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1 === Import WP – Export and Import CSV and XML files to WordPress ===
2 Contributors: jcollings,importwp
3 Tags: import, csv, xml, importer, woocommerce, product import, post import, export, datafeed, bulk import, bulk export, schedule
4 Requires at least: 4.0
5 Tested up to: 6.2
6 Requires PHP: 5.6
7 Stable tag: 2.7.10
8 License: GPLv3
9 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
10 Donate link: https://www.importwp.com/
11
12 Easily Export and Import CSV files with our WordPress csv importer. Export and Import XML files. Import posts, categories, images, and custom fields.
13
14 == Description ==
15
16 Our optimised **WordPress importer** makes it easy to **export and import CSV and XML files** into WordPress posts, pages, categories, tags, custom post types, and custom taxonomies. We have simplified the process to **Import attachments, images, and any WordPress data** using our custom visual data selection tools that make it straightforward to import XML or CSV files from any **data feed**.
17
18 Our **WordPress exporter** allows you to **export CSV, XML or JSON files** with data from any wordpress post type or taxonomy, including exporting custom fields, images, attachments, and related terms. This means you can easily export CSV, XML or JSON files containing only the WordPress data and structure you need.
19
20 = Import CSV and XML files to WordPress posts, categories and users =
21
22 To create a **csv importer** or **xml importer** the steps are the same, except that xml files contain a nested data structure, instead of csv files that containing rows and headings.
23
24 1. **Choose Import file** - Import an XML or CSV file by either uploading a file, downloading from a remote url, or from a remote FTP.
25 2. **Map data** - Select what parts of your import file should be used to create and update a WordPress record.
26 3. **Set Permissions** - Set what is used to identify each record, and select what the importer can insert, update and delete.
27 4. **Run the importer**.
28
29 = Import WordPress Attachments from XML / CSV files =
30
31 **Import WordPress attachments** from CSV and XML files from either a **remote url**, an **ftp server**, the **websites filesystem**, or the **WordPress media library**.
32
33 Attachments can be downloaded every time the importer runs, or can check the media library to **use an existing version** if it exists already, saving media from downloading duplicate images.
34
35 = WordPress CSV and XML Importer features =
36
37 * Simple XML data selection tool to Import XML files.
38 * Easy to use CSV data selection tool to import CSV files.
39 * Import data from remote urls and data feeds.
40 * Import data from an FTP server
41 * Import data from files stored on the web server.
42 * Import data to WordPress posts, pages and custom post types
43 * Import categories, tags and custom taxonomies.
44 * Import Attachments from Remote URL
45 * Import Attachments from FTP server
46 * Import Attachments from local filesystem
47 * Import Attachments from Media Library.
48 * Import Attachment title, caption, alt tag metadata.
49 * Import custom fields
50
51 = WordPress Exporter features =
52
53 * Export all available fields, or select which WordPress data to export.
54 * Create nested XML files containing repeating data.
55 * Customise CSV file headings
56 * Customise XML node names and attribute labels.
57 * Filter which records are exported
58
59 = Product Import Export for WooCommerce Add-on =
60
61 The free [Import WP WooCommerce add-on extends](https://www.importwp.com/integrations/import-export-woocommerce-plugin/?utm_campaign=Import%2BWP%2BPro%2BUpgrade&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=free%2Bplugin%2Blisting) Import WP's XML and CSV import capabilities allowing to Export and Import WooCommerce products.
62
63 - Export WooCommerce products into CSV, XML or JSON files
64 - Import WooCommerce products from CSV and XML
65 - Import and Export simple, grouped, external, variable and variation products.
66 - Export and import WooCommerce products and images including featured product images and gallery images.
67 - Export and Import product categories including hierarchy.
68 - Export and Import WooCommerce product attributes, categories and tags
69 - Export and import product prices and stock levels.
70
71 A number of add-ons are available to add functionality to the importer / exporter.
72
73 * **Advanced Custom Fields ACF Add-on** - ACF XML & CSV data importer and exporter.
74 * **JetEngine Add-on** - JetEngine XML & CSV data importer and exporter.
75 * **WooCommerce Add-on** - XML & CSV Importer and Exporter for all WooCommerce product types.
76 * **Rank Math SEO Add-on** - XML & CSV Importer for Rank Math SEO metadata.
77 * **Yoast SEO Add-on** - XML & CSV Importer for Yoast SEO metadata.
78 * **Polylang Add-on** - XML & CSV Importer for Polylang translations.
79 * **BLM file importer Add-on** - BLM file and media Importer.
