Wp Import & Export Plugin: Step-by-Step Install, First Export, First Import, Mapping, and Scheduling
Installing an import-export plugin is the easy part. Using it well — mapping the right fields, testing a small batch, scheduling a repeat import, and checking the log — is where the real skill lies. Get those steps right and the plugin becomes a quiet workhorse for your site. Get them wrong and a single import can create hundreds of broken products, duplicate posts, or garbled Bangla text.
This guide walks through the Wp Import & Export Plugin from VJInfotech, step by step: install and activation, your first export, your first import, field mapping, scheduling, and the safety checks that should come before any production import. The plugin costs ৳2,500, on sale from a regular price of ৳5,000 — price may change — see the product page for the current price. The listing validity is Lifetime, with seller-assisted activation on the buyer's own site, and the private license key is never shared.
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Before You Start: Back Up and Know Your Data
Every import guide should start with the same warning, and this one is no exception: take a backup before a production import, and test a small batch first. An import changes your database. If the file is wrong, the mapping is wrong, or the encoding is wrong, the import will faithfully create the wrong content — hundreds of rows of it, in seconds. A backup is what lets you undo that.
Before you install anything, know what you are moving. Is it posts, pages, users, comments, products, orders, or customers? Is the source a CSV from a supplier, an export from another WordPress site, or a spreadsheet you built yourself? What file format is it in — CSV, XLS, XLSX, XML, TXT, ODS, or JSON? The plugin supports all of these, but your preparation differs by format. Open the file and look at it. Check the column headings. Check whether product names, prices, and descriptions are in the columns you expect. Check Bangla text in particular for encoding problems — UTF-8 encoding must be correct, or Bangla content can arrive garbled.
Also check your target site. Does it have the same custom fields, the same product categories, and the same WooCommerce setup as the source? Results vary by source file, target schema, active extensions, server limits, and cron configuration, so a file that imported cleanly on one site may need mapping adjustments on another. A few minutes of checking now saves an hour of cleanup later.
Step 1: Install and Activate the Plugin
Activation for this listing is seller-assisted: the WP Theme Bazar team activates the original license directly on your site, and the private license key is never shared. That means you do not need to handle a key yourself. Contact the team through WhatsApp with the product name, confirm your site details, and let them complete the activation on your site. The price is ৳2,500 — price may change — see the product page for the current price.
Once the plugin is installed and activated, find it in your WordPress dashboard and open its main screen. Take a moment to look around before importing anything. Find the import section, the export section, the scheduling options, and the import log. Knowing where the log lives matters — it is how you will check what an import actually did, and it is the first place to look when something looks wrong.
Step 2: Your First Export — Learn the Tool on Safe Ground
Start with an export, not an import. Exporting does not change your site, so it is the safe way to learn the tool. Choose a small, familiar set of data — for example, your ten most recent posts, or a small product category — and export it.
In the export screen, choose the data type: posts, pages, users, comments, taxonomies, custom post types, or WooCommerce data such as products, orders, or customers. Use the filters to narrow the export — by category, by date, or by status — rather than exporting everything at once on your first try. Choose a file format you can open and read, usually CSV or XLSX, and run the export.
Open the exported file and study it. This is one of the most useful steps in the whole guide, because the export shows you exactly how the plugin sees your data: which columns it uses, how it names fields, and how it handles categories, images, and meta. When you later prepare an import file, matching this structure is the fastest way to get the mapping right. If you plan to import products, export a few products first and use that file as your template. The column headings in the export are the column headings your import file should use.
Step 3: Your First Import — Small Batch, Carefully Mapped
Now the real work begins, but keep it small. Your first import should be a test: five or ten rows, not five hundred. Use a copy of your data, not the only copy. If the test goes wrong, you have only a few rows to clean up.
Upload your file in the import screen and choose the data type it contains. The plugin will show you the file's columns and ask you to map them — to match each column in your file to a field in WordPress. This is the drag-and-drop field mapping step, and it is the most important part of the import. A price column mapped to the wrong field does not just fail — it can put prices where descriptions should be, or fill a field you did not intend to change.
