Export content type in Drupal 7

Question

Is there a way to export a content type from a site and import it to another? I haven't found any modules to do that yet.

How would you achieve that? It's a useful thing to be done otherwise it is very time consuming to create the same content type over and over again.

Solution 1

The Features module can export content types and allow you to import into another Drupal site.

Solution 2

Try bundle_copy

It's like the old D6 content copy. For me its quicker.

Solution 3

Bundle_copy & Features are good choices as have been suggested, but...

Give Importer a try if you want to create a new content type from external data.

1. allows you to import a dump file:
   • XLS
   • CSV
   • others
2. automatically creates a table which can then be used in Views
3. can be sued to derive a content type from that point

Solution 4

For options, please see the discussion over at http://drupal.org/node/1011620. There's also a simple copy/paste module available if Features is too cumbersome for your specific purposes: Bundle copy.

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Comments

[Sk8erPeter]

You should have shown a link to the Importer module, if this is what you are talking about...

[Sk8erPeter]

OK, I know, I know, but I think you should edit the original post. :) (and write "Importer" module's name with uppercase, because this way it's not unequivocal that you're talking about a module)

[chirale]

Fast and excellent solution for easy copy and update of content types. Thank you for sharing!

[jrharshath]

FYI, bundle_copy seems better. It adds an "Export" option under Structure->Content Types - very intuitive to use.

[weaveoftheride]

Is there any way to run the code you get in a module in e.g. hook_install()?

[weaveoftheride]

There is a function in the bundle_copy module - bundle_copy_import_submit() with some code that can be using to read the $data array and import in a hook_install...