How to unzip a wpress WordPress file

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How to unzip a wpress WordPress file: Step-by-Step

Unlike standard ZIP archives, .wpress files require special handling to extract. In this guide, we’ll show you how to unzip an .wpress file safely and efficiently.

Prerequisites

  1. Download and Install node.js (Source is from the official Site here)
  2. Open the terminal/command prompt on your PC
  3. Check node.js installed by typing
node --version
The prompt will return the node version number if installed

Extract the .wpress file

  1. Inside the terminal/command prompt navigate to the location of the .wpress file.
cd /desktop/wpresslocation
   2. Once inside the .wpress file location, run the below command to extract the file contents
npx wpress-extract migration.wpress
Replace migration.wpress with your .wpress file name

Conclusion

You should now have an unzipped folder with the WordPress website files and database. Need Australian WordPress Hosting? Check out Web Host Wizards!