How to use ABCode Database Exporter
A walkthrough of ABCode Database Exporter: installing it, picking tables, choosing SQL, CSV or schema, gzip, and importing the file with phpMyAdmin or WP-CLI.
One-click database exports, straight from the admin.
A database export and backup tool for WordPress. Export the whole database or just the tables you pick, as a .sql file you can import anywhere.
One of my own plugins, built and launched to the official WordPress.org repository. Free for anyone to use.
Export every table, or only the ones you select
Single tables as .sql or .csv, with optional gzip
A live progress bar showing the table being written
Copy any table’s CREATE TABLE statement in one click
phpMyAdmin-compatible output, so imports just work
Walk-throughs covering the jobs this plugin was built for, including how to do them by hand if you would rather not install anything.
A walkthrough of ABCode Database Exporter: installing it, picking tables, choosing SQL, CSV or schema, gzip, and importing the file with phpMyAdmin or WP-CLI.
Need one WordPress table, not the whole database? Exporting wp_posts, postmeta or a plugin table with phpMyAdmin, mysqldump or WP-CLI, without breaking it.
How to back up a WordPress database you can actually restore: phpMyAdmin export settings, the mysqldump flags that matter, wp db export, and testing it.
Need something bespoke building for your own site? That's what plugin development is for.
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