CVE-2015-9306: Import All Pages, Post types, Products, Orders, and Users as XML & CSV

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You can import all types of content from XML and CSV files directly with WP Ultimate CSV Importer Plugin.

What to import

• Blog posts, Pages, and Media (such as Featured Images & Inline Images)
• Taxonomies (Categories & Tags)
• WordPress Custom Fields, Comments, and Reviews
• Custom Posts created by CPT UI, Pods, Toolset, JetEngine, and CustomPress
• WooCommerce Products & Bundle Available as Add On
• WP User & Members Available as Add On
• WordPress all export Post, Products, Orders, Refunds, Coupons, Taxonomies, Menus, WP User export, and comments feature can be enabled as Add On

Advanced Features that make life easy

• Built-in drag-and-drop feature for easy content uploads with just a few steps.
• Upload as a zip compressed file from PC, URL, or FTP/SFTP.
• Visitors are notified when maintenance mode is in effect during import.

Huge list of Plugins Supported

• WordPress SEO Plugins: AIOSEO (free & pro), RankMath SEO FREE, SEOPress (free & pro) & Yoast SEO.
• WooCommerce ~ WooCommerce Products are imported with categories, tags, gallery images, and attributes.
• WooCommerce Product Bundles Plugin.
• WP Customer Reviews.
• bbPress ~ Topic, Reply, and Forum
• LearnPress plugin ~ Courses, Lessons, Quizzes, Orders, and Questions.
• LifterLMS plugin ~ Courses, Coupons, Reviews, Lessons.
• MasterStudy LMS plugin ~ Courses, Lessons, Quizzes, Questions, and Orders.
• Custom Field Suite plugin.
• Post Expirator Plugin.
• WP Job Manager Plugin.
• MetaBox Plugin ~ Basic & Limited Advanced fields.
• Pods ~ CPT and All Fields.
• JetEngine ~ Basic fields.
• Advanced custom fields (ACF): Basic, Choices, ACF repeater, and jQuery fields.
• Featured Image from URL(FIFU)
• BuddyPress Import
• WooCommerce Billing & Shipping Information

What is WP import?

It is a method to import your content from one WordPress database or instance to another using a plugin.

It allows you to copy all the existing posts, pages, and categories from an existing site into a new website. Our plugin can do this by using the WordPress database as a source of information on your old site. You can then move the content to another website or blog.

This means that when you import using our plugin, you’ll be able to use all the same posts, pages, and categories that were already on your old site. You’ll also have access to all the settings and options configured on your old site before shutting it down.

Our plugin has been around for 12 years now and it’s still one of the most used plugins when it comes to importing content on WordPress sites. You can use this plugin to migrate your existing WordPress installation to a new one. Or even export content, and import or update your data in bulk.

How to import files in WordPress

The easiest way to import files is by uploading them directly to WordPress. You can also use import tools found under Tools > Import/Export or a plugin. If you have installed the plugin go to the WP Ultimate CSV importer menu to import or export WordPress. You can import any file in WordPress. Supported file formats like XML, or CSV.

Why XML & CSV Format for WordPress Importer

• CSV method allows any users with basic Excel or spreadsheet knowledge to audit, change, edit, or update the data visually in bulk before importing. This method involves any offline program which requires limited manual work and takes less time.

• Editing XML requires a basic understanding of the structure. Otherwise, users are limited to importing without any changes to the source file.

You can choose between XML and CSV. With WP Ultimate CSV Importer you can import and export Posts to and from WordPress.

How to use WordPress Importer

• You can use the export option and export records from existing content to create a base sample file or use it as a template to build your import file.
• Also, you can easily edit, and update the export file to import back.
• You can add new fields with values to existing posts via import file.
• Or to add more posts according to your needs.
• Use the update option by choosing existing items while importing. This will update/replace values as per mapping setups.

