Import any XML or CSV File to WordPress

3.8.0

• security improvement, fixes: CVE-2024-8722, CVE-2024-9664, CVE-2024-9661

3.7.9

• bug fix: compatibility with free ACF Import Add-On

3.7.8

• bug fix: fatal error when log file isn’t writable

3.7.7

• improvement: UI updates

3.7.6

• improvement: require ‘setup_network’ meta capability for access
• API: integrate Rapid Add-On class

3.7.5

• improvement: update upgrade links
• bug fix: fatal error with PHP 8.3

3.7.4

• security improvement
• API: added ‘wp_all_import_is_post_to_change_missing’ filter

3.7.3

• security improvement
• improvement: add ‘Do not create new terms’ setting on Edit Template page
• improvement: better PHP 8.2 support
• improvement: remove deprecated ‘get_page_by_title’ function calls

3.7.2

• improvement: refine various UI elements
• bug fix: PHP 8.1 warning on Step 3

3.7.1

• bug fix: unable to install on Windows environments
• improvement: increased timer accuracy on import processing page

3.7.0

• improvement: UI styling improvements

3.6.9

• security improvement
• improvement: resolve PHP 8 Deprecated notice

3.6.8

• security improvement

3.6.7

• security improvement
• improvement: changed Manage Imports page button labels to be more precise
• improvement: assign ‘Uncategorized’ term to posts imported without a category assigned
• improvement: add support for taxonomies that return objects instead of IDs
• improvement: remove commented code that could cause false positives for security scans
• bug fix: jQuery error related to ‘destroy’ method
• bug fix: rare issue that prevented content image URLs from being updated during import
• bug fix: taxonomies section drag and drop doesn’t save after rearranging fields
• bug fix: conflict with Advanced Ads plugin
• bug fix: ‘Instead of deletion, set missing records to out of stock’ still deleting products

3.6.6

• bug fix: jQuery nestedSortable compatibility with WordPress 5.9

3.6.5

• improvement: better sanitization and escaping of data in WP All Import interface

3.6.4

• improvement: better sanitization and escaping of data in WP All Import interface
• improvement: use libraries included in WordPress Core

3.6.3

• security fix
• bug fix: images not updated for existing products when using WooCommerce Import Add-On

3.6.2

• improvement: add ability to control taxonomy mapping case sensitivity via filter wpai_is_case_insensitive_taxonomy_mapping
• improvement: add ability to control uploads directory for single file/image via filters wp_all_import_single_image_uploads_dir and wp_all_import_single_attachment_uploads_dir
• improvement: add missing options on confirm import step
• bug fix
• improvement: initial PHP 8 support
• bugfix: manage_options capability check

3.6.1

• bug fix: categories were imported despite the taxonomy option being disabled
• improvement: add ability to filter csv escape symbol via wp_all_import_csv_parser_settings filter

3.6.0

• maintenance: compatibility with Elementor v3.3 JavaScript changes

3.5.9

• bug fix: call to the non existing function wp_all_import_sanitize_url

3.5.8

• bug fix: import of taxonomies hierarchy didn’t work properly

3.5.7

• improvement: git rid if deprecated join query on manage imports screen
• improvement: add is_update_post_format option
• improvement: add wp_all_import_manual_matching filter
• improvement: add wp_all_import_logger filter
• bug fix: records were removed from pmxi_posts table when activating WPAI on multisite installation
• bug fix: get rid of unused deprecated function add_contextual_help()

3.5.6

• bug fix: PMXI_Hash_Record class doesn’t exist error appears when deleting missing records

3.5.5

• improvement: get rid of deprecated setting ‘High Speed Small File Processing’
• bug fix: chromium scroll anchoring caused screen jumping effect
• bug fix: pagenum query argument caused broken link on import complete screen

3.5.4

• improvement: compatibility with WordPress 5.5
• API: added helper function wp_all_import_get_import_id()
• API: added helper function wp_all_import_get_import_post_type($import_id)

3.5.3

• bug fix: switch to CodeMirror implementation shipped in WordPress core
• bug fix: unable to double click to insert XPath in some cases
• bug fix: unable to apply pmxi_is_images_to_update filter to featured images
• bug fix: unable to match existing images when suffix is added to file name during import

3.5.2

• improvement: match existing images by filename with underscores
• API: add new action wp_all_import_before_preserve_post_data
• API: add new filter wp_all_import_specified_delimiters
• bug fix: attachment author not imported for API image imports

3.5.1

• improvement: add support for importing WebP images
• bug fix: images in content not being imported when creating new simple WooCommerce products

