Export WooCommerce Orders using Import Export Suite for WooCommerce plugin

If you own a busy online store, it is quite common for you to receive a huge number of orders each day. Import Export Suite for WooCommerce Plugin helps you import and export all these orders from one online store to another by selecting Order as the post type, choosing the required export method, applying filters, mapping columns, and configuring advanced options such as file format and scheduling.

In this article, you’ll learn how to export WooCommerce orders step by step using the Import Export Suite plugin.

To export WooCommerce orders:

• Click on WebToffee Import/Export(Pro) > Export.

When migrating orders from one site to another, choose to export the line items in Default mode.

If you want a file only for reference purpose, then you can export the line items either in Separate rows or in Separate columns.

You can select this option in the last step of export.

As a first step, you need to choose the post type as Order.

Choose from the options below to continue with your export:

•  Quick export from DB
•  Based on a pre-saved template 
•  Advanced export

Let us have a look at each of these export methods:

• exports the basic/standard fields of the respective post type.  
• To include fields from Custom meta and Hidden meta select the respective group’s checkboxes.
• Click the Export button to complete the action or proceed to Step 3 for advanced options.

• exports data as per the specifications(filters, selective column, mapping.. etc) from the previously saved file.
• By selecting this option, one can choose a previously saved template from the Export template drop-down.

• Click the Export button to complete the action or proceed to Step 3 to filter data.

• Takes you through a detailed process of filtering/column selection/advanced options that may be required for your export.

• Click on Step 3 to filter data

Filter data that needs to be exported as per the criteria below.

• Element – Select the field based on which the data should be filtered.
• Condition – Define how the selected field should be evaluated.
• Value – Choose or enter the value used for filtering the data.

You can add multiple filters using Add new filter or remove an existing filter using the delete icon.

The column names appearing in this section can be edited if required. The preferred names and choices that were last saved can be viewed on choosing a pre-saved template. One can also move the columns to reorder the arrangement.

• Here, one can map and reorder the export columns under the following 3 fields:
  1. Default fields
  2. Meta(Custom fields)
  3. Hidden meta
• Click on Step 5 to proceed.

• On reaching Step 5, the following window will appear, from where one can:
  1. Exclude Already Exported: Option ‘Yes’ excludes the previously exported orders.
  2. Exclude line items: Choose ‘Yes’ to exclude and ‘No’ to include line items.
  3. Export line items in: You can export in Default mode if you are migrating orders. For exporting a reference file, you can either choose Separate columns or Separate rows.
  4. Export file name: To specify a filename for the exported file. If left blank the system generates a default name.
  5. Export File Format: Both CSV and XML file formats are available.
  6. Delimiter: Separator for differentiating the columns in the CSV file. Assumes ‘,’ by default.
  7. Enable FTP export: On opting ‘Yes’, choose an FTP profile and specify the export path.

• Save the template file for future export as shown below(if needed).

• Click on Export and export or schedule the export to finish.