Title: Export and Import Users and Customers
Author: WebToffee
Published: <strong>October 22, 2016</strong>
Last modified: May 26, 2026

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# Export and Import Users and Customers

 By [WebToffee](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtoffee/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce.2.7.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/#developers)

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## Description

Import and export WordPress users and WooCommerce customers using CSV. Migrate to
your new site without any data loss.

### Top-Rated WordPress User Import Export Plugin

The most-rated **WordPress User Import Export** plugin ever! Easily import and export
WordPress users and WooCommerce customers with this powerful plugin. Whether you’re
moving users between websites or backing up customer data, it ensures a smooth, 
hassle-free migration without any data loss. Ideal for quick and reliable site transfers.

You can import or export user/customer data using CSV files. This helps effortlessly
migrate or update user data on your website. No more manually adding each user or
customer one by one. Just migrate or update everything in one go!

### Key Features of WordPress User Import Export Plugin

🔸 **Filter by User Roles, Email, and Date Range** – Import or export user/customer
data based on user roles, user email, and date range of when the users were added
to the system.
 🔸 **Batch Export/Import** – Process large amounts of user data 
efficiently in batches. 🔸 **Retain User Passwords** – Preserve existing user passwords
when migrating to a new website. 🔸 **Field Mapping & Transformation** – [ Map and transform fields while you import WooCommerce customers or user data. ](https://www.webtoffee.com/update-user-field-values-in-bulk-during-woocommerce-import/)
🔸 **Bulk Data Modification** – Modify user data in bulk using Evaluation Fields
during user import. 🔸 **Export Guest Users** – Include data of WooCommerce guest
customers (users who bought products from the site without creating an account) 
🔸 **Export Specific Users** – Search by username or email while exporting with 
auto-suggestions of email addresses and names in user export data fields for quick
filtering.

✅ Tested OK with WordPress 7.0
 ✅ Tested OK with WooCommerce 10.7.0 ✅ Tested 
OK with PHP 8.3

### How Does WordPress User Import Export Plugin Work?

This WordPress user import export plugin uses CSV (Comma-Separated Values) files
as input. You must create a import user CSV file and enter the user details in a
structured format. (refer to this [ sample CSV)](https://www.webtoffee.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Users_SampleCSV.csv)
This is to match each field of the user CSV import file to the appropriate user 
fields in WordPress.

For example, the user_email field gets mapped to the User Email. Otherwise, the 
admin needs to manually map the user CSV import fields.

📌 **Note** – For the WordPress user import and export plugin to work correctly,
you must map the headers of all the columns correctly and ensure that all of the
fields you enter are in the correct format.

You can create the import user CSV from scratch or export the user CSV using the
same plugin. Use any spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice, LibreOffice,
or Google Spreadsheets, to create and edit your CSV file. [ Save this file in UTF-8 encoding with extension .csv. ](https://www.webtoffee.com/how-to-save-csv-excel-file-as-utf-8-encoded/)

After entering all details about users in a spreadsheet, you can bulk import users
to WordPress. With this user export plugin, you can also export and download user
details as a CSV file.

**Need Help?**

🟢 Check out our [WordPress Users & WooCommerce Customers Import Export Plugin – User Guide.](https://www.webtoffee.com/user-import-export-plugin-wordpress-user-guide/)

✅ Contact our [support.](https://www.webtoffee.com/support/Support/)

Watch the video to get started with the WordPress user export and import plugin.

### Why Choose WebToffee User Export Import Plugin?

[WebToffee](https://www.webtoffee.com/) creates quality WordPress/WooCommerce plugins
that are easy to use and customize. We are proud to have millions of customers actively
using our plugins across the globe.

**Hear It From Our Users**

> **danielepais (@danielepais)** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
>  Great tool, especially if you need 
> to select a batch of users and some account details but not all; with this plugin,
> you can filter what to output on your comma-separated CSV file.
> **Allan Klinbail (@aklinbai)** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
>  After working for a couple of months
> on a new site from scratch, I didn’t want to have to issue password resets for
> all users. This allowed me to move them all easily and simply.
> **benlumi (@benlumi)** ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
>  I transferred all my customers to my new website
> in no time and without any stress. Many options are available to do the job. Perfect!
> Thank you 😀

