All export xml files have same name

[martiniwebb]

​All download export files​, whether posts or pages ​give the same file name.​ Its difficult to manage if you have several of them because unlike a picture or a word file that you can open and see the contents, a user cannot see the content of the xml file until they upload into a WordPress panel. Loading the wrong file means one needs to clean up and then go back to look for the right file. I suggest each xml download from the Export panel bear the unique name of the file. ​

[SergeyBiryukov]

Hi there, welcome to WordPress Trac! Thanks for the ticket.

In my testing, the export file includes the site name and the current date, but that's about it. It would indeed be helpful if the file name also included the type of content being exported: all content, posts, pages, media, etc. and any filters applied: categories, authors, start date, end date, status, etc.

[martiniwebb]

@@SergeyBiryukov:

Yes so, as you mentioned in your comment

Sometimes, I have the unique need to export different content types from a single installation to different websites. Then, it becomes practical for them to have different names.

But in another view, I am of the opinion that the Core developers might have considered the general purpose scenario that most users use the export tool for absolute migrastion. In that scenario, the entire suite of elements is exported.

[sajjad67]

@martiniwebb @SergeyBiryukov

I also agree with that... looked into the core file but i am not sure what should be the order of each things in the file name!

For example should it be :

$sitename . 'WordPress.' . $date . $contentType . $categories . $author . $startDate . $endDate . $status . '.xml';

or which order should be best for readability?

Note : each variable in the filename will come dynamically, ex:

$categories = '';

if ( isset( $args['category'] ) ) $categories = $args['category'];

This PR enhances the export XML filename generation in WordPress by appending relevant details such as content type, category, author, date range, and post status. This improvement helps users easily differentiate multiple exported files.

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55762

Referencing PR: #8333
Added a blank line before the filter comment

Trac ticket: https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55762