Menu Backup & Restore + Import/Export vs Prime Mover – Migrate WordPress Website & Backups

Menu Backup & Restore protects every WordPress menu, both classic nav_menu menus and block-theme wp_navigation posts edited in the Site Editor, with automatic backups, one-click restoration, and powerful import/export capabilities. Transfer menus between sites seamlessly with intelligent per-item mapping that rewrites page, post, and category references for the target site. Key Features Automatic backup of menus when they are updated Works with both classic menus (nav_menu) and block-theme menus (wp_navigation posts edited in the Site Editor) Site Editor inspector panel — back up, restore, rename, or apply a backup from another menu without leaving the editor, with a Navigation block selected In-place restore replaces the existing menu directly, no duplicate menus, theme locations stay assigned Import and export menus as JSON files for portability or locally saved backups Multi-menu export and import — select multiple menus or backups to export in a single file Transfer menus between sites with intelligent object mapping, can be used to update menus from development to production sites without full site migration Manual mapping interface to override automatic matches and map menu items to specific pages, posts, or taxonomies during import Preserves complete menu structure: hierarchy, theme locations, CSS classes, and third-party plugin data (post_meta) icons etc… Bulk actions — select multiple backups to export or delete at once Rename backups inline with a click Configurable maximum number of backups to keep See who saved and created the backup Tab-based interface for better organisation Simple and intuitive user interface No database modifications required Lightweight and fast How It Works The plugin automatically creates a backup whenever you update a menu Backups are stored in the WordPress options table with complete menu structure (hierarchy, locations, CSS classes, custom post_meta) Manage backups from the legacy Menus page (classic themes), the Appearance > Menu Backups page (block themes), or inline from the Site Editor inspector when editing a Navigation block — rename, export, delete, restore, or bulk-select Restore any previous version with a single click, the existing menu is updated in-place, keeping theme locations intact Export one or multiple menus as a single JSON file for portability or import to other sites Configure the maximum number of backups to keep in the settings Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher PHP 7.2 or higher What Users Have to Say on Reddit “That’s a super useful idea! Menus are so easy to wipe out by accident, and restoring from a full backup always feels like overkill. Nice work!” “Really appreciate it, This will come in handy alot!” “Oh man, I’ve done this before too. Lost a big menu while trying to rearrange items and it was gone in a click. Ended up re-building from scratch. This plugin sounds like a lifesaver — surprised WordPress hasn’t built something like this in by default.” “Kind of an automatic backup vs having to schedule one.” “that’s a killer quality of life plugin wp’s missing so many of those “one click undo” features for common mistakes” “Great idea! I do this more often than I care to admit. This needs to be in Core!” “Dude I literally do this all the time and actually did it less than an hour ago. I hate how the WordPress menu isn’t stored normally. Thanks for this!”

Easily Transfer WordPress Site to New Host/Server/Domain Move single-site installation to another single-site server. Move WP single-site to existing multisite sub-site. Migrate the subsite to another multisite subsite. Migrate multisite sub-site to single-site. Migrate within WordPress admin. WordPress backup and restore packages within single-site or multisite. Backup WordPress subsite (in multisite). You can back up the WordPress database within admin before testing something and restoring it with one click. Cross-platform compatible (Nginx / Apache / Litespeed / Microsoft IIS / Localhost). Clone a single site and restore it to any server. Clone subsite in multisite and restore it as single-site or multisite. Supports legacy multisites. Debug package. Supports backup of the non-UTF8 single-site or multisite database. PRO Features Scheduled backups: Automatic backup support for multisite and single-site. Save time during migration with the direct site-to-site package transfer. Move the backup location outside the WordPress public directory for better security. Migrate or backup WordPress multisite main site. Encrypt WordPress database in backups for maximum data privacy. Encrypt the WordPress media directory inside the backup for better security. Encrypt plugin and theme files inside the backup/package for protection. Export and restore the backup package from Dropbox. Save and restore packages from and to Google Drive. Exclude plugins from the backup (or network-activated plugins if multisite). Exclude upload directory files from the backup to reduce the package size. Improved migrated site performance by excluding unused database tables created by inactive plugins. Create a new multisite subsite with a specific blog ID. Disable network maintenance in multisite so only the affected subsite is in maintenance mode. Configure migration parameters to optimize and tweak backup/migration packages. It includes all complete restoration options at your own choice and convenience. Full access to the settings screen to manage all basic and plugin advanced configurations. Migrate non-UTF8 database charset to standard UTF8 database charset (utf8mb4). Migrate UTF8 database charset (utf8mb4) to non-UTF8 database charset (edge case scenario). Documentation Prime Mover Documentation