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Export Themes

4.9 out of 5 stars. 4.9 13 reviews

Export any installed theme as a .zip file you can upload to another WordPress site.

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v3.0.1 2,000+ installs WP 6.0+ PHP 7.4+

By Sergio Milardovich · Read the readme on WordPress.org

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Export Themes running inside a SandyWP sandbox

What you get inside

3 screens

  • "Export" option in the Appearance menu.

  • The export screen.

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"Export" option in the Appearance menu.

"Export" option in the Appearance menu.

About this plugin

With this plugin you can export any installed theme as a .zip file and then install that
same theme on another server through the normal “Upload Theme” screen.

Usage

Go to Appearance > Export, pick the theme you want and press “Export”. Your browser downloads
a .zip file. On the other site, go to Appearance > Themes > Add New > Upload Theme, choose
that file and press “Install Now”.

Questions

Who can export a theme?

Users who can install themes (administrators on a single site, super admins on multisite).
An export contains the theme’s full PHP source, so the plugin no longer settles for the
weaker manage_options check it used up to 2.12. You can change this with the
wpct_capability filter.

Are development files included?

.git, .svn, .hg, node_modules and .DS_Store are left out. Use the
wpct_should_skip_file filter to change that.

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