Title: XML Import Author: dirlikdesigns Published: January 7, 2016 Last modified: March 1, 2016 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/xml-import.svg) # XML Import By [dirlikdesigns](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dirlikdesigns/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/xml-import.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-import/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-import/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-import/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-import/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/) ## Description Easy to use XML feed importer with the ability to map feed items onto (custom) posts and their meta fields. #### Usage Notes * The feeds are managed (added / edited / deleted) like normal posts. * To import a new feed, you must first save the post with at least the title and URL fields filled in. - This is because the importer downloads a copy of the feed and works with that copy. - If you try to import before the feed is saved, the importer has no copy to work with yet. #### Form explanation * Import - It’s the first field in the form, but the last step. - There is no cancel button, so once you click the ‘import’ button, you can only refresh (or move away from) the page to cancel the import. - The import is done 10 feed items at a time, the progress is shown under the import button. - The import sends ajax requests until the import is done at which point the spinner stops spinning and the progress message shows ‘n posts imported’ * URL - the feed url * Required Fields (optional) - comma separated list of (custom) post fields - if a field in this list has no mapping, than the import will fail - if the mapping of a field in this list turns out to be empty, than the corresponding feed item is skipped. * Unique Fields (optional) - comma separated list of (custom) post fields - unique fields are not implicitly required - skips a feed item if a field with this value already exists. * CSV delimiter (optional) - if this field is empty, the plugin assumes the URL links to a XML file - if this field is non-empty, the plugin assumes the URL links to a CSV file, with the given value as the delimiter - a CSV file will be converted to XML, so the further usage of the plugin remains the same. * Select root - select the path to the items that should be mapped - i.e. you want to import products into your woocommerce installation - xml : … - then the root should be /products/product - you can use the plus and minus buttons to go a level up or down - the select boxes show the possible paths for a given level - Click the ‘Select’ button to confirm the root - The XML area should fill up with the first item that matches root. * Select post field - the first select box shows the registered post types and Taxonomies. - the second select box shows the corresponding fields. (Even columns like ID which you probably shouldn’t set manually) - many of the fields are always the same and correspond to the columns in the` wp_posts` table in the database, but the meta fields can differ. - the plugin needs at least one existing object of the selected post type to find these meta fields. - the meta fields are based on the first post of the selected post type it finds. * Map - this shows the current mapping - if you have selected a mapping, it can be removed with the ‘x’ at the right hand side - if you are satisfied with the mappings, click ‘Save map’ * XML - once you have selected a root, the first xml item at this path will be shown here. - click anywhere on the XML to get the corresponding paths - the selected path will appear above the colourful XML - if the path contains attributes, they will appear as selectboxes - if the desired path depends on a sibling in the XML, follow these instruction: - some XML looks like this .. nameDirlik … - in this case, click on the value tag in the XML and the corresponding path appears: ‘Assign path: …/parent/value’ - now click on ‘parent’ in the path and 2 new selectboxes appear and an ‘Add to attribute list’ button - in our example you would select ‘key’ in the first selectbox and ‘name’ in the second - click ‘Add to attribute list’ and the path changes accordingly - once you see the path you want, click the ‘Add to map’ button. - The Map will now reflect that the path you chose is mapped om the selected post field. ### WARNING This plugin is new and requires more testing. If you decide to use the plugin, please make a backup of your database first. Once you click the `import` link, there is no cancel button, you can refresh (or move away from) the page to cancel the import. On your first go, try a smaller feed to make sure you mapped it right. ### TODO * add row actions * define type of imported value (now images only work with _thumbnail_id meta value) ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin files to the `/wp-content/plugins/xml-import` directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. 2. Make sure the tmp folder is writable 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress 4. A new menu item should appear named ‘Feeds’ ## FAQ * feel free to ask ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/84a9e85d8d92b48b7fd6173d4bbff4758004bf1cbce0e276d3a1230ddea974b3? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Дрянь](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/%d0%b4%d1%80%d1%8f%d0%bd%d1%8c/)󠁿 [ednikbod](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ednikbod/) May 1, 2018 Полное дерьмо не работающее. [ Read all 1 review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “XML Import” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ dirlikdesigns ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dirlikdesigns/) [Translate “XML Import” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/xml-import) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/xml-import/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/xml-import/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/xml-import/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/xml-import/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.4 * fixed bugs KVSelect in javascript * made javascript a little prettier * fixed bug so images that end with .jpg are not stored as .jpg.jpeg #### 1.0.3 * prepared plugin for internationalization * added dutch translation #### 1.0.2 * made the scripts and styles only show up on our edit pages * removed textdomain variable * made key value selection clearer * smaller bugfixes #### 1.0.1 * added CSV functionality * added link to re-download feed * added some explanation to this readme.txt file #### 1.0 * this is the first version ## Meta * Version **1.0.4** * Last updated **10 years ago** * Active installations **20+** * WordPress version ** 4.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.4.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/xml-import/) * Tags * [custom post](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/custom-post/)[import](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/import/) [meta fields](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/meta-fields/)[xml](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/xml/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/xml-import/advanced/) ## Ratings 1 out of 5 stars. * [ 0 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 1 1-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/xml-import/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ dirlikdesigns ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dirlikdesigns/) ## Support Got something to say? 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