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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: 2.7.9
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 = 2.7.9 =
135
136 * FIX - Exporter issue caused by property access level.
137
138 = 2.7.8 =
139
140 * FIX - Changing delimiter or enclosure was previously not reindexing the temp config file.
141 * ADD - Allow csv exporter to add subrows.
142
143 = 2.7.7 =
144
145 * ADD - Add continue button to manually ran imports.
146 * ADD - field map ability to all fields, mapped field type has been deprecated.
147
148 = 2.7.6 =
149
150 * FIX - Importer PostMapper version tag breaking when using multiple post types.
151 * FIX - Issue with running importer not checking server limits.
152 * FIX - Issue with memory limit reading -1 as no memory, insead of unlimited.
153 * ADD - Add `iwp/importer/init` action when importer is being started.
154 * Add - Schedule exporter upgrade message.
155
156 = 2.7.5 =
157
158 * FIX - issue with reading memory_limit set using G suffix
159 * FIX - issue with post_date not setting post_date_gmt.
160
161 = 2.7.4 =
162
163 * FIX - issue with schedule interface, once saved you were not able to add new rows.
164 * ADD - Add filters to modify export query.
165 * ADD - Add helper function iwp_fn_prefix_items
166
167 = 2.7.3 =
168
169 * ADD - exported CSV files with default column names will autofill template fields when creating a new importer.
170 * FIX - fixed issue with addon data being cleared.
171 * FIX - fixed issue with importer status not being displayed correctly.
172
173 = 2.7.2 =
174
175 * ADD - new delimiter field to attachments and taxonomy settings.
176 * FIX - fix UI speed issue.
177
178 = 2.7.1 =
179
180 * FIX - Revert default exporter delimiter back to ","
181
182 = 2.7.0 =
183
184 * ADD - Extend exporter field select options with ability to rename and structure output.
185 * FIX - Multiline custom method matching.
186 * FIX - Fix missing wp_read_audio_metadata dependency when importing audio files.
187
188 = 2.6.5 =
189
190 * ADD - new helper function iwp_fn_get_posts_by.
191 * FIX - Add memory usage escape check, hard limit of 90%.
192
193 = 2.6.4 =
194
195 * FIX - Importer CSV file settings page disable flag not changing when fields are updated.
196 * ADD - Imported Record tracking is moved from meta tables to own table.
197 * ADD - Allow custom text entry on repeater base node field.
198
199 = 2.6.3 =
200
201 * FIX - Importer session has changed fatal importer error during import initialization.
202
203 = 2.6.2 =
204
205 * FIX - AddonBasePanel save callback was not following permission rules.
206 * FIX - PHP error caused by , at end of arrays.
207 * FIX - Importer session has changed fatal importer error during import initialization.
208
209 = 2.6.1 =
210
211 * FIX - Importer state to work with WP Multisite.
212
213 = 2.6.0 =
214
215 * ADD - Simplified importer runner, import chunks removed in faviour of state locking.
216
217 = 2.5.5 =
218
219 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/init` run before a record has been imported.
220 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before` to modify data before importing a record.
221 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before_insert` to modify data before inserting a record.
222 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before_update` to modify data before updating a record.
223 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/after` run after a record has been imported.
224
225 = 2.5.4 =
226
227 * ADD - New filter `iwp/allowed_file_types` to allow different file types apart from the default xml / csv.
228 * ADD - New filter `iwp/get_filetype_from_ext` to allow setting the file type based on the attached file name.
229
230 = 2.5.3 =
231
232 * FIX - Addon Panel, Core template fields are no longer excluded from processing due to missing enabled flag.
233
234 = 2.5.2 =
235
236 * FIX - Hash geneartion on local files now match correctly.
237 * ADD - Downloaded media without extensions, attempt to get extension from content-type header.
238
239 = 2.5.1 =
240
241 * FIX - Restore old method of loading woocomerce / yoast addon
242 * FIX - Only the importer that deletes a record, can restore that record unless you use the post_status field.