80
81 Find out more [about Import WP Add-ons](https://www.importwp.com/integrations/?utm_campaign=Import%2BWP%2BPro%2BUpgrade&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=free%2Bplugin%2Blisting).
82
83 = What is Import WP Pro? =
84
85 Import WP Pro is a paid upgrade that includes premium support and adds the following extra features:
86
87 * Import data to custom fields - used by themes and plugins to store custom data associated with posts.
88 * Import data to WordPress custom post types.
89 * Import data to WordPress custom taxonomies
90 * Schedule importers
91
92 Find out more [about Import WP Pro on our website](https://www.importwp.com/?utm_campaign=Import%2BWP%2BPro%2BUpgrade&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=free%2Bplugin%2Blisting).
93
94 == Installation ==
95
96 1. Upload 'jc-importer' to the '/wp-content/plugins/' directory
97 2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
98 3. A new menu item under Tools > Import WP should appear where you can access the plugin.
99
100 For further documentation on installing and using Import WP features can be found [here](https://www.importwp.com/documentation/).
101
102 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
103
104 = How to Import XML files using our XML Importer =
105
106 Our **XML importer** allows you to easily **import xml files** made up from any XML schema / structure.
107
108 When **importing XML files** you first need to set the document base path, the XML base path defines what makes up a record and is used when calculating how many records will be imported.
109
110 Using our XML visual data selector you can choose what data to be imported from each record's XML nodes attributes or text, or you can manually select data using custom written XPath queries.
111
112 = How to Import CSV files using our CSV Importer =
113 Our **CSV importer** makes it possible to **import CSV files** containing any number of columns or rows, with settings to set the CSV delimiter character that is used to separate each data cells defaulting to a comma, set the CSV enclosure character that is used to wrap around each data cell defaulting to a quotation mark, and set what character encoding was used when creating the csv.
114
115 Using our CSV data selector you can visually choose what columns should be used when importing each record.
116
117 = What documentation is available =
118
119 Documentation can be found online on [importwp.com](https://www.importwp.com/docs/?utm_campaign=Import%2BWP%2BPro%2BUpgrade&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=free%2Bplugin%2Blisting).
120
121 = What add-ons are available =
122
123 A full list of available addons can be found [here](https://www.importwp.com/integrations/?utm_campaign=Import%2BWP%2BPro%2BUpgrade&utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=free%2Bplugin%2Blisting).
124
125 == Screenshots ==
126
127 1. Import WP, New importer screen
128 2. Import WP, Post template setup screen
129 3. Import WP, Run import page
130 4. Import WP, Import history page
131
132 == Changelog ==
133
134 = 2.7.10 =
135
136 * ADD - Update Exporter and Importer Runner.
137
138 = 2.7.9 =
139
140 * FIX - Exporter issue caused by property access level.
141
142 = 2.7.8 =
143
144 * FIX - Changing delimiter or enclosure was previously not reindexing the temp config file.
145 * ADD - Allow csv exporter to add subrows.
146
147 = 2.7.7 =
148
149 * ADD - Add continue button to manually ran imports.
150 * ADD - field map ability to all fields, mapped field type has been deprecated.
151
152 = 2.7.6 =
153
154 * FIX - Importer PostMapper version tag breaking when using multiple post types.
155 * FIX - Issue with running importer not checking server limits.
156 * FIX - Issue with memory limit reading -1 as no memory, insead of unlimited.
157 * ADD - Add `iwp/importer/init` action when importer is being started.
158 * Add - Schedule exporter upgrade message.
159
160 = 2.7.5 =
161
162 * FIX - issue with reading memory_limit set using G suffix
163 * FIX - issue with post_date not setting post_date_gmt.
164
165 = 2.7.4 =
166
167 * FIX - issue with schedule interface, once saved you were not able to add new rows.
168 * ADD - Add filters to modify export query.
169 * ADD - Add helper function iwp_fn_prefix_items
170
171 = 2.7.3 =
172
173 * ADD - exported CSV files with default column names will autofill template fields when creating a new importer.
174 * FIX - fixed issue with addon data being cleared.
175 * FIX - fixed issue with importer status not being displayed correctly.
176
177 = 2.7.2 =
178
179 * ADD - new delimiter field to attachments and taxonomy settings.
180 * FIX - fix UI speed issue.
181
182 = 2.7.1 =
183
184 * FIX - Revert default exporter delimiter back to ","
185
186 = 2.7.0 =
187
188 * ADD - Extend exporter field select options with ability to rename and structure output.
189 * FIX - Multiline custom method matching.
190 * FIX - Fix missing wp_read_audio_metadata dependency when importing audio files.
