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title: How to Export Your Store Data to XML
description: "Export WooCommerce store data to XML instead of CSV for system-to-system transfers and re-import."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/export-woocommerce-xml/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
---

# How to Export Your Store Data to XML

To export store data to XML with Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce, go to WooCommerce > Export, open a tool, choose a date range, and click Download XML. For the Products and Customers from Orders sections, set Download File Type to XML, save, and click the section's Export button. XML export is free.

### CSV or XML: which to pick

| Format | Best for |
| --- | --- |
| CSV | Opening in Excel, Google Sheets, or Numbers; quick analysis and editing. |
| XML | Feeding another application or importing back into this plugin's Import tool. |

### From the Export dashboard

1. Go to **WooCommerce > Export** and open a tool.
2. Choose your date range.
3. Click **Download XML** instead of Download CSV.

### From the Products or Customers from Orders section

These two sections have their own export controls and a **Download File Type** option:

- Products: `alg_export_products_fields_file_type`
- Customers from Orders: `alg_export_customers_from_orders_fields_file_type`

1. Set **Download File Type** to **XML** and click **Save changes**.
2. Click the section's **Export** button.

### What the XML looks like

The plugin wraps the rows in a `<root>` element with one `<item>` per record; each column becomes a child element named after the field. This is the same shape the Import tool expects, so an XML export from one store imports cleanly into another.

**Note:** the Ajax Download option applies to the Product CSV export only. XML exports always download directly.

### Need a hand?

CSV and XML export are both free in [Export Products, Orders & Customers for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/export-woocommerce/). Our team answers every ticket on the [Export WooCommerce support forum](https://wpfactory.com/support/item/export-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Control Who Can Export Your Store Data](https://wpfactory.com/docs/restrict-export-user-capability/)
- [How to Export WooCommerce Customers to CSV or XML](https://wpfactory.com/docs/exporting-customers/)
- [How to Export WooCommerce Order Data](https://wpfactory.com/docs/order-data-export/)
- [How to Export WooCommerce Products to CSV or XML](https://wpfactory.com/docs/customized-product-export/)
- [How to Import Products from a CSV or XML File](https://wpfactory.com/docs/import-products-csv-xml/)