Title: Exported file missing widget settings
Last modified: July 12, 2026

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# Exported file missing widget settings

 *  [nschouinc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nschouinc/)
 * (@nschouinc)
 * [19 hours, 39 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exported-file-missing-widget-settings/)
 * Exported widgets from a staging site, but after importing to production, the 
   widgets appear with default settings instead of the customized ones.

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## Tags

 * [export](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/export/)
 * [Import](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/import/)
 * [widgets](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/widgets/)

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 * Last reply from: [nschouinc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nschouinc/)
 * Last activity: [19 hours, 39 minutes ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/exported-file-missing-widget-settings/)
 * Status: not resolved