Tips to do it right

• Always do a demo import after export, then test and improve the migration.
• Take a safe DB backup before import in case a simple rollback may require.
• Always validate the file before you run the import.
• Do several test/demo imports with 5-10 records to verify the accuracy.
• Learn, edit, and improve the file content.
• Edit, correct, improve and fine-tune your uploaded file until you get 100% satisfactory results.
• The same process should be repeated for the remaining data rows in the uploaded file.
• Finalize your file, and go for the actual import.

Few Simple Steps to Publish in Bulk

Importing content in bulk can be done in several ways depending on the source type, platform, and file type.

• Browse and then upload your file content into the system.
• Select a post or data type from the drop-down menu.
• Drag & drop or select & map appropriate WordPress fields against the file headers.
• Enable media handling for external images to ensure they are imported correctly.
• Use advanced options to have more control over how content is published.
• Verify, confirm, and click import to process all the data in one go.
• Review the real-time log and make sure that all posts created are accurate.

View this video for detailed instructions on how to successfully publish content with various supporting 3rd party plugins.

What are Import and Export in WordPress?

Importing and exporting are two different things. WordPress can import data from other sources, but it cannot export the data to another source. It is possible to export a WordPress database using the wp_export_dump() function to back up your database tables in bulk. Other ways are using a plugin to export the data as XML, CSV, or JSON file formats.

If the webmaster is inconvenient with manual copying, then this is a welcome change. Instead of copying and pasting, simply drag and drop!

Importing content that is posts, pages, and attachments is an extremely useful tool for building out sites with content from other sources. You can use it as an alternative to building SEO structures within your website or adding new products or services to existing sites.

How to import WordPress site from localhost

If you are using XAMPP or WAMP, it is possible to export after development and customization as XML or CSV from the export tab. You can trim content using advanced filters to exclude unwanted and unfinished items for migration. Then import the site to a remote host.

You can also use this method when building new sites, developing them in localhost, and needing access to existing content on the old server.

This is also useful if you have moved your site to another server or hosting and want to move it back.

WordPress Migration Step 1: How to do WordPress all export

• Go to the Export tab.
• Choose a type of post from the available list.
• Give a name and choose a type for the file to export.
• Choose to split for larger exports.
• No. of advanced filters available to narrow down your export.
• Apply some of them appropriately to your needs.
• You can also choose to schedule this export in the background.
• Click Export to process.
• Hit the Download button to save your export file.

WordPress Migration Step 2: WP All Import in a few simple steps

• Prepare the data file that includes all content.
• Validate the file and fix any conflicts before import.
• Navigate to the Import/Update tab in the plugin.
• Upload the file to import.
• Choose New or Update Existing item Import.
• And choose the post type from the drop-down.
• Update the field mapping between WordPress attributes from the left to data headers on the right side.
• You can control the data from particular columns to be imported as a specific WP field in mapping.
• Cross-check and update the mapping to confirm everything is good to go.
• You can also import posts with images from external remote URLs or by uploading a localized compressed zip file.
• Choose the appropriate option to handle images.
• Click continue to process import.

Migrate Your LMS with the WordPress Import Export Plugin

It simplifies the process of exporting data from your old LMS site and importing it onto your new site. Whether you’re using LearnPress, LifterLMS, or MasterStudy LMS, you can transfer online courses, lessons, quizzes, questions, orders, and more. WP Ultimate CSV Importer saves you time by filling your LMS online course website with data in just minutes. Give it a try and experience the benefits for yourself! Find the tutorial blog for how to build an LMS website using MasterStudy and CSV Importer Plugins.

Premium Features

The WordPress Ultimate CSV Importer Pro offers powerful premium features to meet our user’s requirements. A few features are listed below:

• Update old data by Post ID or Title or slug Match.
• Schedule as many background imports and make it recursive.
• Export with advanced filter set and in different file format output.
• E-commerce data such as WooCommerce, and WPeCommerce.
• Toolset Types (Custom fields, Post Relation, Intermediate post, Repeatable Field & Repeater Field Group)
• Multi-Languages by WPML, qTranslate X, and Polylang plugins.
• Yoast SEO Free & Pro plugin.
• Events Manager Free & Pro plugin.
• NextGEN Gallery plugin.
• ACF(Advanced custom fields) Free & Pro plugin.
• JetEngine
• CMB2 fields

Please visit WordPress Importer & Export Premium Features here for more details and technical support via email.

