Export Google Docs to WordPress

Tenwrite lets you publish Google Docs directly to WordPress — one at a time or in a batch. You pick the destination site, add your documents, set any post details you need, and hit Start Export. Tenwrite handles the conversion and publishing.

Before You Start

Make sure you have:

At least one WordPress site connected to Tenwrite (see How to Connect Your WordPress Site)
One or more Google Docs ready to publish

Open the Export Page

Open the Tenwrite add-on or the Web Dashboard, then click WordPress > New Export.

Tenwrite home view with the WordPress card and New Export action highlighted

Choose: Post or Page

At the top of the export form, choose whether WordPress should create a Post (standard blog content) or a Page (static standalone content). You can change this at any point before starting the export.

Export header showing Exporting as options with Post and Page radio controls

Step 1 — Choose Your Destination Site

Select the WordPress site you want to publish to. This applies to all documents in the batch.

Step 1 destination dropdown with the connected WordPress site selected

Step 2 — Add Your Google Docs

Click Select Google Docs, pick one or more files from the Google Drive picker, then click Select to add them to the export list.

Step 2 panel with the Select Google Docs button before files are added

Google Drive picker with a Google Doc selected and the Select button highlighted

Once added, your documents appear in a table below the picker. You can:

Click Add Google Docs to include more files.
Click the remove button next to any file you don’t want to export.

Step 2 table listing selected documents with Pending status and remove options

Step 3 — Set Post Details

Tenwrite shows per-document settings for each file you’ve added. If you exported multiple documents, use Prev and Next to move through them.

For every document, you can set:

Title (required)
Custom URL Slug
Excerpt
Status — Draft, Publish, Pending, Private, or Scheduled
Publish Date (only when Status is Scheduled)
Discussion — open or close comments
Pingbacks & trackbacks

For Posts, you can also set categories, tags, and sticky.

For Pages, you can also set parent page and menu order.

Step 3 post details showing title, slug, and excerpt fields

Step 3 post details showing status, categories, tags, and sticky

Step 3 discussion settings showing password, comments, and pingbacks

Step 4 — Advanced Options (Optional)

If you want more control over how the content is converted, click Show Advanced Options to reveal Step 4: Content Formatting & Optimization.

Step 4 section with Output Format under Content Formatting and Optimization

Output Format

Choose how Tenwrite structures the content in WordPress:

WordPress Blocks — exports in Gutenberg block format. Best for modern block themes and sites actively using the block editor.
Classic HTML — exports as standard HTML. Use this for classic-editor workflows, older themes, or legacy setups.

Not sure? Start with WordPress Blocks — it works well for most modern WordPress sites.

Cleanup

Controls how much of Google Docs’ original styling comes through:

Balanced — strips unnecessary markup while preserving important formatting. This is the recommended default.
Original — keeps more of the original styling if you need it.

Cleanup options showing Balanced and Original choices

Content Transformations

Balanced (Recommended) — applies a sensible, pre-selected set of transformations. Start here.
Custom — gives you full control over individual transformation settings.

When you switch to Custom, Tenwrite auto-saves your preferences as a preset.

Content Transformations cards with Balanced selected and Preset Options below

Preset Options list showing content structure and CSS cleanup controls

Preset Options showing media processing and media embedding controls

Start the Export

Before you click Start Export, check that the header shows the right number of documents, the correct destination site, and the right export type (Post or Page).

Header with selected document count and Start Export button ready

Each row tracks its own status — Pending, Processing, Success, or Error — so you can follow progress in real time.

Export in progress with Processing status shown in the export table

When a document finishes successfully, Tenwrite shows a toast notification and adds Edit and Preview links to that row.

Successful export state with toast confirmation and Success row status

Export result row showing Edit and Preview links for the created WordPress item

Troubleshooting

Go to WordPress > My Sites and confirm your sites are connected. If you haven’t connected a site yet, follow How to Connect Your WordPress Site to Tenwrite.

The site list looks outdated

Go to WordPress > My Sites and click Sync Site Content to refresh, then return to the export page.

Authentication or permission error

Refresh the page and try again. If the issue persists, sign out and back in. Make sure your connected WordPress user has publish permissions on the destination site.

A file I selected isn’t a Google Doc

Only Google Docs are supported. Open the file in Google Docs and use File > Save as Google Docs, then re-select it.

Some documents failed

Check the error message shown in the row. Common causes are temporary network issues, WordPress permission problems, or invalid post settings. Try exporting failed items as a smaller batch.

A scheduled post didn’t publish

Make sure Status is set to Scheduled and the Publish Date is set to a time in the future (in your timezone). Check WordPress after the scheduled time has passed.

If you’re still stuck, email support@tenwrite.com with the steps you took, the error message, and your WordPress site URL.

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