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Gab - Classic Menu Migrator

Import & Export WordPress Menus between websites - for Classic Themes.

by Gabriele Iacovone · github.com/gabriele-iacovone/gab-classic-menu-migrator

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/gabriele-iacovone/gab-classic-menu-migrator/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/gabriele-iacovone/gab-classic-menu-migrator ↗

A lightweight and smart WordPress plugin to export and import menus between websites. Specifically designed for Classic Themes, it ensures that your menu structure remains intact during migrations.

🚀 Key Features

  • Smart Mapping: Automatically attempts to reconnect menu items to existing Pages, Posts, and Categories on the new site using slugs.
  • Hybrid Logic: If a linked page doesn't exist on the target site, it converts the item into a Relative Custom Link (e.g., /contact-us) to prevent broken absolute URLs.
  • Hard-Relative URLs: Forces relative paths for all custom links, making the menu perfectly portable between Local, Staging, and Live environments.
  • Clean Export: Generates a clean, readable .json file named after your menu.
  • No Dependencies: Works out of the box with native WordPress functions.

🛠 Installation

  1. Download or clone this repository into your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to Tools > Classic Menu Migrator to start migrating.

📖 How to Use

Exporting

  1. Select the menu you want to export from the dropdown list.
  2. Click Download JSON.
  3. A file named menu-migrator-[menu-name].json will be saved to your computer.

Importing

  1. Go to the target WordPress site where the plugin is installed.
  2. Upload the JSON file in the Import section.
  3. Click Import Menu.
  4. Your new menu will be created as [Menu Name] - Imported [Time].

⚠️ Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0+
  • Classic Theme (or a Block Theme where you intend to use Classic Menus).
  • PHP 7.4+

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.

Created with ❤️ by Gabriele Iacovone