Learning Resources

• Visit Documentation for WordPress Importer Plugin features and Export.
• Follow tutorials here.
• Not a big fan of reading? Watch our video playlists for WP Ultimate CSV Importer to explore the tutorials of the plugin.
• You may need some example XML or CSV sample files to understand the basics and to try or use to create your own set of files.

What is a CSV file?

CSV files or Comma Separated Value files are a simple text format for storing tabular data. A comma is used to separate characters and also used to separate values in tables. When a comma is used for separating characters within a CSV file, it should be escaped with double quotes for proper structuring values in tables.

What is CSV file format?

For WordPress, the default format will be UTF-8, and for non-Latin character data, UTF-8 without BOM is used. Various file formats are available based on encoding types like ANSI, UTF-8, UTF-8 without BOM, USC-2 BE BOM, and USC-2 LE BOM.

How to validate a CSV file for issues?

Importing your CSV may fail if you miss escaping characters or misplace/skip characters. Any CSV file should be checked for errors or warnings before being imported into WordPress. You can validate a CSV file using a free tool CSV Lint to identify issues and where to fix them exactly.

What is an XML file?

An XML document is a basic unit of XML information, consisting of elements and other markups in an orderly package. An XML document contains a wide variety of data.

Can I get any demo data or sample files for testing the import?

Get example CSV files from here to start testing import with WP Ultimate CSV Importer.

Why can’t I import all WordPress demo content?

There may be 2 possible cases
1. The plugin supports zip uploads. There may be unsupported file types in the zip file, it should have XML or CSV files.
2. The uploaded XML or CSV file contains errors or is not properly validated.

WordPress posts not showing after import, why and how to fix this?

This could rarely happen for the reasons like,
1. Mandatory fields have no values.
2. wp_debug value is set to True.

You could avoid this error by providing values to the mandatory fields and setting False to wp_debug in the wp_config file.

Why does the media library fail to import using the Export-Import WordPress plugin? That is not importing all images to WordPress media, no files found?

The failure may be due to,
1. Unsupported image formats.
2. Image is not publicly downloadable (permission issue).
3. The domain or URL doesn’t exist or isn’t secured (SSL issues).

How to import WordPress posts with images?

To do this, add a separate column for featured images in your import file and mention the image URL as a value. Or declare the inline images inside the post_content and provide the image URL using the HTML tag inside the post_content.

How to import all external images in WordPress?

In the Media Handling section of the WordPress Importer plugin, just enable the Download Post-Content External Images to Media option. This will import all the images from Google Images, Pexels, Pixabay, Dropbox, etc directly to your WordPress media library. Check Media Handling in WordPress Importer documentation for more information.

How to Import WordPress with already existing post content without duplicating it?

You can import the same post content without duplicating using the update method in WP Ultimate CSV Importer. After uploading the file, select the Existing items option. Followed by other steps, in the Import Configuration Section click on Update to update the newly imported data inside your existing WordPress Posts.

How long does WordPress import take?

Typically, the speed and performance are influenced by your server speed, memory capacity, and file size. You can track the completion time of import in the Import Configuration section screen.

For more detailed FAQ answers, please visit the FAQ article for CSV Importer.

How to import and export WordPress posts?

1. To export posts, go to the Export tab and select Posts. Provide a file name and select one file type. Click Export and download the file to your local device. This exported file can serve as a sample for creating a new file or for importing the data to another WordPress site using WP Ultimate CSV Importer.

2. To import posts, go to the import/update section and upload your prepared CSV or XML file. Follow the instructions provided in the WordPress Importer documentation to complete the process.

How to import a Word document into WordPress

If you have a Word document to import into WordPress, follow these steps:

There are no viable solutions or plugins available to directly import the docx or docs file to WordPress. Instead, you can use a tool or plugin like https://wordpress.org/plugins/mammoth-docx-converter to convert them into a post. Note that this applies only to a single post.

