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wp export - Export content to a WXR file.

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[--dir=<dirname>] : Full path to directory where WXR export files should be stored. Defaults to current working directory.

[--skip_comments] : Don't export comments.

[--max_file_size=<MB>] : A single export file should have this many megabytes. --- default: 15 ---

[--start_date=<date>] : Export only posts published after this date, in format YYYY-MM-DD.

[--end_date=<date>] : Export only posts published before this date, in format YYYY-MM-DD.

[--post_type=<post-type>] : Export only posts with this post_type. Separate multiple post types with a comma. --- default: any ---

[--post_type__not_in=<post-type>] : Export all post types except those identified. Separate multiple post types with a comma. Defaults to none.

[--post__in=<pid>] : Export all posts specified as a comma- or space-separated list of IDs.

[--start_id=<pid>] : Export only posts with IDs greater than or equal to this post ID.

[--author=<author>] : Export only posts by this author. Can be either user login or user ID.

[--category=<name>] : Export only posts in this category.

[--post_status=<status>] : Export only posts with this status.

[--filename_format=<format>] : Use a custom format for export filenames. Defaults to '{site}.wordpress.{date}.{n}.xml'.

# Export posts published by the user between given start and end date
$ wp export --dir=/tmp/ --user=admin --post_type=post --start_date=2011-01-01 --end_date=2011-12-31
Starting export process...
Writing to file /tmp/staging.wordpress.2016-05-24.000.xml
Success: All done with export.

# Export posts by IDs
$ wp export --dir=/tmp/ --post__in=123,124,125
Starting export process...
Writing to file /tmp/staging.wordpress.2016-05-24.000.xml
Success: All done with export.

# Export a random subset of content
$ wp export --post__in="$(wp post list --post_type=post --orderby=rand --posts_per_page=8 --format=ids)"
Starting export process...
Writing to file /var/www/example.com/public_html/staging.wordpress.2016-05-24.000.xml
Success: All done with export.