Exporting a site to localhost

Christoph Schülke

• September 25, 2026 11:10

Hi there,

I'm trying to move a site into local development using LocalWP.

LocalWP requires a zip file upload. I always encounter the error message that a wp-content folder is missing and hence the site import is not possible. I tried various backup plugins and always run into the same issue.

Any idea how to solve this? Is this a brizy issue or of different origin? Anyone else encountered this problem?

 

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  Ariel H.

  • September 25, 2026 11:52

  Hi Christoph,

  Thanks for the details. Could you please share a bit more information so we can narrow this down?

  * How did you create the backup, and which backup plugins have you tried?
  * Are you creating the backup from a live/production website?
  * Could you share the domain of the website you’re trying to migrate?
  * Just to confirm, are you using LocalWP by Flywheel?

  I’ve personally moved WordPress sites from production to local environments and back again without any issues, so I’d like to check what might be different in your setup.

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  Christoph Schülke

  • September 25, 2026 12:40

  Hi Ariel,

  I tried WPVivivd as you suggested, but that doesn't work either: "The archive has no wp-content folder".

  Yes, LocalWP.com

  The site is running on a repocloud.io test server. I can share the site and zip file via email if you want to have a look. It's not a mission critical project.

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  Ariel H.

  • September 25, 2026 12:44

  Hi Christoph, please send the ZIP file to communitysupport@brizy.io. Please include the reference number 39255062587282 in the subject line so we can quickly locate your request.

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  Ariel H.

  • September 25, 2026 13:59

  Hi Christoph,

  We managed to successfully restore the WPVivid backup locally. This suggests there may be an issue with how backups are being extracted in your installation of LocalWP.

  As a workaround, since this is a one-page landing page, we suggest importing the layout instead. The process is demonstrated in this screencast: https://youtu.be/sEOZdQlhXXM

  Please create a fresh WordPress installation in LocalWP, install both Brizy and Brizy Pro, and then import the layout.

  You can download the layout here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RRfZIydPvSbnpPuO2LqXbWShIxooa-Cu/view?usp=sharing

  Best regards,
  Ariel

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  Christoph Schülke

  • September 25, 2026 14:29

  Thank You! That worked. 
  Guess the issue it my LocalWP instance running on linux. 

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