191
192 = 2.6.5 =
193
194 * ADD - new helper function iwp_fn_get_posts_by.
195 * FIX - Add memory usage escape check, hard limit of 90%.
196
197 = 2.6.4 =
198
199 * FIX - Importer CSV file settings page disable flag not changing when fields are updated.
200 * ADD - Imported Record tracking is moved from meta tables to own table.
201 * ADD - Allow custom text entry on repeater base node field.
202
203 = 2.6.3 =
204
205 * FIX - Importer session has changed fatal importer error during import initialization.
206
207 = 2.6.2 =
208
209 * FIX - AddonBasePanel save callback was not following permission rules.
210 * FIX - PHP error caused by , at end of arrays.
211 * FIX - Importer session has changed fatal importer error during import initialization.
212
213 = 2.6.1 =
214
215 * FIX - Importer state to work with WP Multisite.
216
217 = 2.6.0 =
218
219 * ADD - Simplified importer runner, import chunks removed in faviour of state locking.
220
221 = 2.5.5 =
222
223 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/init` run before a record has been imported.
224 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before` to modify data before importing a record.
225 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before_insert` to modify data before inserting a record.
226 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before_update` to modify data before updating a record.
227 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/after` run after a record has been imported.
228
229 = 2.5.4 =
230
231 * ADD - New filter `iwp/allowed_file_types` to allow different file types apart from the default xml / csv.
232 * ADD - New filter `iwp/get_filetype_from_ext` to allow setting the file type based on the attached file name.
233
234 = 2.5.3 =
235
236 * FIX - Addon Panel, Core template fields are no longer excluded from processing due to missing enabled flag.
237
238 = 2.5.2 =
239
240 * FIX - Hash geneartion on local files now match correctly.
241 * ADD - Downloaded media without extensions, attempt to get extension from content-type header.
242
243 = 2.5.1 =
244
245 * FIX - Restore old method of loading woocomerce / yoast addon
246 * FIX - Only the importer that deletes a record, can restore that record unless you use the post_status field.
247
248 = 2.5.0 =
249
250 * ADD - 1st release of `iwp_register_importer_addon` api
251 * ADD - File encoding dropdown added to xml imports under file settings step.
252 * FIX - Issue where 2 fields can match with the same prefix on a group e.g. gallery-id vs gallery-id-url.
253
254 = 2.4.10 =
255
256 * FIX - Custom methods no longer break when the character ")" is present.
257
258 = 2.4.9 =
259
260 * FIX - fix js load issue on some installs with ReferenceError: regeneratorRuntime is not defined.
261 * FIX - Add missing term description field to exporter.
262 * FIX - Term importer now displays list of private taxonomies.
263 * FIX - Post taxonomies section hierachy follows stricter rules allowing for multiple terms with the same name if nested under a different parent e.g. "Term 1 > Term 1"
264
265 = 2.4.8 =
266
267 * FIX - Update importer filter row functionality.
268
269 = 2.4.7 =
270
271 * FIX - Allow for zip, and gz file extensions to work with previously forced file extensions.
272 * ADD - Add new addon registration function `iwp_register_importer_addon`
273
274 = 2.4.6 =
275
276 * ADD - New setting to limit the number of log files stored, by default this is set to unlimited.
277 * FIX - Fix RCE issue by forcing correct extensions on imported data files.
278
279 = 2.4.5 =
280
281 * ADD - New "Media Library" option added to attachment download field, allowing you to search for attachments previously uploaded to your media library.
282
283 = 2.4.4 =
284
285 * ADD - Add filters to allow addons to extend the exporter custom field list and alter data before being exported.
286
287 = 2.4.3 =
288
289 * ADD - Add contains-in, not-contains-in importer filters.
290 * FIX - Fix contains and not contains filters.
291
292 = 2.4.2 =
293
294 * ADD - Edit name of importer by clicking the importers name on single importer screen.
295
296 = 2.4.1 =
297
298 * ADD - Attachment fields now have an option to fetch fresh images, instead of always using a found image from media library.
299 * ADD - export parent id, slug, and names for taxonomies.
300 * FIX - Tweak interface, and add upgrade notice to importer page.
301
302 = 2.4.0 =
303
304 * ADD - Added new exporter section to interface, allowing the exporting of wordpress data to XML / CSV / JSON.
305 * FIX - Fix upload error causing white screen.
306
307 = 2.3.0 =
308
309 * ADD - Add option to move posts / pages to trash instead of forceful deletion.
310 * ADD - Add `iwp/custom_field_label` filter to alter custom field label on importer log.
311 * ADD - Add data mapper and serialization tool.
