Very simple plugin to achieve this. Runs only on activation, so, if there are 5 CSV files, the plugin must be activated/deactivated five times. File: /wp-content/plugins/create-cats-from-csv/create-cats-from-csv.php <?php /* Plugin Name: Insert CSV Categories Version: 1.0 Description: Reads a CSV file on plugin activation and insert the Categories/Description/Parent into WordPress as defined in the CSV Plugin … Read more
I’m not familiar with the plugin, but this might be an option to work around it: Import the ids into the database directly using SQL (phpMyAdmin). Use the plugin to import the CSV and run the “update” on those now-existing users, so they receive their updated password email.
The export file isn’t supposed to contain actual images–just references to them. When you do the import (as @Philip directed), it’s important that the images still be available via http in those original locations. WordPress downloads them and adds them to the local media library during the import process.
Although Chip’s method may work for some it did not for me. I did get it working however this way: Do the normal export of pages and posts and import them to your new blog (having deleted the original pages and posts) Download the wp-content/uploads folder via ftp from your old site and upload it … Read more
WordPress has a perfect wrapper for HTML > Theme conversion: The theme itself. All information can be found in the Codex page. It is enough to add a folder to your wp-content/themes directory (or whatever directory you registered in addition to that), and add the following files functions.php style.css index.php header.php to your custom themename … Read more
Thanks @kaiser but not need to go through your solution I found a easy one and I’ll share here for newbie likes me. If you’re working on a WP Network site then the steps are: At the top, hover over My Sites and then click Network Admin. At the left, hover over Settings and then … Read more
I belive you exporting custom content right? If yes, you will fail to import any taxonomy (tag or category or whatever)… in your export file not exists wp:terms items which is responsible for terms import. bug? perhaps. what you can do without big or small code changes (i did reasearch this particular tsk) you can … Read more
Insert post without actions/hooks
Few built-in wp-cli generate commands from the docs: # Generate posts with fetched content. # See https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/generate/ $ curl -N http://loripsum.net/api/5 | wp post generate –post_content –count=10 # Add meta to every generated term. # See https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/term/generate/ $ wp term generate category –format=ids –count=3 | xargs -d ‘ ‘ -I % wp term meta add … Read more
In addition, you can import attachment by checking the “Download and import file attachments” option. (source) This means, if you use the official WordPress Importer plugin, it will read the media URL from the file, download that file and finally upload it to your new install. When your old site is offline, eg. taken offline … Read more