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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: 6.3
6 Requires PHP: 5.6
7 Stable tag: 2.8.0
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 = 2.8.0 =
135
136 * FIX - Issue with parsing xml file swith duplicate node names.
137 * ADD - Allow importing of attachments from zip files using 'iwp_zip'.
138 * ADD - New Attachment template allows you to import and update attachment files and meta data.
139 * ADD - New url field when exporting attachment post type, contains full url of file.
140 * ADD - New term type field on post template.
141 * ADD - Merge zip archive import code into core plugin.
142 * ADD - Attachments can now be imported from the main zip file by setting the attachment base url/path to iwp_zip.
143 * FIX - Reduce plugin size by using @wordpress/scripts.
144 * ADD - New import setting to automatically download new files before being manually run.
145 * ADD - New Comment import template.
146
147 = 2.7.14 =
148
149 * FIX - Ftp username and passwords needed to be url encoded if they contain special characters.
150 * FIX - Add filter `iwp/ftp/passive_mode` to enable/disable ftp passive mode.
151
152 = 2.7.13 =
153
154 * FIX - Parsing of FTP connection strings when using Remote Url to download csv/xml files.
155
156 = 2.7.12 =
157
158 * FIX - Stop XML File reader parsing tags as xml in CDATA tags.
159 * FIX - Importer history date previously recording date as NaN...
160 * FIX - Exporter status throwing DivisionByZeroError.
161 * FIX - Issue exporting User, Tax, and Comment Exports.
162
163 = 2.7.11 =
164
165 * FIX - Issue with ImporterRunner being passed to filter instead of Importer.
166
167 = 2.7.10 =
168
169 * ADD - Update Exporter and Importer Runner.
170
171 = 2.7.9 =
172
173 * FIX - Exporter issue caused by property access level.
174
175 = 2.7.8 =
176
177 * FIX - Changing delimiter or enclosure was previously not reindexing the temp config file.
178 * ADD - Allow csv exporter to add subrows.
179
180 = 2.7.7 =
181
182 * ADD - Add continue button to manually ran imports.
183 * ADD - field map ability to all fields, mapped field type has been deprecated.
184
185 = 2.7.6 =
186
187 * FIX - Importer PostMapper version tag breaking when using multiple post types.
188 * FIX - Issue with running importer not checking server limits.
189 * FIX - Issue with memory limit reading -1 as no memory, insead of unlimited.
190 * ADD - Add `iwp/importer/init` action when importer is being started.
191 * Add - Schedule exporter upgrade message.
192
193 = 2.7.5 =
194
195 * FIX - issue with reading memory_limit set using G suffix
196 * FIX - issue with post_date not setting post_date_gmt.
197
198 = 2.7.4 =
199
200 * FIX - issue with schedule interface, once saved you were not able to add new rows.
201 * ADD - Add filters to modify export query.
202 * ADD - Add helper function iwp_fn_prefix_items
203
204 = 2.7.3 =
205
206 * ADD - exported CSV files with default column names will autofill template fields when creating a new importer.
207 * FIX - fixed issue with addon data being cleared.
208 * FIX - fixed issue with importer status not being displayed correctly.
209
210 = 2.7.2 =
211
212 * ADD - new delimiter field to attachments and taxonomy settings.
213 * FIX - fix UI speed issue.
214
215 = 2.7.1 =
216
217 * FIX - Revert default exporter delimiter back to ","
218
219 = 2.7.0 =
220
221 * ADD - Extend exporter field select options with ability to rename and structure output.
222 * FIX - Multiline custom method matching.
223 * FIX - Fix missing wp_read_audio_metadata dependency when importing audio files.
224
225 = 2.6.5 =
226
227 * ADD - new helper function iwp_fn_get_posts_by.
228 * FIX - Add memory usage escape check, hard limit of 90%.
229
230 = 2.6.4 =
231
232 * FIX - Importer CSV file settings page disable flag not changing when fields are updated.
233 * ADD - Imported Record tracking is moved from meta tables to own table.
234 * ADD - Allow custom text entry on repeater base node field.
235
236 = 2.6.3 =
237
238 * FIX - Importer session has changed fatal importer error during import initialization.
239
240 = 2.6.2 =
241
242 * FIX - AddonBasePanel save callback was not following permission rules.
243 * FIX - PHP error caused by , at end of arrays.
