moving pages around envs

[mwvolo]

Changes Made

1. Removed wagtailimportexport/ — the entire vendored package directory
2. Added wagtail-transfer==0.11 to requirements/base.txt
3. Replaced wagtailimportexport with wagtail_transfer in INSTALLED_APPS (openstax/settings/base.py)
4. Added wagtail-transfer settings to base.py — configurable via env vars:
   - WAGTAILTRANSFER_SECRET_KEY — this instance's auth key
   - WAGTAILTRANSFER_SOURCE_NAME / _URL / _KEY — defines the source to pull from
5. Added URL route wagtail-transfer/ in openstax/urls.py (above the catch-all wagtail route)

What's Needed Next

Per-environment setup:

On each environment, set these env vars:

On production — pull from staging

WAGTAILTRANSFER_SECRET_KEY=
WAGTAILTRANSFER_SOURCE_NAME=staging
WAGTAILTRANSFER_SOURCE_URL=https://staging.openstax.org/wagtail-transfer/
WAGTAILTRANSFER_SOURCE_KEY=

On staging — the secret key must match what prod uses as SOURCE_KEY

WAGTAILTRANSFER_SECRET_KEY=

The SECRET_KEY on the source must match the SOURCE_KEY configured on the destination.

Run migrations on each environment:
python manage.py migrate wagtail_transfer

Permissions: Superusers get access automatically. For other users, create a group with the "Can import pages and
snippets from other sites" permission.

Usage: In Wagtail admin, there will be a new "Import" option. You browse the source environment's page tree and
select what to pull in — no more zip files.

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR replaces the vendored wagtailimportexport page import/export implementation with the upstream wagtail-transfer package, wiring it into settings via environment variables and exposing the required transfer endpoint.

Changes:

• Remove the legacy wagtailimportexport app (code, templates, and tests).
• Add wagtail-transfer==0.11, enable wagtail_transfer in INSTALLED_APPS, and add env-driven WAGTAILTRANSFER_* settings.
• Add the wagtail-transfer/ URL route ahead of the Wagtail catch-all route.

Reviewed changes

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File	Description
requirements/base.txt	Adds the wagtail-transfer dependency needed for cross-environment imports.
openstax/settings/base.py	Swaps installed app to wagtail_transfer and adds env-configurable transfer secrets/sources.
openstax/urls.py	Exposes wagtail-transfer/ endpoints (before Wagtail’s catch-all).
wagtailimportexport/admin_urls.py	Removes legacy admin URL routing for the vendored tool.
wagtailimportexport/apps.py	Removes vendored app config.
wagtailimportexport/config.py	Removes vendored config.
wagtailimportexport/exporting.py	Removes legacy export implementation.
wagtailimportexport/forms.py	Removes legacy import/export forms.
wagtailimportexport/functions.py	Removes legacy helper utilities for zips/FKs/media.
wagtailimportexport/importing.py	Removes legacy import implementation.
wagtailimportexport/templates/wagtailimportexport/index.html	Removes legacy admin templates.
wagtailimportexport/templates/wagtailimportexport/import-page.html	Removes legacy admin templates.
wagtailimportexport/templates/wagtailimportexport/export-page.html	Removes legacy admin templates.
wagtailimportexport/tests/test_functions.py	Removes legacy tests.
wagtailimportexport/tests/tests.py	Removes legacy tests.
wagtailimportexport/views.py	Removes legacy views.
wagtailimportexport/wagtail_hooks.py	Removes legacy Wagtail admin hooks/menu item.
wagtailimportexport/__init__.py	Removes vendored package init.

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