Wiki source code of Imports

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1 External content, data, or functionalities can be brought into an XWiki instance. This feature is useful for moving wiki content between instances or performing lightweight backups of your wiki Pages. There are several types of imports in XWiki:
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3 * [[Importing XWiki Pages>>documentation.xs.admin.imports.import-xwiki-pages.WebHome]]. Pages can be imported or [[exported>>documentation.xs.admin.exports.WebHome]] via [[##XAR##>>extensions:Extension.XAR Module Specifications]] (**X**Wiki **Ar**chive) files.
4 * [[Importing an Extension>>documentation.xs.admin.imports.extensions.WebHome]]. Some extensions can also be imported via ##XAR## (XWiki ARchive) files. However, this is not recommended.
5 * [[Importing Office Documents>>documentation.xs.user.base.page.create.import-office-documents.WebHome]].
6 * [[Importing from another software>>documentation.xs.admin.imports.imports-software.WebHome]] and other types of data such as ##CSV##, ##XML##, or ##JSON## using custom scripts or extensions.
7 * Importing Users.

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