Title: Migrating without posts
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Migrating without posts

 *  [kparkings](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kparkings/)
 * (@kparkings)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-without-posts/)
 * Hi,
 * I am new to wordpress but need to use it in a project for the company I am working
   for.
 * I would like to have a development version that can be migrated to production
   once the development work is done and testing signed off.
 * I can see there is an option to export the contents of the site and import it
   to another wordpress instance. The option is for everything though and I want
   the site itself to migrate (pages, settings) but not the users and posts etc.
 * Is there a way of specifying that I do not want this information to be included
   in the export or is the simplest way to just dump the tables direct from one 
   database and restore them to the other?
 * Kind Regards
 * Kevin

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/migrating-without-posts/#post-1450097)
 * I’d review [Moving WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) and
   backup your files and database, then restore the files and database at your ‘
   live’ host, then delete what you don’t want.
 * The Export/Import will not transfer your settings/options.

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