URL Extractor

URL Extractor allows you to extract URLs by custom tokens like (Title, Status, Author, Website URL and Website Name) from any post or page on your child sites and export them as CSV or TXT file. This is often helpful for both client reports and indexing software.

What You’ll Learn

• Extracting URLs using custom tokens
• Configuring output format and separators
• Saving and loading extraction templates
• Exporting results in CSV or TXT format

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Extension Add-on - This add-on provides standalone functionality within MainWP Dashboard. No third-party plugins required.

URL Extractor allows you to extract URLs using custom tokens (Title, Post URL, Date, Status, Author, Website URL, Website Name) of any post or page from your Child Sites and export them as CSV or TXT files. Provided search options will enable you to refine your search by:

• Type: Post or Page
• Status: Published, Pending, Private, Scheduled, Draft, Trash
• Arbitrary keywords
• Date Range
• Child Sites

You can easily customize your output. Combining the provided tokens and custom characters, create any output structure you need. This is often helpful for both client reports and indexing software.

What’s New in 5.1.0

• With URL Extractor abilities, you can start and track extraction work, then export the results as text or CSV.
• Extraction runs retain their results while exports are prepared. Downloads use one-use links.
• Stored records, export artifacts, and retries are kept within defined limits.
• Saved templates are migrated with guidance when a template needs attention, and existing preview workflows continue to work.
• Output separators and template values are validated before an extraction runs.
• Clearer errors identify when a Child site is unavailable during extraction.

How to use URL Extractor

1. Navigate to MainWP Dashboard > Add-ons > Administrative > URL Extractor
2. Configure the output format using Available Tokens

   In the Output format field, either type in the Available Tokens or click on the green bubbles of respective tokens to insert them automatically NOTE: You can also combine plain text with the token names. For example: This is the Post URL [post.url], and this is the Post Title [post.title]

3. Enter a separator in the Separator field

   Type in the desired text in the Separator field NOTE: This text will be used to separate individual entries in the output. By leaving the field empty, the individual entries will be placed in a new line.

4. In the Sidebar

   In the Sidebar

   1. Select the desired Sites, either individually or by Tags
   2. Select the post type, either Post or Page, or both
   3. Select one or multiple statuses from the list: Published, Pending, Private, Scheduled, Draft, Trash
   4. Optionally filter the results by a Keyword
   5. Select the desired Date Range
5. Click the Preview Ouput button
6. Review the output in the popup modal and export it as a .txt or .csv file

URL Extractor Templates

The values in the Output format and Separator fields can be saved as templates for speed and convenience.

Saving a template

1. Navigate to MainWP Dashboard > Add-ons > Administrative > URL Extractor
2. Enter the desired text in the Output format and Separator fields
3. Enter the template name
4. Click the Save Template button

Loading a template

1. Navigate to MainWP Dashboard > Add-ons > Administrative > URL Extractor
2. Select the desired template from the Available Templates dropdown
3. Click the Use Template button

Deleting a template

1. Navigate to MainWP Dashboard > Add-ons > Administrative > URL Extractor
2. Select the desired template from the Available Templates dropdown
3. Click the Delete button

Increase the maximum number of Posts returned from a Child site

The URL Extractor extension returns a maximum of 50 posts from a single child site. This number can be customized with a filter. As an example, this code snippet will increase the maximum number of posts to 500.

add_filter( 'mainwp_url_extractor_max_posts_number', 'max_url_extractor_posts' );

function max_url_extractor_posts() {
	return 500;
}

The easiest way to insert this code snippet to the MainWP Dashboard site is by using our Custom Dashboard extension.

1. Install the Custom Dashboard extension
2. Add the code snippet to the PHP tab in the Custom Dashboard extension

   Add the code snippet to the PHP tab in the Custom Dashboard extension

3. Adjust the number of returned posts as desired
4. Click the Save Changes button

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Related Resources

• Administrative Add-ons - Browse administrative tools
• Post Plus Extension - Advanced post creation
• Manage Posts - Post management guide