244 * FIX - Importer session has changed fatal importer error during import initialization.
245
246 = 2.6.1 =
247
248 * FIX - Importer state to work with WP Multisite.
249
250 = 2.6.0 =
251
252 * ADD - Simplified importer runner, import chunks removed in faviour of state locking.
253
254 = 2.5.5 =
255
256 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/init` run before a record has been imported.
257 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before` to modify data before importing a record.
258 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before_insert` to modify data before inserting a record.
259 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/before_update` to modify data before updating a record.
260 * ADD - New action `iwp/importer/mapper/after` run after a record has been imported.
261
262 = 2.5.4 =
263
264 * ADD - New filter `iwp/allowed_file_types` to allow different file types apart from the default xml / csv.
265 * ADD - New filter `iwp/get_filetype_from_ext` to allow setting the file type based on the attached file name.
266
267 = 2.5.3 =
268
269 * FIX - Addon Panel, Core template fields are no longer excluded from processing due to missing enabled flag.
270
271 = 2.5.2 =
272
273 * FIX - Hash geneartion on local files now match correctly.
274 * ADD - Downloaded media without extensions, attempt to get extension from content-type header.
275
276 = 2.5.1 =
277
278 * FIX - Restore old method of loading woocomerce / yoast addon
279 * FIX - Only the importer that deletes a record, can restore that record unless you use the post_status field.
280
281 = 2.5.0 =
282
283 * ADD - 1st release of `iwp_register_importer_addon` api
284 * ADD - File encoding dropdown added to xml imports under file settings step.
285 * FIX - Issue where 2 fields can match with the same prefix on a group e.g. gallery-id vs gallery-id-url.
286
287 = 2.4.10 =
288
289 * FIX - Custom methods no longer break when the character ")" is present.
290
291 = 2.4.9 =
292
293 * FIX - fix js load issue on some installs with ReferenceError: regeneratorRuntime is not defined.
294 * FIX - Add missing term description field to exporter.
295 * FIX - Term importer now displays list of private taxonomies.
296 * 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"
297
298 = 2.4.8 =
299
300 * FIX - Update importer filter row functionality.
301
302 = 2.4.7 =
303
304 * FIX - Allow for zip, and gz file extensions to work with previously forced file extensions.
305 * ADD - Add new addon registration function `iwp_register_importer_addon`
306
307 = 2.4.6 =
308
309 * ADD - New setting to limit the number of log files stored, by default this is set to unlimited.
310 * FIX - Fix RCE issue by forcing correct extensions on imported data files.
311
312 = 2.4.5 =
313
314 * ADD - New "Media Library" option added to attachment download field, allowing you to search for attachments previously uploaded to your media library.
315
316 = 2.4.4 =
317
318 * ADD - Add filters to allow addons to extend the exporter custom field list and alter data before being exported.
319
320 = 2.4.3 =
321
322 * ADD - Add contains-in, not-contains-in importer filters.
323 * FIX - Fix contains and not contains filters.
324
325 = 2.4.2 =
326
327 * ADD - Edit name of importer by clicking the importers name on single importer screen.
328
329 = 2.4.1 =
330
331 * ADD - Attachment fields now have an option to fetch fresh images, instead of always using a found image from media library.
332 * ADD - export parent id, slug, and names for taxonomies.
333 * FIX - Tweak interface, and add upgrade notice to importer page.
334
335 = 2.4.0 =
336
337 * ADD - Added new exporter section to interface, allowing the exporting of wordpress data to XML / CSV / JSON.
338 * FIX - Fix upload error causing white screen.
339
340 = 2.3.0 =
341
342 * ADD - Add option to move posts / pages to trash instead of forceful deletion.
343 * ADD - Add `iwp/custom_field_label` filter to alter custom field label on importer log.
344 * ADD - Add data mapper and serialization tool.
345 * ADD - Add unique identifier field on permissions step for templates using user or post mapper.
346
347 = 2.2.5 =
348
349 * ADD - Add `iwp/register_events` hook to allow extension of the event system.
350
351 = 2.2.4 =
352
353 * FIX - Update custom method handler to work with xml with large amounts of whitespace.
354
355 = 2.2.3 =
356
357 * FIX - Unable to create new importer due to null file settings merge.
