Export & Import

The top-level export and import commands provide a quick way to migrate CodeSnippets data to and from a file. Unlike snippets push/pull, these are designed for one-off migrations rather than day-to-day Git workflows.

lps export

Download all snippets from WordPress and write them to a single file.

lps export [output]

Argument	Default	Description
output	snippets.json	Destination file path

Flag	Description
--format / -f	Output format: json (default), php

Examples:

# Export as JSON
lps export

# Export as a PHP array (useful for including in a theme)
lps export --format php snippets.php

PHP format example

<?php
/**
 * CodeSnippets Export
 * Generated by loopress CLI
 */

return [
  'price-formatter' => [
    'code' => <<<PHP
// snippet code here
PHP,
    'active' => true,
    'tags' => ['cli-import'],
  ],
];

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lps import

Upload snippets from a previously exported file back to WordPress.

lps import [input]

Argument	Default	Description
input	(required)	Path to the source file

Example:

lps import snippets.json

When to use export/import vs snippets push/pull

Scenario	Recommended command
Day-to-day development, version control	snippets push / snippets pull
One-time migration between two sites	export + import
Backup before a big change	export snippets-backup.json
Sharing snippets as a PHP file	export --format php