312 * ADD - Add unique identifier field on permissions step for templates using user or post mapper.
313
314 = 2.2.5 =
315
316 * ADD - Add `iwp/register_events` hook to allow extension of the event system.
317
318 = 2.2.4 =
319
320 * FIX - Update custom method handler to work with xml with large amounts of whitespace.
321
322 = 2.2.3 =
323
324 * FIX - Unable to create new importer due to null file settings merge.
325
326 = 2.2.2 =
327
328 * FIX - Importer files are now prefixed with id-file_id-
329 * FIX - Downloading remote files now return not found, or empty file errors.
330
331 = 2.2.1 =
332
333 * ADD - New setting field for file rotation
334 * FIX - Replace php data flushing with manual ajax fetching of importer status.
335 * FIX - Make it easier to select csv fields with empty values.
336 * FIX - Properly log skipped records
337 * FIX - Fixed issue on windows file uploads causing File Not Found Error.
338 * FIX - Allow '.' in field name when using permissions.
339 * FIX - Attempt to skip php output in ajax/rest response.
340
341 = 2.2.0 =
342
343 * ADD - Ability to split imports into sections/chunks.
344 * ADD - filter iwp/importer/chunk_size
345 * ADD - iwp/importer/datasource
346 * ADD - Ability to use custom methods when importing, [custom_fun("arg1", ...)]
347 * FIX - Fixed an issue with repeater sections displaying wrong data on front end.
348 * FIX - Fixed double serialization on term meta and user meta when updating records.
349
350 = 2.1.0 =
351
352 * ADD - Ability to filter records/rows before being imported.
353 * FIX - Fixed post_status bugs
354 * ADD - Ability to add multiple schedules per importer
355 * ADD - Ability to import/export importers.
356 * FIX - Fixed issue with cron scheduling, now uses local time
357 * ADD - new filter to override the default timeout length
358
359 = 2.0.23 =
360
361 * ADD - Update importer.custom_fields.process_field to return values
362 * ADD - Send xml / csv headers when downloading file
363 * FIX - Fix issue with duplicate nested xml tags prematurely closing record.
364 * FIX - File process now checks x amount of records when processing file for importer editor.
365 * FIX - Template fields are now fetched via REST, passing importer model to get_fields()
366
367 = 2.0.22 =
368 * ADD - Ability to download debug log on import screen.
369 * FIX - Enable field label uses Field label instead of key.
370
371 = 2.0.0 =
372
373 * ADD - Rewrite of PHP code to use namespaces, and WordPress Rest API.
374 * ADD - New User Interface, Moved plugin menu item from top level to under tools.
375 * ADD - Update frontend code to use ReactJS library.
376 * ADD - Debug panel on edit importer screen.
377 * ADD - Importer logs to Debug panel.
378 * ADD - Importer Settings base64 encoded string.
379 * FIX - Remove taxonomy field from term template, now pick taxonomy at start.
380 * FIX - AJAX load in field options.
381 * FIX - Importer Speed increases.
382
383 = 1.1.8 =
384
385 * FIX - Permissions bug
386 * ADD - Uninstall method to clear database and files on plugin deletion (not deactivation).
387
388 = 1.1.7 =
389
390 * DEL - Remove unused custom curl methods for downloading attachments
391 * FIX - escape output data globally
392 * FIX - sanitize data globally
393 * FIX - Add nounce's to all ajax requests
394
395 = 1.1.6 =
396
397 * FIX - Post Deletion Vulnerability in Import WP.
398 * FIX - Add tool to reset Import WP database.
399 * FIX - Display errors when processing file fails.
400
401 = 1.1.5 =
402
403 * ADD - Visual Permission editor to filter fields to be imported per insert/update
404 * EDIT - Change csv column selector to show a vertical table with one record.
405
406 = 1.1.4 - 11/07/2019 =
407
408 * ADD - Fetch files via wp_remote_get instead of curl or file_get_contents
409 * ADD - Display information about custom field imports / errors
410 * FIX - post_parent field for page template displays correctly
411 * FIX - default value not being loaded when enabling field
412 * FIX - Fetch non cached row count when selecting xml base nodes
413
414 = 1.1.3 - 08/04/2019 =
415
416 * ADD - iwp/importer/file_uploaded action
417 * ADD - set file encoding via filter iwp/importer/file_encoding
418 * FIX - Change plugin support link
419 * FIX - include delimiter into record size calculations
420
421 = 1.1.2 - 16/03/2019 =
422
423 * ADD - store hash of imported attachments to compare against versions
424 * ADD - Add iwp/{FIELD_TYPE}_field, iwp/{FIELD_TYPE}/{FIELD_NAME} filters
425 * ADD - post date now tries to convert to correct format
426
427 = 1.1.1 - 22/01/2019 =
428
429 * FIX - Remove whitespace before importing remote attachments.