243
244 = 2.5.0 =
245
246 * ADD - 1st release of `iwp_register_importer_addon` api
247 * ADD - File encoding dropdown added to xml imports under file settings step.
248 * FIX - Issue where 2 fields can match with the same prefix on a group e.g. gallery-id vs gallery-id-url.
249
250 = 2.4.10 =
251
252 * FIX - Custom methods no longer break when the character ")" is present.
253
254 = 2.4.9 =
255
256 * FIX - fix js load issue on some installs with ReferenceError: regeneratorRuntime is not defined.
257 * FIX - Add missing term description field to exporter.
258 * FIX - Term importer now displays list of private taxonomies.
259 * 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"
260
261 = 2.4.8 =
262
263 * FIX - Update importer filter row functionality.
264
265 = 2.4.7 =
266
267 * FIX - Allow for zip, and gz file extensions to work with previously forced file extensions.
268 * ADD - Add new addon registration function `iwp_register_importer_addon`
269
270 = 2.4.6 =
271
272 * ADD - New setting to limit the number of log files stored, by default this is set to unlimited.
273 * FIX - Fix RCE issue by forcing correct extensions on imported data files.
274
275 = 2.4.5 =
276
277 * ADD - New "Media Library" option added to attachment download field, allowing you to search for attachments previously uploaded to your media library.
278
279 = 2.4.4 =
280
281 * ADD - Add filters to allow addons to extend the exporter custom field list and alter data before being exported.
282
283 = 2.4.3 =
284
285 * ADD - Add contains-in, not-contains-in importer filters.
286 * FIX - Fix contains and not contains filters.
287
288 = 2.4.2 =
289
290 * ADD - Edit name of importer by clicking the importers name on single importer screen.
291
292 = 2.4.1 =
293
294 * ADD - Attachment fields now have an option to fetch fresh images, instead of always using a found image from media library.
295 * ADD - export parent id, slug, and names for taxonomies.
296 * FIX - Tweak interface, and add upgrade notice to importer page.
297
298 = 2.4.0 =
299
300 * ADD - Added new exporter section to interface, allowing the exporting of wordpress data to XML / CSV / JSON.
301 * FIX - Fix upload error causing white screen.
302
303 = 2.3.0 =
304
305 * ADD - Add option to move posts / pages to trash instead of forceful deletion.
306 * ADD - Add `iwp/custom_field_label` filter to alter custom field label on importer log.
307 * ADD - Add data mapper and serialization tool.
308 * ADD - Add unique identifier field on permissions step for templates using user or post mapper.
309
310 = 2.2.5 =
311
312 * ADD - Add `iwp/register_events` hook to allow extension of the event system.
313
314 = 2.2.4 =
315
316 * FIX - Update custom method handler to work with xml with large amounts of whitespace.
317
318 = 2.2.3 =
319
320 * FIX - Unable to create new importer due to null file settings merge.
321
322 = 2.2.2 =
323
324 * FIX - Importer files are now prefixed with id-file_id-
325 * FIX - Downloading remote files now return not found, or empty file errors.
326
327 = 2.2.1 =
328
329 * ADD - New setting field for file rotation
330 * FIX - Replace php data flushing with manual ajax fetching of importer status.
331 * FIX - Make it easier to select csv fields with empty values.
332 * FIX - Properly log skipped records
333 * FIX - Fixed issue on windows file uploads causing File Not Found Error.
334 * FIX - Allow '.' in field name when using permissions.
335 * FIX - Attempt to skip php output in ajax/rest response.
336
337 = 2.2.0 =
338
339 * ADD - Ability to split imports into sections/chunks.
340 * ADD - filter iwp/importer/chunk_size
341 * ADD - iwp/importer/datasource
342 * ADD - Ability to use custom methods when importing, [custom_fun("arg1", ...)]
