--- title: "Warning: Beware WordPress' Export for Business Blog posts and pages" description: Understanding Wordpress' Export function. image: https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture-8.png --- [![aplite-logo.png](https://landing.saltedstone.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Aplite/aplite-logo.png?width=209&name=aplite-logo.png "aplite-logo.png")](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/email-design) [![Get Started](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2676636/afc0d40c-5a50-49bb-9d58-b4fb7978fb8c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2676636/afc0d40c-5a50-49bb-9d58-b4fb7978fb8c) [Ë](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/warning-beware-wordpress-export-for-business-blog-posts-and-pages#mobile) # Email Design Support Guide [**](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/warning-beware-wordpress-export-for-business-blog-posts-and-pages#cos-search) By [Alysha Dominico](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/author/alysha-dominico) • února 9, 2010 # Warning: Beware WordPress' Export for Business Blog posts and pages - [Wordpress](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/wordpress) - [beware wordpress export function](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/beware-wordpress-export-function) - [blogging will benefit your business](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/blogging-will-benefit-your-business) - [where is wordpress export](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/where-is-wordpress-export) - [Wordpress Export](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/wordpress-export) - [Wordpress import](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/wordpress-import) - [wordpress is the best free blogging software](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/wordpress-is-the-best-free-blogging-software) - [why export/import with wordpress](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/why-exportimport-with-wordpress) - [Blogging for Business](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/blogging-for-business) - [small business website](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/scraper-test/tag/small-business-website) Don't get me wrong, all small businesses should be building their websites on WordPress for all of **[the reasons why WordPress is the best free blogging software](https://www.tangiblewords.com/what-blogging-software-should-you-use-to-build-your-website/)** and because there are at least **[5 ways blogging will benefit your business](https://www.tangiblewords.com/5-ways-blogging-will-benefit-your-business/)**. But while I'm touting WordPress, you still have a great knowledge about what you're doing when you're adjusting your biggest marketing asset: your business website. It's a great idea to have a WordPress coach if you are building your small business website on WordPress. Today, I want to warn you about a really important feature that is not "common sense" on WordPress (unlike most of WordPress' features). ### Understanding WordPress' Export Function [![](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture-8.png?width=170&height=290&name=Picture-8.png "Wordpress' Export/Import Tools")](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Picture-8.png) Wordpress' Export/Import function is in your dashboard. "Export" on WordPress has a unique meaning. I would expect "Export" on WordPress to use the same definition we are used to using on Computers (whether you speak Mac or Windows): if you export a file, you are simply saving another copy of your file as a new file type. Eg.1: A Mac "Pages" file can be "exported" as a Microsoft Word document. So instead of being **MyFile.pages**, the file becomes **MyFile.doc. **But MyFile.pages still exists and is untouched. Eg. 2: A Mac "Pages file can be "exported as a PDF. So **MyFile.pages** becomes **MyFile.pdf** and MyFile.pages still exists and is untouched by the export. ### NOT SO WITH WORDPRESS' EXPORT: ### In fact, "export" on WordPress could just about "gut" your site. When you export your website in WordPress you are effectively moving your website to a new site. No questions asked. ### Here's what happens with WordPress Export: WordPress "export" takes all of your posts and your pages and "exports" them to a downloadable file. That's all good with me, but THEN, WordPress' Export takes "exporting" too far: WordPress Export DELETES your original site! ### So why export/import with WordPress? Exporting is still a valuable--and sometimes necessary--option. For instance, you might want to back up a hard copy of your WordPress source code, or you might need to move some posts to a new blog like I did (*NOTE: The EVA Blogging Competition has moved) and you want to avoid "copying and pasting" without risking the formatting of a new theme. > To save you a massive headache and gut-wrenching anxiety about losing your website, in my next post I'll give you a "heads up" on things you should know BEFORE you use WordPress' export function. warning-beware-wordpress-export-for-business-blog-posts-and-pages [![DRAFT (4).png](https://www.rusticfurnitureboston.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DRAFT%20(4).png?width=500&height=500&name=DRAFT%20(4).png "DRAFT (4).png")](http://rusticfurtnitureboston.com) #### HubSpot Contact HubSpot 25 First Street Boston, MA 02113 597-376-3756 #### Keep in Touch ### Subscribe to Our Blog