Export Data

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Premium Feature

Overview

LinkCentral’s Export & Import feature allows you to backup your links and analytics data, or migrate your links to another website. This ensures you never lose your link data.

When you export your LinkCentral data, it saves the following data:

  • All your links with their settings (destination URLs, redirects, notes, etc.)
  • Analytics data
  • Link categories

How to Export Your Data

  1. Go to your WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to LinkCentral → Settings
  3. Click on the Import/Export tab
  4. Click the “Export Data” button. The export will begin automatically
  5. Once complete, your file will download automatically. The file will be named something like: linkcentral-export-yoursite-2025-01-15.json

How to Import Your Data

Please remember to always backup your website before importing data.

Step 1: Choose Your Import Mode

When importing a LinkCentral export file, you have two options:

A. Migration Mode (Recommended)

This creates new links with fresh IDs or updates existing links with the uploaded data. This is safe for any website and is best for:

  • Moving links to a new website
  • Importing links alongside existing ones (or – when selected – overwriting those)
  • Merging data from multiple sources

B. Restore Mode

This creates new links based on the original link IDs when possible. This always overwrites existing link data and is best for restoring a backup to the same website and recovering its state.

If existing links with the same IDs do not exist, it tries to save links with the original link IDs if possible. The benefit of this is that your content with synced IDs will continue to redirect correctly because they keep referring to the same links.

If for any reason a post or page already exists with the same ID as an imported link ID, the link is saved with a new ID instead.

Step 2: Upload and Import

  1. Under the Import/Export tab, choose “Start Import”
  2. Select your export file
  3. Choose your import mode (Migration or Restore)
  4. If using Migration mode, choose how to handle duplicates
  5. Click “Start Import”

Step 3: Review Results

After import, you’ll see a summary showing:

  • How many links were successfully imported
  • Any links that were skipped
  • Details about any errors that occurred
  • Total analytics data imported

Best Practices & Troubleshooting

  • Keep multiple backup files from different dates, in particular when making big changes to your site or links.
  • Use Migration mode unless you specifically need to restore IDs
    • Use “Skip duplicates” if you’re unsure about existing links
  • Check the import summary, and in particular any message under ‘X links failed’, to ensure everything imported correctly
  • Stay on the page until completion

Frequently Asked Questions

Will my analytics data be preserved?

Yes! All click tracking and analytics data is included in the export and will be restored during import.

Can I import to a different domain?

Absolutely! Use Migration mode when importing to a different website. If you need to preserve the same IDs, use Restore Mode, but as mentioned above: handle this with care.

How often should I export my data?

We recommend exports before making major changes to your links or site.

Can I export only specific links?

Right now, the export includes all your LinkCentral data and analytics.

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