Title: Import Testimonials
Last modified: August 24, 2022

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# Import Testimonials

 *  Resolved [alx359](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alx359/)
 * (@alx359)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-testimonials-3/)
 * Searching this forum, I learned how to [export ST testimonials](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/export-testimonials-2/)
   from `Tools > Export > Testimonials`. After some tweaks I need to import them
   back from stage to live now. How to do that? Are duplicates automatically handled?
   Thanks.

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 *  [Miha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mplusb/)
 * (@mplusb)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-testimonials-3/#post-15948581)
 * Hi [@alx359](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alx359/),
 * To import them back on another site go to Tools > Import > WordPress Run Importer
   > Browse > select the file to import > import.
    If there are duplicated, they
   will be replaced with the newly imported ones.
 * Warmly,
    Mihaela
 *  Thread Starter [alx359](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alx359/)
 * (@alx359)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-testimonials-3/#post-15949449)
 * Hi Mihaela,
 * Thanks, I figured that out, but unfortunately, that WP importer doesn’t work 
   properly for me. For example, making changes to the testimonial’s title and description
   directly in the `CDATA` of the exported xml file produces duplicate testimonials
   during its import. Most importantly, even re-importing the same xml file with
   no changes produces redundant copies of the custom fields (also known as post
   meta fields) for each testimonial, and those redundant fields continue cloning
   themselves each time an import is being made.
 * What other export/import tools would you suggest with a proven track record to
   properly work with ST?
 *  Thread Starter [alx359](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alx359/)
 * (@alx359)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-testimonials-3/#post-15957432)
 * Okay… wrote some code using the `save_post_wpm-testimonial` action to clean the
   cloned custom fields up during a bulk update. Hope you guys would fix this issue
   in an upcoming version. Mind I’m just using the std. functionality available 
   in the free version.
 *  [Miha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mplusb/)
 * (@mplusb)
 * [3 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-testimonials-3/#post-15959221)
 * Thanks for letting me know what worked!
    I went ahead and opened a ticket regarding
   this so our dev team can investigate.
 * Warmly,
    Mihaela

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