Content can be moved from one WordPress site to another on sites.lafayette.edu by first exporting the site, then importing it.
Exporting a WordPress site
- From the Dashboard, select Tools > Export
- Choose the content you would like to export, either All Content or select kinds of content
- Click [Download Export File]
- A XML file will be downloaded to your computer for future use
Importing a WordPress site
- From the Dashboard, select Tools > Import
- Click [Run Importer] under the “WordPress” option

- Choose the .xml file of the site you would like to import
- Click [Upload file and import]
- You will be asked to assign Authors to the imported content with the following options:
- Import author (imports authors from the imported site into the new site)
- Create new user with login name (add a new user to the site and assign content to them)
- Assign posts to an existing user (select a current user on the site and assign the content to them)
- Check the Download and import file attachments in order to include images and files associated with the imported site.
- Click Submit
Note
- If the site into which you are importing a site does not have the same theme and/or plugins enabled, you may have issues with the layout and placement of site content.