Title: export keeping shortcode ID
Last modified: November 22, 2018

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# export keeping shortcode ID

 *  Resolved [kitka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitka/)
 * (@kitka)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-keeping-shortcode-id/)
 * Hi there,
    I have just tested exporting about 550 tables from one WordPress installation
   to a new one, but all of the shortcode IDs seem to have changed now, so wherever
   they are inserted in the website, they are now wrong. Is there a way to export
   and import without changing the shortcode ID? Thanks Kitka

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-keeping-shortcode-id/#post-10906060)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * The best way to completely migrate a set of tables, while also keeping the IDs,
   is to export everything in the JSON format. I recommend to export bunches of 
   e.g. 50-100 tables to a ZIP archive with the JSON format, and then re-import 
   the ZIP archive on the new site.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [kitka](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kitka/)
 * (@kitka)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-keeping-shortcode-id/#post-10906118)
 * Thank you!
    Kitka
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-keeping-shortcode-id/#post-10906121)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/reviews/#new-post)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

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 * Last activity: [7 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-keeping-shortcode-id/#post-10906121)
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