If you need to do this conversion in PHP, as part of whatever import process, then you can just convert the comma-separated values into an array with explode(), and then use update_post_meta(), which will automatically serialise the value for you: $value=”Morning,Daytime”; $array = explode( ‘,’, $value ); update_post_meta( $post_id, ‘hours_of_operation’, $array ); Use trim() if … Read more
So, are you looking for a JSON importer for Elementor? If so, why not use their native importer? See here: However, if you would rather have an option in a menu, try this small plugin. It adds an importer under Tools > Import, called Elementor JSON Importer, that you can use to import JSON files … Read more
Yes, the Core import/export tool will only add content, not overwrite or delete anything old.
I don’t have gravity forms but I experience in creating autocomplete fields using data from DB, csv, apis and so one. The concept remains the same, it’s just how you call and receive the date that changes, depending in your source. Starting with my csv, I looked for country names to stay as close to … Read more
The following code snippet did the trick: <wp:term> <wp:term_id><![CDATA[1]]></wp:term_id> <wp:term_taxonomy><![CDATA[category]]></wp:term_taxonomy> <wp:term_slug><![CDATA[test-category-1]]></wp:term_slug> <wp:term_parent><![CDATA[]]></wp:term_parent> <wp:term_name><![CDATA[Test Category 1]]></wp:term_name> </wp:term> <wp:term> <wp:term_id><![CDATA[2]]></wp:term_id> <wp:term_taxonomy><![CDATA[category]]></wp:term_taxonomy> <wp:term_slug><![CDATA[sub-category-1]]></wp:term_slug> <wp:term_parent><![CDATA[test-category-1]]></wp:term_parent> <wp:term_name><![CDATA[Sub Category 1]]></wp:term_name> </wp:term>
You could put this in as a theme page template. This would let you continue modifying your custom code. Whatever you do, avoid plugins that let you put raw php in your posts. It’s a huge security vulnerability, and it would let people do things such as submit draft posts containing shell scripts to turn … Read more
Use the php function unserialize() on that string and you will get a proper array. $cats = get_cats_from_database(); $cats = unserialize($cats); //now $cats is an array like Array(0 => 20, 1 => 343 );
Open the WXR in a text editor and see if it contains posts from later years. If not, you will need to revisit your export settings from WP.com to make sure you’re pulling all posts. If it does contain posts from these years, there might be a non UTF8 character breaking the import. You should … Read more
I would setup your Website B, add a user through the control panel, then view what tables in the database they were added to and what extra fields were set. Then use Navicat or phpmyadmin to dump users from Website B into excel, combine the users from Website A, set any missing fields then import … Read more
The WordPress .xml import file only contains post data and not any site settings, such as permalinks. It seems to me that this is only an issue of setting the permalinks the same way of your old site. Settings -> Permalinks (/wp-admin/options-permalink.php) select Day and name save changes If WordPress can’t update the .htaccess file, … Read more