FirstElement

Daijiro Miyazawa

<p>FE CSV Import & Export helps you import and export WordPress content as CSV from the admin area.<br />
It is designed for site owners who want a stress-free CSV workflow for daily operations and for developers who need extensibility through WordPress hooks.</p>
<h4>Main features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Import and export WordPress content as CSV</li>
<li>Fast export of approximately 10,000 posts in about 15 seconds (depending on site configuration and server environment)</li>
<li>Support for posts, pages, and custom post types</li>
<li>Option to include or exclude custom taxonomies</li>
<li>Support for term ID or term name input/output</li>
<li>Proper handling of hierarchical terms</li>
<li>Import of unregistered terms (currently uses term name as slug)</li>
<li>Option to include or exclude custom fields</li>
<li>Option to include or exclude private meta</li>
<li>New custom field items can be registered with the “cf_” prefix</li>
<li>Option to target published status or all post statuses</li>
<li>Option to export only frequently edited “basic fields” or “all fields”</li>
<li>Option to update (overwrite) existing posts with the same ID or create new ones</li>
<li>Dry run functionality</li>
<li>Batch processing for large CSV files</li>
<li>Real-time progress display in the admin interface</li>
<li>Option to enable/disable logging (speed priority)</li>
<li>Extensibility through filter/action hooks for custom workflows</li>
</ul>
<h4>FE CSV Import & Export is suitable for tasks such as:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Bulk updating existing posts from spreadsheet data</li>
<li>Exporting content for reporting or external processing</li>
<li>Importing structured content into custom post types</li>
<li>Migrating content between sites</li>
</ul>
<p>For large imports, this plugin processes data in batches to reduce memory usage and improve reliability. It automatically adjusts batch size based on server settings (max_execution_time, memory_limit) to efficiently process large datasets without timeout.</p>
<p>Using filter hooks, you can output only necessary columns for external editing (e.g., title and content only) or add custom processing when exporting ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) related custom fields.</p>
<h4>Note:</h4>
<p>For custom field output, by default, the plugin picks up fields associated with the first post (first row). If the first post does not contain all necessary custom fields, those fields will be ignored. To avoid this, consider these two approaches:</p>
<p><strong>Pattern A</strong><br />
Create a dummy post immediately before export and fill it with dummy values for all necessary custom field items (this ensures all necessary custom field items are expanded as CSV columns)</p>
<p><strong>Pattern B</strong><br />
Use a filter hook to specify a sample post ID for extracting custom field items (by specifying a post ID that contains all custom field items, you ensure all necessary custom field items are expanded as CSV columns)</p>
<h4>Documentation and support resources:</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://firstelementjp.github.io/fe-csv-import-export/" rel="nofollow ugc">Documentation</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/firstelementjp/fe-csv-import-export" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub Repository</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/firstelementjp/fe-csv-import-export/issues" rel="nofollow ugc">Issue Tracker</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Pro Version:</h4>
<p>This plugin works completely on its own with the free version and provides sufficient functionality, but when used with the Pro version, you can access these convenient features:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>ACF Integration</strong> – Import and export ACF data while preserving field formatting. Export taxonomy values as readable names and handle multi-value fields with pipe-separated values. Support major ACF field types including Taxonomy, User, File, Relationship, Repeater, and Flexible Content fields</li>
<li><strong>Direct SQL Export Mode</strong> – Customize export queries directly for advanced workflows and integrations</li>
<li><strong>UpdraftPlus Database Backup</strong> – When used with the backup plugin ‘UpdraftPlus’, automatic SQL backup is executed during import and import begins after completion. If problems are discovered after import, you can immediately restore from backup</li>
<li><strong>Enhanced Security</strong> – Import/export execution permissions can be assigned to editors in addition to administrators. You can set a shared password for import/export execution. You can require users to enter their login password for import/export execution</li>
<li><strong>Dedicated Support</strong> – Priority customer support from the development team</li>
<li><strong>Automatic Updates</strong> – Seamless updates from our update server</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.firstelement.co.jp/en/products/fe-csv-import-export-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Pro Version</a></p>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>FE CSV Import & Export Pro uses an external license API service for license validation and activation. This service is used solely for:</p>
<ul>
<li>License key validation</li>
<li>License activation and deactivation</li>
<li>License status checks</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.firstelement.co.jp/en/legal/privacy-policy/privacy-statement-eu/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a><br />
<a href="https://www.firstelement.co.jp/en/legal/terms-of-use/fe-csv-import-export-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Terms of Service</a></p>
<p>The license API service is operated by FirstElement K.K. and is used exclusively for license management purposes. No content data is transmitted to this service.</p>


FE CSV Import & Export

Import and export WordPress posts, custom post types, taxonomies, and custom fields as CSV with batch processing.

