Title: [Plugin: Export to Text] Selecting Post Types Doesn't Work Last modified: August 20, 2016 --- # [Plugin: Export to Text] Selecting Post Types Doesn't Work * [raygulick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raygulick/) * (@raygulick) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/) * No matter what “Data to Genreate” is selected, it only gives me blog post data. * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/export-to-text/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/export-to-text/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/page/2/?output_format=md) * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655350) * Do you want custom post type data or something? * Thread Starter [raygulick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raygulick/) * (@raygulick) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655352) * Yup. * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655355) * Do you see your custom post types listed in the Export to Text settings? * Thread Starter [raygulick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raygulick/) * (@raygulick) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655357) * Yes. And it doesn’t work: just continues to give me blog posts. That’s my original comment. * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655360) * If you don’t see them listed, it sounds as though your CPTs are not being properly created. Take a look at the theme, plugin or code you’re using to create your CPTs in the first place. * Thread Starter [raygulick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raygulick/) * (@raygulick) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655361) * My CPTs are listed. I select them. But it continues to only export blog post data. The CPTs are fine. Sorry, but your plugin is not working. * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655362) * For some reason I’m not getting your replies on this thread, but I do have them in my email: * Ray Gulick wrote: * My CPTs are listed. I select them. But it continues to only export blog post data. * I write: * Did you unselect the post type? * Thread Starter [raygulick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raygulick/) * (@raygulick) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655364) * BTW, I’m not even selecting “Posts”, though that’s the data being exported. * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655367) * For some reason I’m not getting your replies on this thread, but I do have them in my email: * Ray Gulick wrote: * My CPTs are listed. I select them. But it continues to only export blog post data. * I write: * Did you unselect the post type? * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655369) * Weird. We’ll have to look into that and fix it for the next release. * One last thought, it could be that other selections are confusing it. Trying working with defaults as much as possible. * Thread Starter [raygulick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/raygulick/) * (@raygulick) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655375) * All the defaults are being used, except I’m selecting a listed CPT instead of posts. * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655377) * Very odd. We’ll get it fixed in the next version. * [escalatoraccidnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/escalatoraccidnt/) * (@escalatoraccidnt) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655742) * Hey, I’m having the same issue, no matter what post type I select it’s only exporting“ posts” * In this case I’m trying to export pages. * I did find a work around for the moment, just set up your export, and instead of clicking “Download as TXT file” click the “Generate for quick copying” button and you’ll get the correct data. * Copy that into a txt file and save it. * Then you can work with it, or open that text file in excel or whatever you’re going to do. * Plugin Author [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * (@hypedtext) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655743) * OK, we will get this fixed in the next version. * [butcher-pl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/butcher-pl/) * (@butcher-pl) * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/#post-2655745) * Any news on ‘getting that fixed in the next version’ ? You said it twice already– the first time was 9 months ago 🙁 Any ETA ? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 24 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘[Plugin: Export to Text] Selecting Post Types Doesn't Work’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/export-to-text.svg) * [Export to Text](https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-to-text/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-to-text/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-to-text/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-to-text/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-to-text/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/export-to-text/reviews/) * 24 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [hypedtext](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hypedtext/) * Last activity: [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-export-to-text-selecting-post-types-doesnt-work/page/2/#post-2655775) * Status: not resolved