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URL Exporter

A simple WordPress plugin that exports all site URLs to CSV or TXT. Helpful when needing to create redirects for some or all of your site's current URLs.

by Matt Selby · github.com/matthewselby/url-exporter · website

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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/matthewselby/url-exporter/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/matthewselby/url-exporter ↗

URL Exporter for WordPress 🚀

A straightforward WordPress plugin that exports all your site's URLs in a clean, alphabetically sorted format. Perfect for site audits, migration planning, SEO analysis, and documentation.

✨ Features

Core Functionality

  • Complete URL Discovery - Automatically detects and exports all public URLs including:
    • Pages and Posts
    • Custom Post Types (WooCommerce products, portfolios, etc.)
    • Categories, Tags, and Custom Taxonomies
    • Archive pages (category, tag, date, author)
    • Post Type archives
    • Search template URL
  • Smart Organization - URLs are alphabetically sorted by path structure for easy scanning
  • Duplicate Prevention - Automatically removes duplicate URLs from the export
  • Zero Configuration - Works immediately upon activation with no setup required

Export Options

  • CSV Format - Includes both full URL and path columns, Excel-compatible with UTF-8 BOM
  • TXT Format - Simple list with one URL per line, perfect for quick copying
  • Timestamped Files - Exports include date/time in filename for easy organization

🔧 Installation

Via WordPress Admin

  1. Download the plugin ZIP file
  2. Navigate to Plugins → Add New in your WordPress admin
  3. Click Upload Plugin and choose the ZIP file
  4. Click Install Now and then Activate

💡 Usage

Admin Dashboard

  1. Navigate to Tools → URL Exporter
  2. Choose your export format:
    • Click Export as CSV for spreadsheet-compatible format
    • Click Export as TXT for a simple text list
  3. File downloads automatically to your browser's download folder

WP-CLI Commands

Export all URLs as CSV:

wp url-export --format=csv

Export all URLs as TXT:

wp url-export --format=txt

Files are saved to the current directory with timestamp.

🎯 Use Cases

  • Site Migrations - Get a complete URL list for redirect mapping
  • SEO Audits - Export all URLs for crawling and analysis tools
  • Content Inventory - Document all pages and posts for content strategy
  • Quality Assurance - Verify URL structure and identify issues
  • Client Documentation - Provide clients with a complete site map
  • Broken Link Checking - Export URLs for external validation tools
  • Development Workflows - Compare URLs between staging and production

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

📝 Changelog

Version 1.0.0 (2025)

  • Initial release
  • Complete URL discovery for all content types
  • CSV and TXT export formats
  • Admin interface and WP-CLI support
  • Alphabetical sorting by path
  • UTF-8 BOM support for Excel compatibility

🐛 Known/Potential Issues

  • Large sites (10,000+ URLs) may need increased PHP memory limit
  • Some page builders' dynamic URLs may not be detected
  • Password-protected pages are included (but not accessible without password)

📄 License

This plugin is MIT licenced.

💬 Support

For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.