3.5.0

• improvement: add support for .tsv format
• API: add current XML variable to pmxi_article_data filter
• bug fix: post terms incorrect after import complete, must be recounted
• bug fix: empty attachments created when attachment import fails
• bug fix: matching posts by ID matches and imports into attachments with the same ID

3.4.9

• bug fix: import using stream reader
• bug fix: generation temporary files in system temporary folder

3.4.8

• improvement: various import speed optimizations
• bug fix: remove deprecated function calls for PHP 7.2 compatibility
• bug fix: delete db tables when mu blog deleted
• bug fix: remove BOM from import templates
• bug fix: saving CSV delimiter when changing import file

3.4.7

• improvement: skip to the first specified record when importing only part of a file
• new filter: wp_all_import_is_render_whole_xml_tree
• new filter: wp_all_import_images_uploads_dir (add-on api)
• bug fix: patch XSS exploit
• bug fix: conflict with InfiniteWP
• bug fix: update notification for Link Cloaking Add-On
• bug fix: load functions before pmxi_before_xml_import
• bug fix: do not re-count category terms when post imported as draft
• bug fix: import base64 encoded images in add-ons
• security fix – XSS exploit (Special thanks to Yuji Tounai for reporting)

3.4.6

• improvement: added timestamp to import log lines
• improvement: added support for bmp images
• improvement: added new action pmxi_before_post_import_{$addon}
• security fix: patch XSS exploit
• bug fix: import pages hierarchy
• bug fix: error in pclzip.lib.php with php 7.1
• bug fix: import taxonomies hierarchy
• bug fix: json to xml convertation
• bug fix: removed SWFUpload
• security fix – XSS exploit (Special thanks to Mardan Muhidin for reporting)

3.4.5

• improvement: custom fields delection
• improvement: new action wp_all_import_post_skipped
• improvement: updated history page title
• improvement: optimize large imports deletion
• improvement: added import friendly name to confirm screen
• improvement: sql query optimization on manage imports screen
• bug fix: generation image filename
• bug fix: wp_all_import_specified_records filter

3.4.4

• bug fix: import template not worked when downloaded via Import Settings
• bug fix: updating user login
• bug fix: import images with encoded quotes
• improvement: added hungarian translation

3.4.3

• improvement: new filter ‘wp_all_import_phpexcel_delimiter’
• improvement: new filter ‘wp_all_import_is_trim_parsed_data’
• improvement: added new filter ‘wp_all_import_skip_x_csv_rows’
• improvement: added csv delimiter setting to import options screen
• bug fix: import duplicate tags

3.4.2

• bug fix: conflict with the event calendar plugin
• bug fix: import images for newly created products

3.4.1

• improvement: Stop parsing data which is not going to be updated
• improvement: added new filter wp_all_import_phpexcel_object to modify excel data before import
• bug fix: search for images ending with underscores in media
• bug fix: import hierarchical posts/pages
• bug fix: import cpt page templates

3.4.0

• improvement: compatibility with PHP 7.x

3.3.9

• improvement: new re-import option ‘is update post type’
• bug fix: hierarchy taxonomies preview
• bug fix: empty logs folder generation
• bug fix: ‘Keep images currently in Media Library’ option for add-ons
• bug fix: import bundles with gz files
• bug fix: custom functions for attachments

3.3.8

• improvement: ‘Force Stream Reader’ setting
• improvement: new filter ‘wp_all_import_auto_create_csv_headers’
• improvement: new filter ‘wp_all_import_is_base64_images_allowed’
• improvement: new filter ‘wp_all_import_set_post_terms’ to leave a specific category alone when a post is being updated
• bug fix: nodes navigation for xpath like /news/item
• bug fix: frozen import template screen for cyrillic XML feeds
• bug fix: conflict between taxonomies & user import
• bug fix: creating users with the same email
• bug fix: enable keep line breaks option by default
• bug fix: composer namespace conflict
• bug fix: images preview when wp is in subdirectory
• bug fix: ‘Instead of deletion, set Custom Field’ option for users import

3.3.7

• added new option ‘Use StreamReader instead of XMLReader to parse import file’ to fix issue with libxml 2.9.3
• execute ‘pmxi_article_data’ filter for all posts ( new & existing )

3.3.6

• added de_CH translation
• added support for .svg images
• added possibility for import excerpts for pages
• added new filter ‘wp_all_import_specified_records’
• added new filter ‘wp_all_import_is_post_to_delete’
• disable XMLReader stream filter for HHVM
• improve search for existing images in media gallery

