Pro: Export and import require an active Order Daemon Pro licence.

Overview

The WP-CLI export and import commands let you back up your rule configuration or move rules between sites – for example, from a staging environment to production, or from one client site to another.

Export produces a JSON file containing your rules and, optionally, other plugin settings. Import reads that file and applies it to the target site.

Prerequisites

• Order Daemon Pro installed and active on both source and target sites
• WP-CLI access to both sites
• Administrator access or SSH to the server

Exporting rules

wp odcm config export --output=odcm-config.json

This exports all plugin configuration (rules, settings) to odcm-config.json in the current directory.

Common options:

Example – export rules only:

wp odcm config export --output=rules-backup.json --components=rules

Example – export without credentials (safe to commit to a repo):

wp odcm config export --output=rules-backup.json --exclude-sensitive

Importing rules

wp odcm config import rules-backup.json

Import reads the JSON file and creates or updates rules on the current site.

Warning: Importing will overwrite existing rules with the same slug. Run on a staging environment first to verify the result before applying to production.

Common options:

Example – preview before applying:

wp odcm config import rules-backup.json --dry-run

Typical workflow: staging to production

# 1. Export from staging
wp odcm config export --output=rules-staging.json --components=rules --exclude-sensitive

# 2. Transfer the file to production (via scp, rsync, or your deployment system)

# 3. Preview the import on production
wp odcm config import rules-staging.json --dry-run

# 4. Apply
wp odcm config import rules-staging.json

Related docs

• CLI & Automation – full reference for all WP-CLI commands
• The Rule Builder – creating and editing rules in the admin UI