WP All Import is an extremely powerful importer that makes it easy to import any XML or CSV file to WordPress.
“It’s a wonderful plugin that does so much, so well that it’s hard to list all of the features. But I’ll tell you this, I was able to import the content of a pair of websites running the ModX CMS into a WordPress install in less than 30 minutes. No joke!”
Alex Vasquez – DigiSavvy Co-Founder & WordCamp Los Angeles Organizer
WP All Import has a four step import process and an intuitive drag & drop interface that makes complicated import tasks simple and fast.
There are no special requirements that the elements in your file must be laid out in a certain way. WP All Import really can import any XML or CSV file.
WP All Import can be used for everything from migrating content from a legacy CMS to WordPress to building a store with an affiliate datafeed to displaying live stock quotes or sports scores to building a real estate portal.
Check out our documentation and video tutorials to make the most of WP All Import.
WP All Import integrates with our companion plugin, WP All Export. You can export posts, WooCommerce products, orders, users, or anything else with WP All Export. Then you can edit in Excel and re-import to the same site or migrate the data to another site with WP All Import.
For technical support from the developers, please consider purchasing WP All Import Pro.
WP All Import Pro is a paid upgrade that includes premium support and adds the following features:
Import data to Custom Fields – used by many themes, especially those using Custom Post Types – to store data associated with the posts.
Import images to the post media gallery – WP All Import can download images from URLs in an XML or CSV file and put them in the media gallery.
Cron Job/Recurring Imports – WP All Import pro can check periodically check a file for updates, and add, edit, and delete to the imported posts accordingly.
Import files from a URL – Download and import files from external websites, even if they are password protected with HTTP authentication. URL imports are integrated with the recurring/cron imports feature, so WP All Import can periodically re-download the files and add, edit, and delete posts accordingly.
Execution of Custom PHP Functions on data, i.e. use something like [my_function({xpath/to/a/field[1]})] in your template, to pass the value of {xpath/to/a/field[1]} to my_function and display whatever it returns.
Guaranteed technical support via e-mail.
Upgrade to the Pro edition of WP All Import.
Need to import XML and CSV to WooCommerce? Check out our WooCommerce add-on.
Read on to learn more about the CSV importer functionality of WP All Import. Importing CSVs with WP All Import is exactly the same as importing XML files, because internally, WP All Import actually converts your CSV file to an XML file on the fly. You can use the same XPath filtering options and all the same features you have when importing XML files.
CSV imports don’t require your CSV file to have a specific structure. Your CSV file can use any column names/headings. You can map the columns in your CSV file to the appropriate places in WordPress during the import process.
When importing CSV files, your CSV should have UTF-8 encoding if you are having trouble importing special characters.
In step 2 of a CSV import, you can specify an alternative delimiter if you aren’t using a comma. WP All Import can import CSVs that are pipe-delimited, # delimited, or delimited/separated by any other character.
For CSV import tutorials and example files, visit our documentation. Please keep in mind CSV imports with WP All Import are just like XML imports – you have all the same functionality, and the process is exactly the same. Any of our tutorial videos that apply to XML files also apply to importing CSV files, so if you see a tutorial with us importing an XML file, know that you can follow the exact same steps for a CSV import.
A number of premium add-ons are available to add functionality to the importer and make XML & CSV import tasks to complex plugins simple.
Learn more about our add-ons at http://www.wpallimport.com/add-ons
A developer API (action hooks) is also available.
Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV
Import Products from any XML or CSV to WooCommerce
Export Products to CSV/XML for WooCommerce
Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce WP All Import Add-on
Export Orders to CSV/XML for WooCommerce
Export WordPress Users to CSV/XML
Support for the free version of WP All Import is handled through the WordPress.org community forums.
Support is not guaranteed and is based on ability. For premium support over email, purchase WP All Import.
Need to import XML and CSV to WooCommerce? Check out our WooCommerce add-on.
Yes. You can import any standard WordPress post type, including posts, pages, categories, tags, users, comments, and images. You can also import custom data from third-party themes and plugins.
The default WordPress import tool uses a brute-force approach that often imports all or nothing. WP All Import is a lot more flexible and lets you filter, modify, and map incoming data elements so that you can import your data exactly as you want it.
Not when you use our plugins. Our Drag & Drop interface lets you map incoming data elements to any WordPress fields. You can even modify the incoming data as part of the import process, so we can handle a wide variety of import layouts.
To import a CSV file into WordPress, just specify the CSV file as your import source. WP All Import will automatically recognize the file type and adjust accordingly. You don’t need to do anything special to handle the CSV format.
To import XML data into WordPress, just specify the XML file as your import source. WP All Import will automatically recognize the file type and adjust accordingly. You don’t need to do anything special to handle an XML file.
To import large files into WordPress, you can use our advanced settings to split the import into manageable chunks, modify the batch processing size, and take several other steps to either speed up the import or reduce its impact on the server.
Our plugin automatically recognizes many WordPress custom plugins and themes, so just select the custom post type and away you go. If a custom plugin stores its data in an unconventional manner, just contact our support staff for further guidance.
Yes. Our plugins come with unlimited licenses, so you can install them on all of your own websites.
We have special add-ons for all types of WooCommerce data, so you can import WooCommerce customers, orders, products, reviews, and anything else WooCommerce has to offer.
In Step 3 of the import process, under Other Post Options, change the Post Status to Draft. This ensures that all imported posts will be created as drafts.
In the Drag & Drop screen, map the incoming image elements to the appropriate fields in the Images section. The tricky part about images is that they can have many different sources, including URLs, images that are on your computer, images that are already on your server, and even images that are already in your media library. To understand how to handle each of these scenarios, see our documentation.
If you are using the free version of the plugin, you can obtain support through the WordPress.org community forums. If you have purchased the premium version, you can email us directly and we will respond as quickly as we can, typically in less than one business day.