343 * FIX - Fixed an issue with repeater sections displaying wrong data on front end.
344 * FIX - Fixed double serialization on term meta and user meta when updating records.
345
346 = 2.1.0 =
347
348 * ADD - Ability to filter records/rows before being imported.
349 * FIX - Fixed post_status bugs
350 * ADD - Ability to add multiple schedules per importer
351 * ADD - Ability to import/export importers.
352 * FIX - Fixed issue with cron scheduling, now uses local time
353 * ADD - new filter to override the default timeout length
354
355 = 2.0.23 =
356
357 * ADD - Update importer.custom_fields.process_field to return values
358 * ADD - Send xml / csv headers when downloading file
359 * FIX - Fix issue with duplicate nested xml tags prematurely closing record.
360 * FIX - File process now checks x amount of records when processing file for importer editor.
361 * FIX - Template fields are now fetched via REST, passing importer model to get_fields()
362
363 = 2.0.22 =
364 * ADD - Ability to download debug log on import screen.
365 * FIX - Enable field label uses Field label instead of key.
366
367 = 2.0.0 =
368
369 * ADD - Rewrite of PHP code to use namespaces, and WordPress Rest API.
370 * ADD - New User Interface, Moved plugin menu item from top level to under tools.
371 * ADD - Update frontend code to use ReactJS library.
372 * ADD - Debug panel on edit importer screen.
373 * ADD - Importer logs to Debug panel.
374 * ADD - Importer Settings base64 encoded string.
375 * FIX - Remove taxonomy field from term template, now pick taxonomy at start.
376 * FIX - AJAX load in field options.
377 * FIX - Importer Speed increases.
378
379 = 1.1.8 =
380
381 * FIX - Permissions bug
382 * ADD - Uninstall method to clear database and files on plugin deletion (not deactivation).
383
384 = 1.1.7 =
385
386 * DEL - Remove unused custom curl methods for downloading attachments
387 * FIX - escape output data globally
388 * FIX - sanitize data globally
389 * FIX - Add nounce's to all ajax requests
390
391 = 1.1.6 =
392
393 * FIX - Post Deletion Vulnerability in Import WP.
394 * FIX - Add tool to reset Import WP database.
395 * FIX - Display errors when processing file fails.
396
397 = 1.1.5 =
398
399 * ADD - Visual Permission editor to filter fields to be imported per insert/update
400 * EDIT - Change csv column selector to show a vertical table with one record.
401
402 = 1.1.4 - 11/07/2019 =
403
404 * ADD - Fetch files via wp_remote_get instead of curl or file_get_contents
405 * ADD - Display information about custom field imports / errors
406 * FIX - post_parent field for page template displays correctly
407 * FIX - default value not being loaded when enabling field
408 * FIX - Fetch non cached row count when selecting xml base nodes
409
410 = 1.1.3 - 08/04/2019 =
411
412 * ADD - iwp/importer/file_uploaded action
413 * ADD - set file encoding via filter iwp/importer/file_encoding
414 * FIX - Change plugin support link
415 * FIX - include delimiter into record size calculations
416
417 = 1.1.2 - 16/03/2019 =
418
419 * ADD - store hash of imported attachments to compare against versions
420 * ADD - Add iwp/{FIELD_TYPE}_field, iwp/{FIELD_TYPE}/{FIELD_NAME} filters
421 * ADD - post date now tries to convert to correct format
422
423 = 1.1.1 - 22/01/2019 =
424
425 * FIX - Remove whitespace before importing remote attachments.
426 * FIX - Attachment Preview.
427 * FIX - Preview Error when importer has been first created.
428
429 = 1.1.0 - 16/01/2019 =
430
431 * FIX - Import WP XMLFile reader, stop xml parsing CDATA
432 * ADD - Introduce new methods to make building templates easier
433 * EDIT - Re-Structure libs folder.