### Import Export WordPress Users & WooCommerce Customers Hassle-free: Go Premium for Advanced Features

> ✅ **Import/Export WordPress Users & WooCommerce Customers** – Quickly move or
> back up users and customers between websites without losing any data. Every transfer
> is smooth and secure.
>  ✅ **Supports multiple file formats like CSV, XML, and 
> Excel (XLS, XLSX)** – Choose from various file formats for maximum flexibility.
> Import or export users data in the format that suits your workflow. ✅ **Export
> by User Roles or Multiple Roles** – Select specific roles or multiple roles to
> filter which users are exported. Tailor your export files to include only what
> you need. ✅ **Advanced User Export Filters** – Use filters like user role, email,
> date range, offset/limit, guest users and ascending/descending sort order. Quickly
> narrow down and control your exported data set. ✅ **Map & Transform Fields on
> User Import** – Match incoming fields with WordPress user fields and modify values
> as needed. Ensures correct data structure when you import WooCommerce customers.
> ✅ **Map & Transform Fields on Export** – Customize how fields appear while you
> export WooCommerce customers. Add flexibility and relevance to your exported data
> format. ✅ **Dynamic Field Updates via Evaluation Fields** – Apply conditions 
> to change values of the fields when you import WooCommerce customers using Evaluation
> Fields. Automate complex data transformations on the fly. ✅ **Export Custom &
> Hidden User Meta** – Include hidden fields and user meta along with standard user
> data. No need for additional tools to extract custom user export data. ✅ **Update
> or Skip Existing Customers** – Choose whether to update existing users or skip
> them during user import. Prevents duplication and ensures clean migrations. ✅**
> Bulk Update User Data** – Quickly modify existing user or customer data in bulk.
> Perfect for bulk edits, corrections, or role changes. ✅ **Send or Skip Import
> Emails** – Send email notifications to users automatically during data migration
> to keep them informed. A great way to maintain transparency and build trust during
> large user imports. ✅ **WPML Compatible** – Supports multilingual stores with
> full WPML integration. Import/export user data in multiple languages with ease.
> ✅ **Scheduled FTP Import/Export via Cron** – Import and export users/customers
> to/from a remote server via FTP in scheduled time intervals with Cron Job. Perfect
> for automated, recurring import/export tasks. ✅ **Import from URL or Google Sheets**–
> Import user data directly from public URLs and Google Sheets. Simplifies remote
> user import management without file uploads. ✅ **Seamless Compatibility with 
> Third-Party Plugins** – Fully supports major third-party WordPress plugins like
> BuddyPress, ACF, Ultimate Member, and more ensuring smooth data handling and integrity
> across your plugin ecosystem. ✅ **99% Customer Satisfaction Rate** – Backed by
> a responsive, expert support team users love. Get timely help whenever you need
> it. ✅ **30-Day Money-Back Guarantee** – Try the WordPress user import plugin 
> risk-free with our 30-day refund policy. Your satisfaction is always our priority.
> Please visit [Import Export WordPress Users & WooCommerce Customers](https://www.webtoffee.com/product/wordpress-users-woocommerce-customers-import-export/?utm_source=free_plugin_readme&utm_medium=user_import_export&utm_campaign=User_Import_Export)
> for more details.

### Export WordPress Users and WooCommerce Customers to CSV

This WordPress user export plugin enables you to export WordPress users and WooCommerce
customers to a CSV file. You can use this user export CSV file to migrate users 
and export WooCommerce customers to another website with the Import users functionality
of this plugin.

If you have hundreds, even thousands, of WordPress users, the export users option
in this WordPress export user plugin helps to save your effort and time of manually
adding the user data.

You can bulk export user data to a user export CSV file with multiple powerful filters
such as user roles, date ranges, etc.

### Import WordPress Users and WooCommerce Customers from CSV

With this WordPress user import plugin, you can easily import hundreds or thousands
of WordPress users and WooCommerce customers to your website using a CSV file. The
plugin lets you bulk import or merge (update existing users) on your WordPress website,
making user and WooCommerce customer import seamless and efficient.

The WordPress import users plugin also has the option to send an email to the users
and customers whenever the admin imports/updates users’ details. It will retain 
the user passwords and securely migrate them to another website.

You can map your import columns to the appropriate WordPress data to import or merge
user details. You can also import WordPress users data from a variety of sources,
such as an uploaded CSV file on FTP (Premium), a locally saved CSV file on your 
computer, or from a URL, Google sheet, etc. This flexibility makes it especially
useful when you need to import customer CSV files from different platforms.

