Widget Importer & Exporter: Pricing, Reviews and More

Explore the features and performance of the Widget Importer & Exporter plugin to enhance your website's functionality effortlessly.

4.7

Rating summary

116

Reviews

300K

Active installations

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Widget Importer & Exporter: Pricing, Reviews and More

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

Move widgets between sites

Backup existing widgets

Provide sample widgets

Avoid widget duplication

Handle unsupported widgets

About this plugin

Categories: Backup and Migration

Version: 1.6.1

Last updated: 19-07-2024

WordPress version: 3.5

Tested up to: 6.6

PHP version required: 5.2.4

Languages: English (Canada), English (UK) [+21]

Tags:

Import Widget Exporter Widgets Importer

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Overview

The Widget Importer & Exporter plugin is designed to facilitate seamless widget management across multiple WordPress sites, making it easy to transfer, back up, and share widgets. The plugin allows users to export all active widgets into a JSON file with a .wie extension, which can be imported into other sites or used for restoration purposes. The import process is user-friendly, providing detailed feedback on the status of each widget and taking into account various scenarios such as inactive widgets, duplicates, and unsupported widgets. Additionally, theme developers can leverage this tool to offer sample widgets to users. It also supports developers by providing specific actions and filters for customization, and encourages contributions and issue reporting via GitHub.

Widget Importing

Upload an export file created by the plugin.
Results shown in a nicely formatted table with explanations.
Handles non-existing widget areas, duplicate widgets, and unsupported widgets.

Widget Exporting

Creates an export file in JSON format with .wie extension.
Export file can be imported into other sites or used for restoration.

Backup and Restoration

Useful for backing up widgets.
Restores widgets to the same site later using the export file.

Developer Friendly

Provides hooks like wie_before_import and wie_after_import.
Allows filtering of data before import with wie_import_data.
Encourages contributions and issue reporting on GitHub.

Features list

Feature

Free version

Premium version

Unlimited pages

Create as many pages as you need without restrictions.

Sermon archive & podcast

Store and share your sermons and podcasts easily.

Events & more

Manage and promote events seamlessly.

Plenty of help

Access extensive support and resources.

Starter content

Get pre-built content to kickstart your site.

Easy customization

Personalize your site with simple customization options.

Mobile-friendly

Ensure your site looks great on all devices.

Online campus

Create a virtual campus for your community.

One-click updates

Update your site with a single click.

Other goodness

Enjoy additional features and benefits.

All themes included

Access to all available themes.

Church plugin included

Includes a specialized plugin for church functionalities.

WordPress power

Built on the robust WordPress platform.

Pricing

Free Plan

$0 / none

Plan includes

Unlimited pages

Sermon archive & podcast

Events & more

Plenty of help

Starter content

Easy customization

Mobile-friendly

Online campus

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Premium Plan

$99 / yearly

Plan includes

All themes included

Church plugin included

WordPress power

Unlimited pages

Sermon archive & podcast

Events & more

Plenty of help

Starter content

Buy Now

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Rating and reviews

4.7

Rating summary

116

Reviews

300K

Active installations

User sentiment analysis

Users appreciate the WordPress plugin for its ability to easily and efficiently export and import widgets, saving them significant time and effort, especially during site migrations or theme changes. Many praise its user-friendly interface and the manual paste feature for .wie code, which addresses import issues. The plugin is immensely helpful for developers cloning sites or testing layouts, and it successfully retains custom widget settings such as “Conditional Widgets.” However, users point out drawbacks such as occasional compatibility issues, spammy advertisements, and misleading security warnings pushing for hosting services. Problems with the plugin recognizing its own export files and errors with PHP 7.0 are noted, impacting its reliability for some users.

Chris Lovie-Tyler

18 Apr, 2024

Thanks for creating this!

raffmediapub

14 Mar, 2024

Thank you very much, 6 star plugin

jofer

14 Aug, 2023

I don’t like Gutenberg but since it seems to be here to stay, one has to adapt. Exporting and importing a full widget built with several blocks seems to be not possible. This plugin solves that problem. Thank you very much!

quyle

15 Jul, 2023

Thanks for great plugin.

Unreal Themes

20 Jan, 2023

Clear and fast plugin

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Widget Importer & Exporter: Pricing, Reviews and More

Overview

Compatibility

Installation instructions

Customer support & learning resources

Changelog

Main benefits

About this plugin

Overview

Widget Importing

Widget Exporting

Backup and Restoration

Developer Friendly

Features list

Pricing

Plan includes

Plan includes

Rating and reviews

User sentiment analysis

FAQ

Why does the JSON export file use a .wie extension?

What is the purpose of the Widget Importer & Exporter plugin?

How does the importing process work?

What happens to widgets that are not supported by the site during import?

Can the plugin handle widget areas that do not exist in the current theme?

What happens to widgets that already exist in the same widget area during import?

What format does the export file use?

Can developers extend the functionality of the plugin?