Unbox by oobe

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 .unbox and LocalWP exports.
• .wpress compatible. Import .wpress files 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

1. On the source site, go to Tools → Unbox, choose a format and click Export.
2. Download the file.
3. On the destination site, install Unbox, go to Tools → Unbox → Import and drop the file. Check the destination URL and start the import.
4. 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.