# What's the best process for taking a PG project from the desktop version to the WP Plugin and vice versa? **URL:** \ **Category:** Pinegrow WordPress Plugin\ **Created:** [December 15, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/whats-the-best-process-for-taking-a-pg-project-from-the-desktop-version-to-the-wp-plugin-and-vice-versa/7429 "2022-12-15T10:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sitestreet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/sitestreet/32/41_2.png) [@sitestreet](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/sitestreet)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/whats-the-best-process-for-taking-a-pg-project-from-the-desktop-version-to-the-wp-plugin-and-vice-versa/7429/1 "2022-12-15T10:22:42Z")
I’ve been following the various posts and videos leading up to the WP Plugin release and am now diving into it. I have a project I’ve been working on with the desktop version and now want to bring it into the plugin version. What’s the best way to do this? I zipped up the entire project and imported it into the plugin but every time I export the theme I get a message saying: > Project export failed: > > This is not a Pinegrow project. Use Pinegrow Settings - “Do not check if the project was exported by Pinegrow” to export projects created with the beta version of Pinegrow plugin. I was expecting a feature in the desktop version of something like ‘Export project’ but can’t find one. How should I be doing this? And also, what’s the best practice for doing it the other way round (exporting from plugin and importing into desktop)? ---
**Author:** ![sitestreet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/sitestreet/32/41_2.png) [@sitestreet](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/sitestreet)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/whats-the-best-process-for-taking-a-pg-project-from-the-desktop-version-to-the-wp-plugin-and-vice-versa/7429/2 "2022-12-15T17:21:59Z")
Can anyone get back to me on this? ---
**Author:** ![Emmanuel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/emmanuel/32/6294_2.png) [@Emmanuel](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/Emmanuel)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/whats-the-best-process-for-taking-a-pg-project-from-the-desktop-version-to-the-wp-plugin-and-vice-versa/7429/3 "2022-12-15T18:16:35Z")
The process is simple: You just have to ZIP a Pinegrow desktop project so you can import it into the plugin. “And Just Like That…” you have your desktop project available from the plugin. BUT … as you can see from the feedbacks on the forum, we are having some minor problems with a paint that is still a bit too fresh in the plugin but I confirm that we are working very hard to make the experience as smooth as possible in the coming hours. Just a little bit more patience. ---
**Author:** ![sitestreet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/sitestreet/32/41_2.png) [@sitestreet](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/sitestreet)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/whats-the-best-process-for-taking-a-pg-project-from-the-desktop-version-to-the-wp-plugin-and-vice-versa/7429/4 "2022-12-15T18:20:55Z")
Thanks @Emmanuel. Yeah, I’ve read all the posts but wasn’t sure if my issue was because I was doing it wrong. No problem waiting for an update. You’re all doing an awesome job. ---
**Author:** ![sitestreet](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/forum.pinegrow.com/sitestreet/32/41_2.png) [@sitestreet](https://forum.pinegrow.com/u/sitestreet)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.pinegrow.com/t/whats-the-best-process-for-taking-a-pg-project-from-the-desktop-version-to-the-wp-plugin-and-vice-versa/7429/5 "2022-12-16T13:56:06Z")
In case it’s helpful, I can confirm that the 1.0.2 update has fixed the issue and my project is working perfectly in the WP plugin. 👍