Map each column deliberately. Product name to title. Price to price. Description to description. Category to category. Image URL to image. SKU to SKU, if you use SKUs. For WooCommerce products, check the gallery, categories, and meta fields too — the official documentation covers WooCommerce product import, product galleries, categories and meta, plus ACF and Polylang workflows, so use those docs when your site uses custom fields or multiple languages.
Before you run the import, use the preview or sample-row check if the plugin offers it. Verify the mapping with sample rows: does the first row look right? Does the Bangla text display correctly? Are prices in the right column? Are categories matched? Only when the sample rows look correct should you run the test import.
Step 4: Check the Log and the Result
After the test import, do not assume it worked. Check the import log first — it records what the plugin did, row by row, including any rows that failed and why. Then check the site itself. Open the imported posts or products. Check titles, prices, descriptions, images, and categories. Check a Bangla product name and description for encoding. Check that images attached correctly and that gallery images appear where they should.
If something is wrong, the log and the visible result together usually point to the cause. A column of empty prices points to a mapping error. Garbled Bangla text points to an encoding problem — check UTF-8 encoding in the source file. Missing images point to image URLs that the new site cannot reach, or to a gallery field that was not mapped. Duplicate posts point to an import that ran twice, or to a file that was imported without the update logic that would match existing entries.
Fix the cause in the file or the mapping, not by editing the imported content by hand. Hand-fixing ten test rows is fine. Hand-fixing five hundred production rows is not. Correct the file, re-test with the small batch, and only move to the full file when the small batch is clean.
Step 5: Run the Full Import — With Pause, Resume, and Background Processing
Once the small batch is clean, you can run the full import. For a large file, use the plugin's background processing and its pause, resume, and stop controls. Background processing means the import continues without you keeping the browser window open and watching it. Pause and resume mean you can stop the import if the server struggles and continue it later, rather than starting over. Stop means you can halt a run that is clearly going wrong instead of letting it create hundreds of bad rows.
Start the full import and monitor the early rows. Check the log after the first few dozen rows. If they look right, let it continue. If they do not, stop the import, fix the cause, and re-test. The worst outcome is an import that runs to completion while wrong — it creates the most cleanup. Stopping early is not a failure. It is the control working as intended.
After the full import finishes, check the result the same way you checked the test: log first, then the site. Spot-check products across categories, check prices and stock, check images and galleries, and check Bangla text. If your site takes orders, check that the imported products are purchasable and that their prices and variations are correct. An import that looks complete but has wrong prices is worse than an import that visibly failed, because it can take orders at the wrong price.
Step 6: Scheduling Imports and Exports
Scheduling is one of the premium features that separates this plugin from the free Lite version, and it is where the plugin earns its price for shops and busy sites. A scheduled import runs automatically on a timetable — daily, weekly, or however you configure it — pulling in new data from a file without you starting it by hand. A scheduled export does the reverse, sending data out regularly for a report, a backup, or another system.
Set up a schedule only after your manual imports work cleanly. A scheduled import repeats whatever your manual import does, including its mistakes. If the mapping is wrong, the schedule will repeat the wrong import on time, every time. Test manually first, confirm the result, and only then automate it.
Before any production import, take a backup and test a small batch first — those two habits prevent most import disasters. The Wp Import & Export Plugin is a practical tool for a practical job: moving WordPress content accurately, repeatedly, and at scale.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I activate the plugin after buying?
Activation is seller-assisted: the WP Theme Bazar team activates the original license directly on your site, and the private license key is never shared. Contact the team with the product name to arrange it.
Should I start with an import or an export?
Start with an export. It does not change your site, and the exported file shows you the column structure your import file should match.
How many rows should I test before a full import?
Five to ten rows is enough for a first test. Verify the mapping with sample rows, check the log, and check the imported content before running the full file.
Why is my Bangla text garbled after import?
Usually an encoding problem. Check UTF-8 encoding in the source file before importing, and test a small batch with Bangla content first.
Can I schedule imports to run automatically?
Yes, scheduled import and export are premium features. Set up a schedule only after manual imports work cleanly, and check the log after the first scheduled runs, since scheduling depends on cron configuration.
