Unbox By Oobe Wordpress Plugin - Rating, Reviews, Demo & Download
Plugin Description
Unbox packs your whole site – files and database – into a single file, and unpacks it on another WordPress so it works right out of the box.
Features
- No size limit. Large sites are exported and imported in small steps, and uploads are sent in chunks that fit your server’s limits. If the server rejects a chunk, Unbox automatically retries with a smaller one.
- Export for LocalWP. Create a zip that LocalWP’s “Import site” accepts as-is. URLs are already rewritten to
http://your-site.local, and WordPress core can be included so the local copy runs the same version as the original. - Safe database swap. The database is imported into temporary tables first and swapped in at the very end with a single
RENAME TABLE. If anything fails along the way, the current site’s database is left untouched. - Works behind Basic authentication, WAFs and reverse proxies. Your browser drives each step; the server never sends requests to itself.
- Serialized data aware. URLs inside serialized PHP values, JSON and URL-encoded strings are replaced and their lengths recalculated. Values are never passed to
unserialize(). - Folders outside wp-content. Optionally include folders that sit next to WordPress (for example static HTML or asset folders) in
.unboxand LocalWP exports. - .wpress compatible. Import
.wpressfiles made by All-in-One WP Migration, or export in that format when the destination uses it. - Private by design. Exports are stored in a folder with an unguessable name and can only be downloaded by an administrator through the admin screen. Unbox makes no external requests and collects no data.
How it works
- On the source site, go to Tools Unbox, choose a format and click Export.
- Download the file.
- On the destination site, install Unbox, go to Tools Unbox Import and drop the file. Check the destination URL and start the import.
- Log in again with a user from the source site.
For LocalWP, choose LocalWP zip, download it, and drop it into LocalWP (“+” “Import an existing site”).
Limitations
- Multisite is not supported yet.
- Files outside wp-content are copied as they are; URLs written inside those files are not rewritten.
- Empty folders are not included in archives.
Screenshots
Export: choose .unbox, .wpress or a LocalWP zip, folders outside wp-content, and what to leave out.
Export finished, ready to download.
Files: download, import or delete exports. Backups from All-in-One WP Migration are listed too.
Import: check the source site and the destination URL before anything is overwritten.

