The Easy Content Manager (ECM) Export Import feature is designed to simplify data management, allowing you to migrate content, perform bulk updates, or create backups of your structured data with ease.

Exporting Content from ECM

Exporting is the most efficient way to download your content data into a structured JSON file. This is useful for external editing or moving content between different environments.

How to Export

1. Navigate to ECM > Tools (or the specific post type you wish to export).
2. Filter your Data: Use the search or category filters if you only want to export a specific subset of content.
3. Click the Export button.

Importing Content into ECM

The Import tool allows you to bring in large volumes of content from external sources or previous exports.

Step 1: Prepare Your Data

Ensure your file is formatted correctly. If you are using a CSV, the first row must contain headers that correspond to your ECM field names.

• Required Fields: Every row must have a unique identifier (like a Title or Slug) to be processed.
• Media: If your content includes images, ensure the CSV contains the full URL to the hosted image.

Step 2: Upload and Map Fields

1. Go to ECM > Tools > Import.
2. Select your file and click Continue.
3. Field Mapping: Match the columns from your file to the corresponding ECM fields.

Step 3: Handle Duplicates

Before running the import, choose how ECM should handle existing content:

• Create New: Ignores existing items and creates everything as new entries.
• Update Existing: If a match is found (based on Slug or ID), the existing content will be overwritten with the new data from the file.

Best Practices

• Backup First: Always perform a full site backup before running a large import to avoid data loss.
• Test with a Small Batch: Before importing thousands of rows, try importing 5–10 rows first to ensure your field mapping and character encoding (UTF-8) are correct.
• Media Handling: If you are importing images from another server, ensure that server is publicly accessible so ECM can fetch and sideload the media into your library.

The Export/Import feature in ECM provides the flexibility needed to manage high-volume content sites. Whether you are performing a bulk find-and-replace via a spreadsheet or migrating your entire database, these tools ensure your content remains portable and organized.