Source
Hosting, domains & portability — found from sitemap — WordPress.com
Checked for WordPress.com on 28 Oct 2026
- Page
- https://wordpress.com/support/export/
- Checked
- 28 Oct 2026, 15:38 UTC
- How we may use it
- Public page, crawling permitted
Technical details
- type
- page
- http status
- 200
- content hash
- sha256:589a4cadb73a7c8733c8f9bc7e4e1cd58b4ecd6d81252bc027ff5571ab2442ad
- permission
- robots_ok
- screenshot
- Screenshot on file (internal exhibit, not published)
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Facts read from this source
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Export format Report an error
“Your content is saved as an XML file (or a WXR file), which is a standard file format that can be read by WordPress and many other website platforms.”
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Export contents Report an error
“This file contains your posts, pages, comments, categories, and tags, plus links to your media files (not the actual files).”
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Export excludes design Report an error
“Your export file will include your posts, pages, and comments but will not include your theme design, customizations, or plugins. To export your entire site, including design elements, use a migration plugin.”
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Export large sites Report an error
“If your export is on the larger side (approximately more than 1000 pages or posts), you will receive an email with a single .zip file containing multiple XML files.”
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Export duration Report an error
“Wait while your export file is created. This usually takes 1-2 minutes for most sites.”
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Export path Report an error
“Navigate to Tools → Export.”
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Media export Report an error
“You can also download all of your site’s media by exporting your media library.”
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Export import targets Report an error
“Import to another WordPress.com site Import to a self-hosted WordPress site Import to other platforms that accept XML files”
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Jetpack migration Report an error
“If you’re moving to a self-hosted WordPress site, install the free Jetpack plugin first to maintain Jetpack functionality on the new site.”
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Subscriber migration Report an error
“Migrate your subscribers by installing the free Jetpack plugin and using the Subscriber Migration Tool.”
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Automatic backups Report an error
“WordPress.com already creates automatic backups of your site and stores them safely. If something goes wrong with our servers, we can restore your site from these backups.”
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Full backup plans Report an error
“For a complete backup solution, sites with the Business or Commerce plan can download a full backup or restore from a backup at any time.”
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Export filtering Report an error
“Export smaller portions of your content at a time by choosing specific dates, authors, or categories instead of trying to export everything at once.”
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24 7 paid plans Report an error
“Get answers from our AI assistant, with access to 24/7 expert human support on paid plans.”
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Export public visibility requirement Report an error
“Change your site to public visibility so your images can transfer to the new site. You can change this back to private after the transfer is complete.”
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