Title: Tablepress changing shortcodes
Last modified: April 14, 2021

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# Tablepress changing shortcodes

 *  Resolved [andyhewing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andyhewing/)
 * (@andyhewing)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/)
 * We have a live wordpress site that runs tablepress.
    We have a new developmental
   site (which is a clean copy of the live site) When we export tablepress data 
   from the existing live site and import to the new site we find shortcodes have
   been changed. As a result tables that linked together are now linking haphazardly.
   We have searched for this issue on the forum without an answer. Can we export
   and import without shortcodes changing? I appreciate your help and will be happy
   to donate to help future development of Tablepress.`

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 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14319719)
 * Hi,
 * thanks for your post, and sorry for the trouble.
 * I’m not sure that I understand. What do you mean with “Shortcodes have been changed”?
   Can you please explain that with an example?
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [andyhewing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andyhewing/)
 * (@andyhewing)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14321207)
 * Hi Tobias, thanks for your quick reply>
    31 TDTNG3141.csv Edit | Show Shortcode
   | Copy | Export | Delete | Preview In our ‘live’ site this table has a shortcode
   of 31 when it is exported and then imported into the new site (under construction)
   it has a shortcode of 2. The order of the tables has been changed. It needs to
   have the same shortcode when it is imported into the new site The tables link
   up to product pages so shortcodes must be the same before and after export/import.
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14321285)
 * Hi,
 * ah, ok, you mean the table ID.
 * To maintain the same table IDs, please export the tables to the JSON format on
   the old site, and then import the .json file on the new site. If the desired 
   table ID is not yet used on the new site, it will be kept as that from the old
   site.
 * Regards,
    Tobias
 *  Thread Starter [andyhewing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andyhewing/)
 * (@andyhewing)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14330167)
 * Hi Tobias, many thanks for your quick reply. I will follow your instructions.
   
   Regards Andy Hewing
 *  Thread Starter [andyhewing](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andyhewing/)
 * (@andyhewing)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14330422)
 * Thanks for your help the problem is solved
 *  Plugin Author [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * (@tobiasbg)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14330713)
 * Hi,
 * no problem, you are very welcome! 🙂 Good to hear that this helped!
 * Best wishes,
    Tobias
 * P.S.: In case you haven’t, please [rate TablePress](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/tablepress/reviews/#new-post)
   here in the plugin directory. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [Tobias Bäthge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tobiasbg/)
 * Last activity: [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/tablepress-changing-shortcodes/#post-14330713)
 * Status: resolved