3.3.5

• fixed ‘Use images currently in Media Library’ option

3.3.4

• fixed error messages on step 1 in case when server throws fatal error e.q. time limit exception
• fixed option “Delete posts that are no longer present in your file”, now it works with empty CSV files which has only one header row
• fixed custom php functions in images preview
• fixed detecting root nodes with colons in names
• added es_ES translation
• added de_DE translation
• added iterative ajax delete process ( deleting associated posts )
• added feature to download template/bundle from import settings
• added new option for importing images “Use images currently in Media Library”
• added new action ‘pmxi_missing_post’

3.3.3

• fixed duplicate matching by custom field
• fixed converting image filenames to lowercase
• fixed import html to image description
• fixed import _wp_old_slug
• added Post ID to manual record matching
• added ‘Comment status’ to ‘Choose data to update’ section

3.3.2

• fixed fatal error on saving settings

3.3.1

• fixed parsing CSV with empty lines
• fixed parsing multiple IF statements
• fixed preview in case when ‘Disable the visual editor when writing’ is enabled
• fixed conflict with WooCommerce – Store Exporter Deluxe
• added notifications for required addons
• added support for wp all export bundle
• added support for manual import bundle
• added feature ‘click to download import file’
• added validation for excerpt and images sections
• added auto-detect a broken Unique ID notification
• added import template notifications
• removed support for importing WooCommerce Orders
• changed absolute paths to relative in db

3.3.0

• added new options to taxonomies import ‘Try to match terms to existing child Product Categories’ & ‘Only assign Products to the imported Product Category, not the entire hierarchy’
• added support for Excel files ( .xls, .xlsx )

3.2.9

• load ini_set only on plugin pages
• fixed saving import template

3.2.8

• fixed Apply mapping rules before splitting via separator symbol for manual hierarchy
• fixed path equal or less than
• fixed changing unique key when moving back from confirm screen
• fixed override page template
• updated wp_all_import_is_post_to_update filter with second argument XML node as array
• added a second argument to pmxi_saved_post action ( SimpleXML object ) of current record

3.2.7

• fixed enum fields mapping rules feature

3.2.6

• Compatibility with 3rd party development: http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/addon-dev/overview/

3.2.5

• Important security fixes – additional hardening, prevention of blind SQL injection and reflected XSS attacks

3.2.4

• critical security fix – stopping non-logged in users from accessing adminInit

3.2.3

• fixed re-count record when a file has been changed at an import setting screen
• fixed unlink attachment source when posts updated/deleted
• added a limit 10 to the existing meta values

3.2.2

• fixed database schema
• uploading large files

3.2.1

• fixed updating import settings

3.2.0

• IMPORTANT: WP All Import v4 (3.2.0) is a MAJOR update. Read this post before upgrading: http://www.wpallimport.com/2014/11/free-version-wordpress-org-update-information
• speed up the import of taxonomies/categories
• added taxonomies/categories mapping feature
• added custom fields auto-detection feature
• added custom fields mapping feature
• added images/taxonomies preview feature
• added unofficial support for more file formats – json & sql
• added new setting (secure mode) to protect your files
• better import logs
• updated design

3.1.5

• fixed pmxi_delete_post action
• fixed import menu order & post parent for pages
• fixed import log for continue import feature
• added is update author option
• fixed post formats
• fixed UTC dates on manage imports page

3.1.4

• changed support email

3.1.3

• fixed import pages

3.1.2

• added compatibility with WP 3.9
• added autodetect session mode
• updated convertation CSV to XML with XMLWriter
• fixed import *.zip files
• fixed xpath helper on step 2
• fixed showing zeros in XML tree
• fixed deleting history files
• fixed autodetect image extensions
• fixed increasing SQL query length
• allow post content to be empty on step 3
• delete deprecated settings “my csv contain html code” and “case sensitivity”

3.1.1

• Fixed compatibility with addons
• Fixed “download image” option for import products
• Fixed CSS for WP 3.8
• Fixed dismiss links

3.1.0

• Compatibility with WP 3.8
• Compatibility with WPAI WooCommerce add-on (paid) 1.2.4
• Performance Improvements
• Improved UI
• Lots of bug fixes
• New Record Matching section
• Added option to set Post Status with XPath (the value of presented XPath should be one of the following: publish, draft, trash)
• Preview navigation

3.0.4

• Fixed import categories;
• Updated UI/UX;
• Added import/export templates feature;
• Added enhanced session functionality;
• Added option to set post status with XPath;
• Added feeds encoding feature;

3.0.2

• Added support for the WooCommerce add-on

3.0

• Free edition of 3.0 pro release

2.14

• Category list delimiter bug fix

2.13

• Tons of bug fixes, updates, and additional features.

2.12

• Initial release on WordPress.org.