To import WordPress users and import WooCommerce customers data to your website:

 * Create a CSV file from scratch using any spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft
   Excel, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, or Google Spreadsheets.
 * Fill in user details in a tabular format with properly labeled columns.
 * Save this file with the extension ‘.csv’.
 * After entering all details about WordPress users in the spreadsheet, you can 
   import users or customers to your website.

### Connection to feedback.webtoffee.com

This plugin connects to [feedback.webtoffee.com](https://feedback.webtoffee.com)
for collecting feedback when the plugin is deactivated.
 See our [Privacy Policy](https://www.webtoffee.com/privacy-policy/)
and [Terms & Conditions](https://www.webtoffee.com/terms-conditions/) for details
on data collection and usage.

### ☂️ RELATED PLUGINS FROM WEBTOFFEE

Other useful plugins from WebToffee for migrating WooCommerce/WordPress data:

🔸 [WooCommerce Product Import Export Plugin](https://wordpress.org/plugins/product-import-export-for-woo/):
Easily import and export products to/from your WooCommerce store using a CSV file.

🔸 [Order/Coupon Import-Export for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/order-import-export-for-woocommerce/):
Import and export orders and/or coupons from your WooCommerce store using CSV with
the plugin. 🔸 [WordPress Backup & Migration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-migration-duplicator/):
Quickly migrate and backup entire WordPress site or selected files from one location
to another. Backup to FTP, Google drive, Amazon S3, or local storage and easily 
restore them back. 🔸 [WebToffee WooCommerce Product Feed & Sync Manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/webtoffee-product-feed/):
Generate WooCommerce product feed for Google and Facebook shops and sync WooCommerce
products with Facebook catalog. 🔸 [GDPR Cookie Consent](https://www.webtoffee.com/product/gdpr-cookie-consent/?utm_source=free_plugin_readme&utm_medium=user_import_export&utm_campaign=GDPR):
This plugin helps websites comply with GDPR, CCPA, and other privacy regulations
by displaying a customizable cookie consent banner. Manage cookie categories, log
consents, and implement prior consent for cookies.

### Plugin Updates

For every update of the plugin, you will be notified of the installed plugins page.
You can directly update the plugin from your dashboard. We recommend that you keep
the latest version of the plugin so that you can avail of the new functionalities
and security features.

## Screenshots

[⌊WordPress user export import plugin general settings⌉⌊WordPress user export import
plugin general settings⌉[

WordPress user export import plugin general settings

[⌊WordPress user exporter screen⌉⌊WordPress user exporter screen⌉[

WordPress user exporter screen

[⌊WordPress user export filters⌉⌊WordPress user export filters⌉[

WordPress user export filters

[⌊Map or re-order columns on WordPress user export⌉⌊Map or re-order columns on WordPress
user export⌉[

Map or re-order columns on WordPress user export

[⌊WordPress user batch export⌉⌊WordPress user batch export⌉[

WordPress user batch export

[⌊WordPress user import-export template save option⌉⌊WordPress user import-export
template save option⌉[

WordPress user import-export template save option

[⌊WordPress import users screen⌉⌊WordPress import users screen⌉[

WordPress import users screen

[⌊Map or re-order columns on WordPress user import⌉⌊Map or re-order columns on WordPress
user import⌉[

Map or re-order columns on WordPress user import

[⌊Bulk update WordPress users when importing from CSV⌉⌊Bulk update WordPress users
when importing from CSV⌉[

Bulk update WordPress users when importing from CSV

[⌊Advanced WordPress user import options and batch import⌉⌊Advanced WordPress user
import options and batch import⌉[

Advanced WordPress user import options and batch import

[⌊WordPress user CSV import export history⌉⌊WordPress user CSV import export history⌉[

WordPress user CSV import export history

[⌊WordPress user import export log⌉⌊WordPress user import export log⌉[

WordPress user import export log

## Installation

#### Minimum Requirements

 * PHP Version: 5.6 or later
 * WordPress version: 3.0 or later
 * WooCommerce version: 3.0 or later

#### Steps to Install the Plugin

To install the plugin, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Log in to your WordPress dashboard. Step 2: Navigate to **Plugins** and 
select **Add New**. Step 3: From the search box, type “Import export WordPress users”
or “Import export WooCommerce customers” and click Search Plugins. Step 4: Once 
you find the Import Export WordPress Users and WooCommerce Customers plugin by WebToffee,
click on **Install Now**. Step 5: After installation, click **Activate** to activate
the plugin.

