Title: Export Categories Author: Shambhu Patnaik Published: August 23, 2013 Last modified: March 26, 2019 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/export-categories.svg) # Export Categories By [Shambhu Patnaik](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shambhu-patnaik/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/export-categories.zip) * [Details](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/export-categories/#description) * [Reviews](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/export-categories/#reviews) * [Installation](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/export-categories/#installation) * [Development](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/export-categories/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/) ## Description export you wordpress categories only to another wordpress site.WordPress export not provide export only category this plugin provide only categories without any post data or pages. #### Features 1. Export you blog categories only. 2. Easy and fast without any post or page data. More Detail : http://socialcms.wordpress.com/ ## Screenshots * [[ * screenshot-1.png : screen shot admin Tools section. ## Installation 1. Upload the export-categories folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Go Tools => **Export Categories** ## FAQ N/A ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6de2c58002ea8d8daf87a9a08cf93d96fee01ef23298a4c8e7a35895772cee8e? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple and effective](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-and-effective-1512/)󠁿 [alekmitch](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alekmitch/) August 11, 2023 Plugin is good. Does what it says. Just make sure you open it with Excel or a similar tool. Everything is in the right table. Very helpful. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/a80a189d2ae3d39c43d20f6fd496f47896f4f170e7f5a939e80367c818472ee2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great stuff! Works as intended and using latest WP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-stuff-works-as-intended-and-using-latest-wp/)󠁿 [Mark](https://profiles.wordpress.org/markob17/) May 8, 2022 Didn’t want to muck with other solutions so this works well and easy to use. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/1b1a1d4cf59025a5f7d0d430b38acc4b8f118acc7334c6b2c6fd802a9d61ef0b? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Great!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-12305/)󠁿 [gunterqb](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gunterqb/) November 3, 2020 Works great with 5.5.3 The WP export does not exports categories with 0 posts, this plugin does just that. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9b37b0ebf22336c7ff16638a74e6f9e2dd3afb929e3756431361e829c34453e5? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works Perfectly , Thank you !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-thank-you-8/)󠁿 [treecutter](https://profiles.wordpress.org/treecutter/) January 2, 2020 Just used this with WordPress 5.3.2 to export categories and import to new site , worked very well, and saved loads of time. Big Thank You to the author, very nice plugin, well done !! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/0f22e088cb63ef6c8af5b355ae25fa7f1968166ee5b33c2270c1ee42e1d7cea9? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Time saver](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/time-saver-227/)󠁿 [Closed account](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alexrowancom/) April 25, 2019 I am moving my website to a new host and do not want to use a migration tool (for whole site) due to suspected severe corruption of data. This plugin saved me a lot of time. Thanks and hat tip to developer. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b66667cd60132dc481231b672e5576e5a5b70e2bde54fe73cfeeaf209dfdede6? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Simple, follow WP XML structure, in English too](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/simple-follow-wp-xml-structure-in-english-too/)󠁿 [TM](https://profiles.wordpress.org/realtm/) October 13, 2017 Great effective little plugin. It’s really simple to use and I wonder why this isn’t a default option in WP export. Really appreciate that the XML follows WP’s xml structure and naming convention. Also, it’s actually in English although the plugin page says otherwise. Made my day easier and I appreciate it! Cheers [ Read all 12 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Export Categories” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Shambhu Patnaik ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shambhu-patnaik/) [Translate “Export Categories” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/export-categories) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/export-categories/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/export-categories/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/export-categories/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/export-categories/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog N/A ## Meta * Version **1.0** * Last updated **7 years ago** * Active installations **1,000+** * WordPress version ** 2.9 or higher ** * Tested up to **5.1.22** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-categories/) * Tags * [export](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export/)[export categories](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export-categories/) * [Advanced View](https://test.wordpress.org/plugins/export-categories/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.8 out of 5 stars. * [ 11 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Shambhu Patnaik ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/shambhu-patnaik/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-categories/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](http://socialcms.wordpress.com/)