> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://buttercms.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Export and inventory current content

> Before migrating to ButterCMS, audit and export your existing content. Learn how to inventory what you have so you're ready to map and import it.

## Content inventory

Create a comprehensive inventory of your existing content before doing anything else:

* **Content types** - Blog posts, pages, products, etc.
* **Fields per type** - Text, images, dates, relationships
* **Field constraints** - Required, max length, formats
* **Relationships** - How content types relate to each other
* **Taxonomies** - Categories, tags, hierarchies
* **Media assets** - Images, documents, videos
* **Metadata** - SEO fields, publication info, authors

### Inventory template

| Content Type | Field Name      | Field Type | Required | Notes                |
| ------------ | --------------- | ---------- | -------- | -------------------- |
| Blog Post    | title           | Text       | Yes      | Max 100 chars        |
| Blog Post    | body            | HTML       | Yes      | Rich content         |
| Blog Post    | excerpt         | Text       | No       | Max 300 chars        |
| Blog Post    | featured\_image | Image      | No       | 1200x630 recommended |
| Blog Post    | author          | Reference  | Yes      | Links to Author      |
| Blog Post    | categories      | Reference  | No       | Many-to-many         |
| Blog Post    | published\_date | DateTime   | Yes      |                      |
| Author       | name            | Text       | Yes      |                      |
| Author       | bio             | Text       | No       |                      |
| Author       | avatar          | Image      | No       |                      |

## Export tools by platform

### WordPress export

```bash theme={null}
# Using WP-CLI
wp export --dir=/path/to/exports

# Or use Dashboard: Tools → Export
```

WordPress exports as XML, which can be parsed and transformed.

<Tip>
  If you're migrating WordPress **blog posts**, ButterCMS can import them for you automatically — just export your content and email the file to [support@buttercms.com](mailto:support@buttercms.com). Note that this applies to blog posts only, not pages or custom post types. See [WordPress to ButterCMS](./wordpress-to-buttercms) for details.
</Tip>

### Contentful export

```bash theme={null}
# Install Contentful CLI
npm install -g contentful-cli

# Export space
contentful space export \
  --space-id YOUR_SPACE_ID \
  --export-dir ./export
```

### Drupal export

```bash theme={null}
# Using Drush
drush content-export

# Or use Views Data Export module
```

### Custom database export

```sql theme={null}
-- Export to JSON-compatible format
SELECT
  JSON_OBJECT(
    'title', title,
    'slug', slug,
    'body', body,
    'published_at', published_at
  ) AS content
FROM posts
WHERE status = 'published';
```