You can also install the plugin by downloading the zip file from the plugin page
on WordPress.org. Then upload the file directly from your WordPress dashboard, or
using an FTP application.

## FAQ

### Does this plugin export users to excel?

This plugin exports user data to CSV which can be opened with Excel and saved as
an Excel file.

### Does this plugin support multiple roles?

Yes. You can export import users along with multiple user roles.

### Does this plugin export WooCommerce customer data?

Yes, you can export WooCommerce customer data.

### Does this export users with passwords?

Yes. This plugin will export users with passwords.

### Does this import users with their passwords?

Yes. This plugin will import users with the password, so users can use the same 
old password in the imported site as well.

### Does this plugin support WooCommerce customer order CSV export?

No. You may want to use [Order Export & Order Import for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/order-import-export-for-woocommerce/)
for this purpose.

### Do Import Export WordPress Users support Multisite?

Yes, the plugin supports exporting users from each sub-sites of the multisite network.

### Does this plugin export custom data fields?

This version of the plugin does not support the import or export of user custom 
data fields. It is one of our premium features. Please have a look at the [premium version of the plugin](https://www.webtoffee.com/product/wordpress-users-woocommerce-customers-import-export/)
to export and import custom metadata fields.

### Can this plugin update existing user data?

Yes, you can update the existing user data by setting the option: **‘If the user
exists in the store’** to **‘Update’** in the Advanced options during import.

### Imported customers are not listed under WooCommerce customers

Please refer the article on how to [refresh WooCommerce customers list](https://www.webtoffee.com/refresh-woocommerce-customers-list/).

## Reviews

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### 󠀁[Worked Like Advertised](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worked-like-advertised/)󠁿

 [brandonvd](https://profiles.wordpress.org/brandonvd/) July 7, 2026

This plugin worked perfectly for importing users into my site/store.

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This plugin abuses the admin notification system for big banner ads for other plugins
made by this developer. Avoid!

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### 󠀁[Worked perfectly!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/worked-perfectly-343/)󠁿

 [softwarereview](https://profiles.wordpress.org/softwarereview/) May 13, 2026

This plugin was incredibly helpful; it perfectly fulfilled all my requirements. 
Specifically, it facilitated the seamless migration of my entire website to a staging
environment. Furthermore, it enabled the effortless synchronization of WooCommerce
data, including customers, product catalogs, and order histories, between the staging
area and the live production site. This process was executed flawlessly, ensuring
a smooth transition and data consistency prior to the official website launch.

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### 󠀁[Great plugin easy to migrate users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-easy-to-migrate-users/)󠁿

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Thanks! Was so easy to migrate users from old site to new !

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### 󠀁[works fine](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-fine-1657/)󠁿

 [Li-An](https://profiles.wordpress.org/li-an/) March 1, 2026

For a free newsletter plugin, I needed to export basic information from my users(
name, email) and the plugin did a good job. Easy to use and understand.

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### 󠀁[Works perfectly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-perfectly-2913/)󠁿

 [Omar AlDabbas](https://profiles.wordpress.org/omardabbas/) February 4, 2026

Tried it on a huge database ~25k users, worked flawlessly

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## Contributors & Developers

“Export and Import Users and Customers” is open source software. The following people
have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ WebToffee ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtoffee/)

“Export and Import Users and Customers” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank
you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/contributors)
for their contributions.

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### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/)
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## Changelog

#### 2.7.4 2026-05-26

 * [Compatibility] – Tested OK with WordPress 7.0

[See changelog for all versions](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/trunk/changelog.txt)

## Commercial plugin

This plugin is free but offers additional paid commercial upgrades or support. [View support](https://www.webtoffee.com/product/wordpress-users-woocommerce-customers-import-export)

## Meta

 *  Version **2.7.4**
 *  Last updated **2 months ago**
 *  Active installations **60,000+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.0.2**
 *  PHP version ** 5.6 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Chinese (China)](https://cn.wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/),
   [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/),
   and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce)
 * Tags
 * [export customers](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/export-customers/)[import users from csv](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import-users-from-csv/)
   [import-export](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import-export/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/users-customers-import-export-for-wp-woocommerce/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.8 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ WebToffee ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/webtoffee/)

## Support

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