Title: Import / Export ?
Last modified: June 10, 2019

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# Import / Export ?

 *  Resolved [wasanajones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasanajones/)
 * (@wasanajones)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/)
 * Hi – thanks for this great plugin.
 * I’m trying to export and import forum topics via CSV to create and edit in bulk.
 * Wordpress Tools nor WP All Export Pro are not picking up WPForo as a custom post
   type – do you have an alternative for exporting forums/topics and importing them
   back in?
 * Regards

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 *  Plugin Support [gVectors Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvectorssupport/)
 * (@gvectorssupport)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11622904)
 * Hi [@wasanajones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasanajones/),
 * Please read this support topic:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-to-new-domain-2/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/move-to-new-domain-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [wasanajones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasanajones/)
 * (@wasanajones)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11622926)
 * thanks for reply, however that instruction says you can’t migrate if there are
   existing users.
 *  Thread Starter [wasanajones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasanajones/)
 * (@wasanajones)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11625110)
 * is it really not possible to export topics from the forum, edit them and re-import,
   or export to another site that already has users?
 * this is a critical issue.
 *  Plugin Author [gVectors Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvectors-team/)
 * (@gvectors-team)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11625163)
 * All forum data in your database, so you can export and import whenever you want.
   All data in your server MySQL database. So just use database table export and
   import tools and you’re ready. It’s like other plugins, there is no any issue
   here.
 * The only issue is unique IDs in tables. You should understand that in database
   tables you can’t import data with the same ID, so the destination / target database
   should be empty (new installed wpForo).
    -  This reply was modified 7 years ago by [gVectors Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvectors-team/).
 *  Thread Starter [wasanajones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasanajones/)
 * (@wasanajones)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11625194)
 * thanks for prompt reply –
 * so it is NOT possible to edit forums/topics outside of the site.
 * we would have to export wpForo – then deactivate, uninstall and clean the database
   and then install, activate, and then re-import…
 * correct?
 *  Plugin Author [gVectors Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvectors-team/)
 * (@gvectors-team)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11626063)
 * No that’s not correct. If you want to edit forums just navigate to Dashboard 
   > Forums > Forums admin page and click on Edit icon of any forum you want.
    Here
   is the documentation: [https://wpforo.com/docs/root/categories-and-forums/forum-manager/edit-forum/](https://wpforo.com/docs/root/categories-and-forums/forum-manager/edit-forum/)
 * I was talking about moving data from one website/forum to another. That means
   the export/import. But now you’re talking about editing forums and topics. So
   please specify again what exactly you want to do?
 *  Thread Starter [wasanajones](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wasanajones/)
 * (@wasanajones)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11630953)
 * I’m not sure if you’re purposefully obfuscating this information or you truly
   don’t understand what this means:
 * “I’m trying to export and import forum topics via CSV to create and edit in bulk.”
 * I’ve deleted WPForo and gone with BBPress, so its not really necessary to answer
   this now.
 *  Plugin Author [gVectors Team](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gvectors-team/)
 * (@gvectors-team)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-export-34/#post-11631059)
 * Ok, I see, in any case, you can do that using Your Hosting cPanel > [phpMyAdmin](https://wordpress.org/support/article/phpmyadmin/)
   > Database Export as CSV option or install [phpMyAdmin Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-phpmyadmin-extension/)
   for WordPress and do the same.
 * [[

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