---
title: "Importing and Exporting configured Views"
date: 2026-04-23
author: "GravityKit"
link: "https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravityview/getting-started-gravityview/importing-and-exporting-configured-views/"
---

## Exporting Views

 You can export GravityView Views just like you can export Posts in WordPress:

- Sign in to your WordPress Admin
- Click on Tools
- Under Tools, click on Export
- Select the Views radio button
- Click the "Download Export File" button

 This will generate an export file with all your Views stored in it. Note: the Gravity Forms entry data will not be exported, just your View configuration. [Learn how to download entry data from Gravity Forms](https://docs.gravityforms.com/exporting-form-entries/).

## Importing Views

- Sign in to your WordPress Admin
- Click on Tools
- Under Tools, click on Import
- Click "WordPress" 
    - If you don't have the WordPress Importer plugin installed, an install dialog will be shown to you. Click the "Install Now" button
    - After installing the plugin, click the "Activate Plugin & Run Importer" link

- Select the Views export file you wish to import
- Click "Upload file and import"

## Migrating Views between sites

Because a View references its form by form ID (and its fields by field ID), the export and import steps above only carry a View to another site correctly when the Gravity Forms form IDs match on both sites. If the destination site has the same form under a different form ID, the imported View points at the wrong form and does not display correctly.

Choose your method based on the form IDs:

- **Form IDs match on both sites:** Export the Views on the source site and import the file on the destination site using the WordPress importer, as described above.
- **Form IDs differ (common on staging or rebuilt sites):** Use GravityMigrate. It moves forms and Views together, assigns new form IDs on import, and automatically rewrites every View reference (including field configuration) to match, so your Views arrive correctly wired with no manual fixing. Field IDs are preserved; only the form's own ID changes.

When using GravityMigrate, export your forms with the "Views" option ticked, and delete any duplicate form copies you migrated manually first, so you end with one correctly wired set.

Note: GravityMigrate is a separate paid add-on and is not included with a GravityView license. For setup steps, see the [GravityMigrate guide](https://www.gravitykit.com/docs/gravitymigrate/getting-started-with-gravitymigrate/).