Docs
← Back to site

Import & Export

2 min readUpdated June 15, 2026

WP LinkCanvas can export any bio page as a JSON file and import it on any other WordPress site running the plugin. Use this to back up a bio page, duplicate it across sites, or hand off a completed page to a client.

Exporting a bio page#

There are two ways to export:

From the bio pages list — go to Link Bio in your admin sidebar, hover over a bio page, and click Export JSON in the row actions.

From the Import / Export page — go to Link Bio → Import / Export, select the bio page you want to export from the dropdown, and click Export.

The browser will download a .json file named after your bio page slug and today’s date, for example nlb-bio-links-20260614.json.

What the export contains#

The JSON file includes:

  • All links across every language (labels, URLs, types, settings)
  • Profile data — title, subtitle, bio text per language
  • Social icons
  • Theme settings and custom CSS
  • Showcase (WooCommerce) settings
  • SEO fields per language
  • Geo targeting rules
  • Page-level sensitive content gate settings

The export does not include uploaded images. If your bio page uses avatar or card images, those files stay on the original server. After importing on a new site you will need to re-upload them or use image URLs that are publicly accessible.

Importing a bio page#

  1. Go to Link Bio → Import / Export
  2. Under Import, click Choose File and select your .json export file
  3. Choose an import mode:
    • Create new bio page — imports the data as a brand new bio page. The original title and slug from the export are used as a starting point.
    • Update existing bio page — overwrites the data of a bio page you select from the dropdown. The existing page’s links, theme, and all settings are replaced with the imported data.
  4. Click Import

After a successful import, WP LinkCanvas flushes the rewrite rules automatically so the imported bio page URL resolves immediately.

Using export to duplicate a bio page#

Export and import work on the same site too. Export a bio page, then import it with Create new bio page selected. You will get an identical copy with a new post ID. Rename the slug in the editor to give it its own URL.

File format#

The JSON file uses the nlb_bio_v1 format. The plugin validates the format on import — files from other plugins or manually edited files that do not include the correct format identifier will be rejected.