I created a small WordPress plugin you can use to export all your core WordPress data to JSON formatted file.
Exported data includes:
- Posts (status: publish, private, draft)
- Pages (status: publish, private, draft)
- Attachments (media)
- Comments (approved)
- Tag definitions
- Category definitions
- Users
The file is generated in /wp-content/export.json in your WordPress site (note: it will be available for anyone to access).
Simple create a new page in your site, add the shortcode and run the page to generate the file.
I suggest removing the page and deleting the export.json once you’re finished with it.
This is just intended as a quick and easy way of exporting your site data to a JSON file.
Note: It may degrade performance or result in a page timeout for large sites.
Complete plug-in source code at https://gist.github.com/jsnelders/fd22ebc26530468125ffed2d5d1eb279.
Feel free to adapt the script as needed.