358
359 = 2.2.2 =
360
361 * FIX - Importer files are now prefixed with id-file_id-
362 * FIX - Downloading remote files now return not found, or empty file errors.
363
364 = 2.2.1 =
365
366 * ADD - New setting field for file rotation
367 * FIX - Replace php data flushing with manual ajax fetching of importer status.
368 * FIX - Make it easier to select csv fields with empty values.
369 * FIX - Properly log skipped records
370 * FIX - Fixed issue on windows file uploads causing File Not Found Error.
371 * FIX - Allow '.' in field name when using permissions.
372 * FIX - Attempt to skip php output in ajax/rest response.
373
374 = 2.2.0 =
375
376 * ADD - Ability to split imports into sections/chunks.
377 * ADD - filter iwp/importer/chunk_size
378 * ADD - iwp/importer/datasource
379 * ADD - Ability to use custom methods when importing, [custom_fun("arg1", ...)]
380 * FIX - Fixed an issue with repeater sections displaying wrong data on front end.
381 * FIX - Fixed double serialization on term meta and user meta when updating records.
382
383 = 2.1.0 =
384
385 * ADD - Ability to filter records/rows before being imported.
386 * FIX - Fixed post_status bugs
387 * ADD - Ability to add multiple schedules per importer
388 * ADD - Ability to import/export importers.
389 * FIX - Fixed issue with cron scheduling, now uses local time
390 * ADD - new filter to override the default timeout length
391
392 = 2.0.23 =
393
394 * ADD - Update importer.custom_fields.process_field to return values
395 * ADD - Send xml / csv headers when downloading file
396 * FIX - Fix issue with duplicate nested xml tags prematurely closing record.
397 * FIX - File process now checks x amount of records when processing file for importer editor.
398 * FIX - Template fields are now fetched via REST, passing importer model to get_fields()
399
400 = 2.0.22 =
401 * ADD - Ability to download debug log on import screen.
402 * FIX - Enable field label uses Field label instead of key.
403
404 = 2.0.0 =
405
406 * ADD - Rewrite of PHP code to use namespaces, and WordPress Rest API.
407 * ADD - New User Interface, Moved plugin menu item from top level to under tools.
408 * ADD - Update frontend code to use ReactJS library.
409 * ADD - Debug panel on edit importer screen.
410 * ADD - Importer logs to Debug panel.
411 * ADD - Importer Settings base64 encoded string.
412 * FIX - Remove taxonomy field from term template, now pick taxonomy at start.
413 * FIX - AJAX load in field options.
414 * FIX - Importer Speed increases.
415
416 = 1.1.8 =
417
418 * FIX - Permissions bug
419 * ADD - Uninstall method to clear database and files on plugin deletion (not deactivation).
420
421 = 1.1.7 =
422
423 * DEL - Remove unused custom curl methods for downloading attachments
424 * FIX - escape output data globally
425 * FIX - sanitize data globally
426 * FIX - Add nounce's to all ajax requests
427
428 = 1.1.6 =
429
430 * FIX - Post Deletion Vulnerability in Import WP.
431 * FIX - Add tool to reset Import WP database.
432 * FIX - Display errors when processing file fails.
433
434 = 1.1.5 =
435
436 * ADD - Visual Permission editor to filter fields to be imported per insert/update
437 * EDIT - Change csv column selector to show a vertical table with one record.
438
439 = 1.1.4 - 11/07/2019 =
440
441 * ADD - Fetch files via wp_remote_get instead of curl or file_get_contents
442 * ADD - Display information about custom field imports / errors
443 * FIX - post_parent field for page template displays correctly
444 * FIX - default value not being loaded when enabling field
445 * FIX - Fetch non cached row count when selecting xml base nodes
446
447 = 1.1.3 - 08/04/2019 =
448
449 * ADD - iwp/importer/file_uploaded action
450 * ADD - set file encoding via filter iwp/importer/file_encoding
451 * FIX - Change plugin support link
452 * FIX - include delimiter into record size calculations
453
454 = 1.1.2 - 16/03/2019 =
455
456 * ADD - store hash of imported attachments to compare against versions
457 * ADD - Add iwp/{FIELD_TYPE}_field, iwp/{FIELD_TYPE}/{FIELD_NAME} filters
458 * ADD - post date now tries to convert to correct format
459
460 = 1.1.1 - 22/01/2019 =
461
462 * FIX - Remove whitespace before importing remote attachments.
