A Canvas Pro export file is a portable snapshot of your configuration. It contains everything you selected at export time and nothing you did not. This article covers what is in the file, what is not, and how to use the selection controls on both sides.
Selecting what to export
The export screen lists every item in your configuration as a checkbox: your global header, footer, head code, and body end code as a group, then each snippet individually, each template, each header and footer set with its rules, each injection, and each custom post type definition. A master checkbox selects everything at once. Section-level Select all and Unselect all links act on one group at a time. Check what you want to move and export only that.
What the file contains
The file contains exactly what you checked. Each injection travels with its type, code, rules, group membership, and load order. Each header and footer set travels with its rules. Each custom post type definition travels with its labels, slugs, field schema, and HTML templates. Snippets travel with their category assignment. Nothing is inferred or added on your behalf.
What the file does not contain
Version history is not exported. The history store is local to each install, and importing history from another site would produce a confusing and mostly useless log. Media files are not exported: images, PDFs, and other uploads live in WordPress’s media library and are not part of a Canvas configuration. Posts, pages, menus, and any other WordPress content are not exported, because they live in WordPress itself, not in Canvas.
Selecting what to import
The import review screen works the same way as the export screen. After you choose a file, Pro shows you everything in it as a list of checkboxes. You see each item, its type, and enough detail to recognize it. Check what you want to bring in. Items you leave unchecked are skipped entirely, not written with empty values. Nothing is written until you confirm.
For the full import and export walkthrough, see Import and Export of Your Configuration.
