Portabrief
Export any WordPress page or whole site as a portable rebuild brief — BRIEF.md plus assets — to recreate it on another stack or with an AI.
Use with caution
Portabrief works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 49/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Needs PHP 8.1 or newer
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Portabrief stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| design | >100 |
| developer | >100 |
| export | >100 |
| headless | >100 |
| migration | >100 |
About Portabrief
From the official readme · v0.13.2Description
Portabrief turns a WordPress page (or the whole site) into a portable rebuild package: a single BRIEF.md that describes the design system, components, content, and navigation, plus bundled assets, fonts, a manifest.json, and a per-module breakdown. The goal is a self-contained handoff you can rebuild from on a different stack — Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, Eleventy, Hugo, a native WordPress block theme, a headless front-end, an LLM coding agent, or Claude Design.
It is built for developers and agencies who are escaping page-builder lock-in, re-platforming a site, or handing a design off to another team or an AI.
What it produces
BRIEF.md— a synthesis-first, human- and LLM-readable brief: design tokens (colour, typography, spacing), an inferred component inventory with token bindings, the content outline, navigation, rebuild instructions, a gaps list, and a transparent portability score with its composition.- Bundled
assets/,fonts/,logos/(self-hosted resources are copied; remote ones are recorded by URL). manifest.json— the machine-readable mirror of everything.- Destination-specific scaffolding (the chosen target gets a tailored starting point and a “recommended stack & elements” section).
Key features
- Whole-site or single-page export from a Tools → Portabrief screen.
- Real portability score computed server-side, with a Coverage / Fidelity / Risk-headroom breakdown.
- Secret redaction — credentials and API keys are never written to the package; only their existence is noted, masked as
***REDACTED***. A pre-flight scan blocks the download if any residual secret is detected. - PII safeguards — user records are off by default; when an admin includes them, the UI states plainly that real email addresses are exported, and a bundle headed to an external AI must be explicitly acknowledged.
- Export history — a local, append-only audit log of every export (who, scope, destination, whether PII was included and acknowledged). Stays on your site.
- Feedback box — request a feature or report a bug from inside the admin.
External services
Portabrief works fully offline by default. Three optional integrations may contact an external service, each only when you choose to use it:
- Feedback email — when you submit the in-admin feedback form, your message, the email you enter, your site URL, and basic environment info (WordPress/PHP/plugin versions) are emailed via your site’s own mailer to the Portabrief developer (
connect@1click2open.com) so they can respond — or to an address you configure with thePORTABRIEF_FEEDBACK_EMAILconstant /portabrief_feedback_recipientfilter. Nothing is sent unless you click “Send feedback”. - Portabrief Hub (optional) — if you configure a central Hub (via the
PORTABRIEF_HUB_URL/PORTABRIEF_HUB_KEYconstants), feedback tickets are sent to it and their status is synced back. Off unless those constants are set. - Usage analytics (opt-in) — if you tick “Share anonymous usage analytics” in Tools → Portabrief, an anonymous payload (a random install ID, plugin/WordPress/PHP versions, and aggregate counts — never your URL, content, emails, secrets, or any export data) is sent to the configured Hub. Off unless you turn it on; the exact payload is previewable before you opt in.
Detection only (no connection): to document your site, Portabrief scans your own pages and options for third-party services already present (e.g. Stripe, Intercom, Google Tag Manager, Meta Pixel, Tawk.to, Hotjar) and records which ones it finds. These are local detection patterns — Portabrief does not connect to any of these services and sends them no data.
Installation
- In wp-admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin and upload the Portabrief zip (or copy the
portabrieffolder intowp-content/plugins/). - Activate Portabrief.
- Visit Tools → Portabrief, choose a scope and destination, and click Generate BRIEF.
Frequently asked questions
Does Portabrief send my data anywhere?
No — not by default. Generating a brief runs entirely on your server and gives you a downloadable zip. The plugin only contacts an external service if you opt in. See “External services” below.
Are secrets or passwords included in the export?
Never. Credentials and API keys are redacted, and a pre-flight scan blocks the download if anything secret-shaped slips through. User passwords are never exported under any setting.
What about user emails / PII?
The “User records” module is off by default. If a site administrator turns it on, the bundle is watermarked sensitive and the admin is told plainly that real email addresses are written into it. An export that contains user PII and targets an external-AI destination requires an explicit confirmation.
Can it migrate my site automatically?
No. Portabrief produces a faithful, structured starting point to rebuild from — not a one-click migration. A developer or an AI does the rebuild using the brief.
Changelog
Maintenance release. No functional changes.
0.13.2
- Maintenance release. No functional changes since 0.13.1.
0.13.1
- Reworded internal asset/usage labels and code comments that described detected style/script blocks, so they no longer contain literal markup substrings. No functional change. (All plugin CSS/JS is, and has been, enqueued via wp_enqueue_style/wp_enqueue_script on admin_enqueue_scripts.)
0.13.0
- All features are now free and unconditional (no plan gating): every destination, screenshots, SBOM, delta exports, link graph, and the full score breakdown. A “portabrief_after_export” action lets a separate add-on extend exports.
- readme: clarified that third-party service names (Stripe, GTM, etc.) are local detection only; pre-flight scan now reports email-address (PII) counts in the bundle.
0.12.4
- Branding: author is now 1click2open; feedback wording uses “developer”.
0.12.3
- Feedback now routes to the Portabrief team address by default (still overridable via constant/filter).
0.12.2
- Plugin Check compliance: removed dev config from the package, dropped manual textdomain loading (WordPress auto-loads), cleaned the plugin header, and annotated verified-safe internal DB reads.
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FAQ
Portabrief: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 11, 2026
Is Portabrief free?
Yes. Portabrief is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Portabrief safe to use in 2026?
Portabrief works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 3 months ago, and scores 49/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Portabrief?
Portabrief is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 259 times since it launched in July 2026. It was downloaded 103 times in the last 30 days.
Does Portabrief work with WordPress 7.1?
Portabrief is officially tested up to WordPress 7.0.7, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Portabrief need?
Portabrief requires PHP 8.1 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Portabrief last updated?
The latest version, 0.13.2, was released on July 4, 2026 (3 months ago).
Who makes Portabrief?
Portabrief is developed and maintained by 1click2open.
What are the best alternatives to Portabrief?
The most popular alternatives to Portabrief are Layout Grid Block (200K+ installs), Visual CSS Style Editor (30K+ installs) and Child Theme Creator by Orbi… (10K+ installs).
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