463 * FIX - Attachment Preview.
464 * FIX - Preview Error when importer has been first created.
465
466 = 1.1.0 - 16/01/2019 =
467
468 * FIX - Import WP XMLFile reader, stop xml parsing CDATA
469 * ADD - Introduce new methods to make building templates easier
470 * EDIT - Re-Structure libs folder.
471
472 = 1.0.5 - 23/10/2018 =
473
474 * ADD - unique template field, set which field is used to identify a record
475 * FIX - Multiple bugs fixed.
476 * ADD - new filter 'iwp/import_mapper_permissions' to block fields from being modified
477 * ADD - new filter 'iwp/template_unique_fields' to override the templates unique reference field
478
479 = 1.0.4 - 16/10/2018 =
480
481 * ADD - Add aria-label to inputs.
482 * ADD - Add file index cache based on amount of rows chosen
483
484 = 1.0.3 - 09/10/2018 =
485
486 * FIX - Reduce memory load by streaming file indices.
487 * FIX - Speed up Post importer for larger files.
488 * FIX - Add Processing notification when file is added/updated.
489 * FIX - Remove templates fetching dropdown option values to edit importer screen only.
490
491 = 1.0.1 - 28/09/2018 =
492
493 * FIX - multiple XML import issues
494 * FIX - import display to show error total
495 * FIX - Preview block to hide loading text if no value
496
497 = 1.0 - 29/04/2018 =
498
499 * Integrated new and improved XML and CSV importers
500
501 = 0.7 - 04/02/2018 =
502
503 * Add - tooltips ot xml base node fields, Slightly simplify XML process by hiding group base nodes.
504 * Fix - Run link on importer archive screen would not start new csv import if one had completed previously.
505 * Fix - Change links in about block
506
507 = 0.6 - 22/08/2017 =
508
509 * Optimise CSV Parser
510
511 = 0.5 =
512
513 * Add tooltips to title, slug, content and excerpt fields.
514 * Add the ability to import attachments from a local folder.
515 * Fix - Issue with php7.1.1 and saving of template data throwing warning for type missmatch string to array.
516
517 = 0.4.1 - 08/06/2017 =
518
519 * Fix admin redirect when uploading new file on edit screen
520 * Add filter to change template name when importer is created: jci/importer/template_name
521
522 = 0.4 - 20/05/2017 =
523
524 * Add filter to alter field data: jci/parse_csv_field and jci/parse_xml_field
525 * Add filter to alter specific field data: jci/parse_csv_field/{{field_name}} and jci/parse_xml_field/{{field_name}}
526 * UI Improvements
527
528 = 0.3.1 - 11/04/2017 =
529
530 * Change Interfaces
531 * Change upgrade notices
532
533 = 0.3 - 26/03/2017 =
534
535 * Rename plugin to Import WP
536 * Fix Broken unit tests, make it work with WP 4.7.3
537 * Simplify Creation Process
538
539 = 0.2 =
540
541 * fix wrong user version importer tag when adding
542 * allow addition of user meta values (add/edit)
543
544 = 0.1.9 =
545
546 * Improve create importer screen.
547 * fix misspelled version variable causing warnings
548
549 = 0.1.8 =
550
551 * Fix get_groups() issue in mapper
552
553 = 0.1.7 =
554
555 * Update XML node selector modal window
556
557 = 0.1.6 =
558
559 * set default options to field dropdown list
560 * skip empty attachments, and taxonomies
561 * move preview record box next to fields
562
563 = 0.1.5 =
564
565 * Disable attachment check when switching importer file from list due to empty results
566 * Add XMLReader library for creating xml node and element selectors
567
568 = 0.1.4 =
569
570 * Switch saving importer files as attachments to custom post type, stopping filling media library with files
571 * Clear current import status on new file upload globally
572
573 = 0.1.3 =
574
575 * Add file session storage for CSV import
576 * Save session between imports to keep track of file pointer position
577 * Allow multiple records to be imported per ajax request
578
579 = 0.1.2 =
580
581 * Improved import speed
582 * Fixed attachment import error message
583 * Added importer permissions to add screen
584
585 = 0.1.1 =
586
587 * Allow page authors to use username, or ID
588 * Fix post author and post name
589 * Add Tax Template and Mapper
590
591 = 0.1 =
592
593 * JC Importer