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1. floridahikes
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #
   

   Using 1.1 version of the plugin. I can export all widgets from my source installation just fine, and on the target installation it shows me the full list of the exported widgets ready for import. But it only imports the base sidebar widgets - Header Right, Primary Sidebar, Secondary Sidebar. I have several dozen other sidebars (as well as home page widgets) and that content is not loaded from the json file.

   Only thing I can figure is an incompatibility with Genesis sidebars? All of my sidebars (except the core ones that load properly above) are created via Genesis Simple Sidebars. Yet the export file shows all of the widget content from those sidebars - MINUS the sidebar names.

   Thanks for any insights.
   Cheers, Sandra

   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widget-settings-importexport/

2. C0BALT
   Member
   Posted 2 months ago #
   

   Your old site might be exporting your widget_data.json file with the contents that start like this... (open the .json file to edit this)
   [{"widgets-sidebar-2":["

   Your new site like the 2013 theme has two possible sidebars named;
   sidebar-1 and (footer sidebar in 2013 theme)
   sidebar-2 (down the side sidebar in 2013 theme)

   You will need to edit and save FROM THIS:
   [{"widgets-sidebar-2":["
   TO THIS:
   [{"sidebar-2":[" OR
   [{"sidebar-1":["

   Then after modifying the .json file you will be able to import the data into your new site, even if it has different named sidebars.

   HINT:

   If you don't know what the names of the sidebars are, EXPORT from the NEW site and open the .json file to see what names it uses.

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