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How to WordPress Import/Export Featured Images With Post

Author By Chandan Kumar
October 16, 2017
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Do you ever notice that when you use the import-export tool in WordPress to migrate data from one platform to another, the featured images not be included in the data? If you have a small site and blog then, of course, you can re-upload the featured images but don’t you think that it quite be waste of time to separately re-upload features image while you import/ export the entire data.

Well, this post will give you the solution about how to include featured image while you import/export data between two WordPress sites. Let’s get started to read out the steps that how to WordPress Import/Export Featured Images with post.

1. Export All Blogs from Tools > Export option.

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3. Add filter rule

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4. Select ID, title and click on ‘Add Field’ button. Then Add function code.

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5. Select xls from ‘Export type’ dropdown then click on ‘Continue’ button.

6. Click to Run Export.

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Import Posts:-

Step 1: Import posts from Tools > Import menu.

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Step 2: Import Featured images of the post by using ‘WP All Import’ plugin.

Click on New Import.

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Step 3:- Click on ‘Continue to Step 3’.

Step 4:-

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Step 5:-

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Step 6:-

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Chandan Kumar

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