434
435 = 1.0.5 - 23/10/2018 =
436
437 * ADD - unique template field, set which field is used to identify a record
438 * FIX - Multiple bugs fixed.
439 * ADD - new filter 'iwp/import_mapper_permissions' to block fields from being modified
440 * ADD - new filter 'iwp/template_unique_fields' to override the templates unique reference field
441
442 = 1.0.4 - 16/10/2018 =
443
444 * ADD - Add aria-label to inputs.
445 * ADD - Add file index cache based on amount of rows chosen
446
447 = 1.0.3 - 09/10/2018 =
448
449 * FIX - Reduce memory load by streaming file indices.
450 * FIX - Speed up Post importer for larger files.
451 * FIX - Add Processing notification when file is added/updated.
452 * FIX - Remove templates fetching dropdown option values to edit importer screen only.
453
454 = 1.0.1 - 28/09/2018 =
455
456 * FIX - multiple XML import issues
457 * FIX - import display to show error total
458 * FIX - Preview block to hide loading text if no value
459
460 = 1.0 - 29/04/2018 =
461
462 * Integrated new and improved XML and CSV importers
463
464 = 0.7 - 04/02/2018 =
465
466 * Add - tooltips ot xml base node fields, Slightly simplify XML process by hiding group base nodes.
467 * Fix - Run link on importer archive screen would not start new csv import if one had completed previously.
468 * Fix - Change links in about block
469
470 = 0.6 - 22/08/2017 =
471
472 * Optimise CSV Parser
473
474 = 0.5 =
475
476 * Add tooltips to title, slug, content and excerpt fields.
477 * Add the ability to import attachments from a local folder.
478 * Fix - Issue with php7.1.1 and saving of template data throwing warning for type missmatch string to array.
479
480 = 0.4.1 - 08/06/2017 =
481
482 * Fix admin redirect when uploading new file on edit screen
483 * Add filter to change template name when importer is created: jci/importer/template_name
484
485 = 0.4 - 20/05/2017 =
486
487 * Add filter to alter field data: jci/parse_csv_field and jci/parse_xml_field
488 * Add filter to alter specific field data: jci/parse_csv_field/{{field_name}} and jci/parse_xml_field/{{field_name}}
489 * UI Improvements
490
491 = 0.3.1 - 11/04/2017 =
492
493 * Change Interfaces
494 * Change upgrade notices
495
496 = 0.3 - 26/03/2017 =
497
498 * Rename plugin to Import WP
499 * Fix Broken unit tests, make it work with WP 4.7.3
500 * Simplify Creation Process
501
502 = 0.2 =
503
504 * fix wrong user version importer tag when adding
505 * allow addition of user meta values (add/edit)
506
507 = 0.1.9 =
508
509 * Improve create importer screen.
510 * fix misspelled version variable causing warnings
511
512 = 0.1.8 =
513
514 * Fix get_groups() issue in mapper
515
516 = 0.1.7 =
517
518 * Update XML node selector modal window
519
520 = 0.1.6 =
521
522 * set default options to field dropdown list
523 * skip empty attachments, and taxonomies
524 * move preview record box next to fields
525
526 = 0.1.5 =
527
528 * Disable attachment check when switching importer file from list due to empty results
529 * Add XMLReader library for creating xml node and element selectors
530
531 = 0.1.4 =
532
533 * Switch saving importer files as attachments to custom post type, stopping filling media library with files
534 * Clear current import status on new file upload globally
535
536 = 0.1.3 =
537
538 * Add file session storage for CSV import
539 * Save session between imports to keep track of file pointer position
540 * Allow multiple records to be imported per ajax request
541
542 = 0.1.2 =
543
544 * Improved import speed
545 * Fixed attachment import error message
546 * Added importer permissions to add screen
547
548 = 0.1.1 =
549
550 * Allow page authors to use username, or ID
551 * Fix post author and post name
552 * Add Tax Template and Mapper
553
554 = 0.1 =
555
556 * JC Importer