Alternatively, there are three possible ways to do this manually by copying and pasting content from docs,
1. The first possibility to do that using Classic editor, go to Pages > Add New. Simply copy and paste the content as one post at a time.
2. For the Gutenberg editor, copy and paste the content to create blocks one at a time.
3. Else you can embed a Word document using a plugin.

How to export WP Users?

Make sure the export addon is installed and activated in WordPress. Then, navigate to the plugin export tab to export WP Users.

Why I cannot see SEOPress fields in the mapping section?

It may be because the plugin is not installed. So install and activate the SEOPress plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-seopress/ first, the fields will now be displayed. In case the issue persists, try to deactivate and activate the plugin again. Additionally, If you have a cache plugin installed, clearing the cache may also help.

How to import SEOPress plugin data using WP Ultimate CSV Importer?

To import, you should have a CSV or XML file first.

Then follow these general steps:
– Ensure that the WP Ultimate CSV Importer and SEOPress plugins are installed and activated on your WordPress site.
– Go to the Import tab.
– Select and upload the CSV file
– Choose the appropriate options for the import.
– Click on the Import button to start the import process.

It is highly recommended to have a backup of your website and test it on a staging environment before importing it on your live website.

Where can I get the SEOPress data as CSV or XML file?

To import SEOPress data using the WP Ultimate CSV Importer plugin, you’ll first need to export the data to a CSV or XML file. Otherwise, create a new one using an example file.

Follow these steps to export steps to export
– In the WordPress CSV Importer plugin, go to the export section(tab).
– Select what to export, here it can be posts for example.
– Use the available filters to limit the post counts.
– Choose an available format from CSV, XLS, XML, or JSON export file formats.
– Choose CSV as an option.
– Click Export to export the data
– Download the data in CSV format.

If you don’t have data to export, you can create a CSV file using an example file. Here are the steps to create one:
– Use the already exported file as a sample file or get the example CSV file here.
– Use this as a base file and add required data row by row under the SEOPress field column.

Here is a list of SEOPress fields and their matching values:
– _seopress_titles_title- If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied – Redirection World SEOPress.
– _seopress_titles_desc- SEOPress descriptions here – Desc Redirection World SEOPress.
– _seopress_robots_index – Yes or no.
– _seopress_robots_follow – Yes or no.
– _seopress_robots_imageindex – Yes or no.
– _seopress_robots_archive – Yes or no.
– _seopress_robots_canonical – Should be a URL; the default is your own URL.
– _seopress_analysis_target_kw – Optional; can be filled manually.
– _seopress_robots_primary_cat – Optional
– _seopress_robots_breadcrumbs – Optional
– _seopress_social_fb_title – If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied.
– _seopress_social_fb_desc – If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied.
– _seopress_social_fb_img – If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied.
– _seopress_social_twitter_title – If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied.
– _seopress_social_twitter_desc – If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied.
– _seopress_social_twitter_img – If empty, SEOPress default template value will be applied.
– _seopress_redirections_type – Optional – 301.
– _seopress_redirections_value – Should be a URL- https://www.seopress.org/.
– _seopress_redirections_enabled – Yes or no.
– _seopress_redirections_logged_status – Both – Both.

Once you have the file, you can then use the WP Ultimate CSV Importer to import the data into your WordPress site.

I have some specific cases. I have a multilingual website. But I have English as the default language, and I am using WPML for translation. Can I use your plugin to import the translation data for LearnPress fields?

This feature is not available for now. If you want us to implement this for you, kindly contact us at [email protected].

How can I import multi-choice questions using WP Ultimate CSV importer?

Yes, it is possible. To import multi-choice questions, you need to list the answer choices with their respective values, separated by “->” symbols. For instance, Red|yes->Blue|no->Green|no can be used to represent a question with three choices. If there are multiple options for a single question, use a comma separator to list them.

How can I change the order details via CSV/XML file for specific users?

You can’t change order details for specific users. Instead, you can update them based on order id.