The Give Export feature allows you to export Give Core and add-on settings. But some add-ons like payment gateways have sensitive information which you may not want to expose in an export. This can be done using a filter called give_settings_export_excludes.

For example, if you want to exclude your Stripe and PayPal credentials from exporting, you can add the following custom snippet to your website:

If you need assistance in adding a custom snippet to your website, refer to our detailed tutorial.

Once that function is in place, you will see the following checkboxes in your Export Give Settings:

Exclude Checkboxes appear on the Give Settings Export when the filter is in place.

Now, when you click the “Export JSON” button, it exports all the Give settings but excludes the Stripe and PayPal settings that you’ve checked.

There are many more options as well. You can extend the function to exclude older PayPal settings, the Mailchimp API, your Give add-ons license keys, and more. The following snippet is a good starting example:

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Exclude Settings from Exports