it into consideration as we plan future updates. Your input helps us grow, and we’re grateful to have you as part of our community.

    Thank you again for sharing your thoughts, and we’re here if you have any more ideas or questions! ??

    Thread Starter skylabb

    (@skylabb)

    Thanks for the timely and positive response, Yani.

    I did have the feeling that there was a default assumption as you explained that many users want to include everything in a migration. Even though I use this plugin often to move sites, every time I interact with the Export screen, it feels unintuitive to check an option to exclude something instead of include – like I have to be extra alert of what I’m doing. Ticking a box is commonly associated with YES, don’t you think?

    So ideally if the Yes/Include approach is used, all the available options would be checked by default. And user would check off the ones they don’t want. And settings the user chooses would stay the same the next time they come back to this screen again which also feels more intuitive this way instead of things reverting back to default. The Advanced Options panel would display all the options instead of hiding them under a dropdown menu.

    Thank you for your attention. Other than that, this is one of the top plugins in its category. Doesn’t mean it can’t be even better. ??

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