Title: [Plugin: Types – Custom Fields and Custom Post Types Management] Import / Export Not Functioning
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# [Plugin: Types – Custom Fields and Custom Post Types Management] Import / Export Not Functioning

 *  Resolved [Courtney Ivey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/couturefreak/)
 * (@couturefreak)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/)
 * Currently the export function returns a 404 error.
    We’d like to be able to export
   the custom post types.
 * Thank you!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/types/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/types/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Amir Helzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amirhelzer/)
 * (@amirhelzer)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465184)
 * Is the ‘export’ page itself returning you a 404 error, or when you’re clicking
   on the ‘export’ button?
 * Can you paste the full URL of the export function here, so that we can see if
   the URL is mis-calculated in your site?
 * Also, did you make sure that no file is missing from your install?
 *  [jozik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jozik/)
 * (@jozik)
 * [14 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465195)
 * Subscribing…
 *  [bondzinho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bondzinho/)
 * (@bondzinho)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465300)
 * ugh. nothing worse than setting up a dozen or so types and variables and custom
   fields on the development side just to find out you can’t import them. PAINFUL.
   
   Further, I haven’t seen such an unfriendly response to a failed action in years.
   After trying to import (all other plugins off…tried on different browsers) I 
   get this
 * “Import/Export
    Error parsing XML xmlParseEntityRef: no name”
 * That’s it.
    I tried it with just using the text import as well. Same msg. UGH!
   Completely unusable. I’m using the latest version of WordPress. And the latest
   version of the plugin. Would love to see a way around this.
 *  Plugin Author [Amir Helzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amirhelzer/)
 * (@amirhelzer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465301)
 * Probably related to escape characters in the text. See this other thread:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-doesnt-work](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-doesnt-work)
 * If this is the case, we found the cause and it’s being fixed for the next update.
 *  [bondzinho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bondzinho/)
 * (@bondzinho)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465302)
 * Alright, I got rid of the ampersands in the XML files before importing (simply
   find and replace works like a charm), and boy am I happy. I wish i could edit
   my previous post (i said “completely unusable”)…because with that little fix (
   admittedly difficult to find), I have been very very happy. Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Amir Helzer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amirhelzer/)
 * (@amirhelzer)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465303)
 * Great. Thanks for confirming that it’s working for you.

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 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-types-custom-fields-and-custom-post-types-management-import-export-not-functioning/#post-2465303)
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