430 * FIX - Attachment Preview.
431 * FIX - Preview Error when importer has been first created.
432
433 = 1.1.0 - 16/01/2019 =
434
435 * FIX - Import WP XMLFile reader, stop xml parsing CDATA
436 * ADD - Introduce new methods to make building templates easier
437 * EDIT - Re-Structure libs folder.
438
439 = 1.0.5 - 23/10/2018 =
440
441 * ADD - unique template field, set which field is used to identify a record
442 * FIX - Multiple bugs fixed.
443 * ADD - new filter 'iwp/import_mapper_permissions' to block fields from being modified
444 * ADD - new filter 'iwp/template_unique_fields' to override the templates unique reference field
445
446 = 1.0.4 - 16/10/2018 =
447
448 * ADD - Add aria-label to inputs.
449 * ADD - Add file index cache based on amount of rows chosen
450
451 = 1.0.3 - 09/10/2018 =
452
453 * FIX - Reduce memory load by streaming file indices.
454 * FIX - Speed up Post importer for larger files.
455 * FIX - Add Processing notification when file is added/updated.
456 * FIX - Remove templates fetching dropdown option values to edit importer screen only.
457
458 = 1.0.1 - 28/09/2018 =
459
460 * FIX - multiple XML import issues
461 * FIX - import display to show error total
462 * FIX - Preview block to hide loading text if no value
463
464 = 1.0 - 29/04/2018 =
465
466 * Integrated new and improved XML and CSV importers
467
468 = 0.7 - 04/02/2018 =
469
470 * Add - tooltips ot xml base node fields, Slightly simplify XML process by hiding group base nodes.
471 * Fix - Run link on importer archive screen would not start new csv import if one had completed previously.
472 * Fix - Change links in about block
473
474 = 0.6 - 22/08/2017 =
475
476 * Optimise CSV Parser
477
478 = 0.5 =
479
480 * Add tooltips to title, slug, content and excerpt fields.
481 * Add the ability to import attachments from a local folder.
482 * Fix - Issue with php7.1.1 and saving of template data throwing warning for type missmatch string to array.
483
484 = 0.4.1 - 08/06/2017 =
485
486 * Fix admin redirect when uploading new file on edit screen
487 * Add filter to change template name when importer is created: jci/importer/template_name
488
489 = 0.4 - 20/05/2017 =
490
491 * Add filter to alter field data: jci/parse_csv_field and jci/parse_xml_field
492 * Add filter to alter specific field data: jci/parse_csv_field/{{field_name}} and jci/parse_xml_field/{{field_name}}
493 * UI Improvements
494
495 = 0.3.1 - 11/04/2017 =
496
497 * Change Interfaces
498 * Change upgrade notices
499
500 = 0.3 - 26/03/2017 =
501
502 * Rename plugin to Import WP
503 * Fix Broken unit tests, make it work with WP 4.7.3
504 * Simplify Creation Process
505
506 = 0.2 =
507
508 * fix wrong user version importer tag when adding
509 * allow addition of user meta values (add/edit)
510
511 = 0.1.9 =
512
513 * Improve create importer screen.
514 * fix misspelled version variable causing warnings
515
516 = 0.1.8 =
517
518 * Fix get_groups() issue in mapper
519
520 = 0.1.7 =
521
522 * Update XML node selector modal window
523
524 = 0.1.6 =
525
526 * set default options to field dropdown list
527 * skip empty attachments, and taxonomies
528 * move preview record box next to fields
529
530 = 0.1.5 =
531
532 * Disable attachment check when switching importer file from list due to empty results
533 * Add XMLReader library for creating xml node and element selectors
534
535 = 0.1.4 =
536
537 * Switch saving importer files as attachments to custom post type, stopping filling media library with files
538 * Clear current import status on new file upload globally
539
540 = 0.1.3 =
541
542 * Add file session storage for CSV import
543 * Save session between imports to keep track of file pointer position
544 * Allow multiple records to be imported per ajax request
545
546 = 0.1.2 =
547
548 * Improved import speed
549 * Fixed attachment import error message
550 * Added importer permissions to add screen
551
552 = 0.1.1 =
553
554 * Allow page authors to use username, or ID
555 * Fix post author and post name
556 * Add Tax Template and Mapper
557
558 = 0.1 =
559
560 * JC Importer