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WP All Import

<h4>WP All Import – Simple & Powerful XML, CSV, Google Sheets, and Excel Importer Plugin</h4>
<p><em>“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!”</em><br />
<strong>Alex Vasquez</strong> – DigiSavvy Co-Founder & WordCamp Los Angeles Organizer</p>
<p>WP All Import has a four-step import process and an intuitive drag-and-drop interface that makes complicated import tasks simple and fast.</p>
<p>There are no special requirements that the elements in your file must be laid out in a certain way. WP All Import can import any XML, CSV, Excel spreadsheet, or Google Sheets file into WordPress.</p>
<p>WP All Import can be used for everything from migrating content from a legacy CMS to WordPress to building a store with affiliate datafeed to displaying live stock quotes or sports scores to building a real estate portal.</p>
<p>Check out our <a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation and video tutorials</a> to make the most of WP All Import.</p>
<p>WP All Import integrates with our companion plugin, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-all-export/" rel="ugc">WP All Export</a>. You can export posts, WooCommerce products, orders, users, or anything else with WP All Export. Then you can edit the WordPress data with Microsoft Excel, Numbers, or maybe something else, and re-import to the same site or migrate the data to another site with WP All Import.</p>
<p>For technical support from the developers, please consider purchasing WP All Import Pro.</p>
<h4>WP All Import Pro Version</h4>
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<p><em>WP All Import Pro</em> is a paid upgrade that includes premium support and adds the following features:</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Import data to Custom Fields – used by many themes, especially those using Custom Post Types – to store data associated with the posts.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>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.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Import files from a URL – Download and import CSV, XML, or Excel WordPress data files from external websites, even if they are password-protected with HTTP authentication.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Cron Job/Recurring Imports from external URLs – WP All Import Pro can periodically check a file for updates, and add, edit, and delete the imported posts accordingly.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>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.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Guaranteed technical support via e-mail.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/wordpress-xml-csv-import/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=upgrade-to-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">Upgrade to the Pro edition of WP All Import.</a></p>
<p>Need to <a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/woocommerce-product-import/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=upgrade-to-pro" rel="nofollow ugc">import XML and CSV to WooCommerce?</a> Check out our WooCommerce add-on.</p>
<h4>WordPress CSV Imports</h4>
<p>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.</p>
<p>CSV imports, including those exported from Excel and Google Sheets, don’t require your 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.</p>
<p>When importing CSV files, your CSV should have UTF-8 encoding if you are having trouble importing special characters.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>For CSV import tutorials and example files, visit our <a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs" rel="nofollow ugc">documentation</a>. 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.</p>
<h4>WordPress Excel Import / Google Sheets Import</h4>
<p>Don’t want to convert your Excel or Google Sheets data to CSV? WP All Import also works as a Google Sheets and Excel importer for WordPress. Simply upload your Excel file as you would for CSV and WP All Import will automatically detect the columns in your file.</p>
<p>For Google Sheets, use the ‘Download a file’ option and paste your sheet’s public URL to import data to WordPress.</p>
<h4>Add-Ons</h4>
<p>A number of premium add-ons are available to add functionality to the importer and make XML, CSV, Google Sheets, and Excel import tasks to complex plugins simple.</p>
<ul>
<li>Advanced Custom Fields Add-On – <a href="http://www.advancedcustomfields.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">ACF</a> XML & CSV importer</li>
<li>WooCommerce Add-On – XML & CSV importer for all <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce" rel="ugc">WooCommerce</a> product types</li>
<li>User Import Add-On – XML & CSV importer for users, including user_meta</li>
<li>Link Cloak Add-On – Auto-create redirects for links present during an XML or CSV import</li>
</ul>
<p>Learn more about our add-ons at <a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/add-ons/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=add-ons" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.wpallimport.com/add-ons</a></p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/developers/action-reference/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=docs" rel="nofollow ugc">developer API</a> (action hooks) is also available.</p>
<h4>Related Plugins</h4>
<p><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-all-export/" rel="ugc">Export any WordPress data to XML/CSV</a><br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-xml-csv-product-import/" rel="ugc">Import Products from any XML or CSV to WooCommerce</a><br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/product-export-for-woocommerce/" rel="ugc">Export Products to CSV/XML for WooCommerce</a><br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-product-tabs-wp-all-import-add-on/" rel="ugc">Custom Product Tabs for WooCommerce WP All Import Add-on</a><br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/order-export-for-woocommerce/" rel="ugc">Export Orders to CSV/XML for WooCommerce</a><br />
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/export-wp-users-xml-csv/" rel="ugc">Export WordPress Users to CSV/XML</a></p>
<h3>Premium Support</h3>
<p>You can submit the <a href="https://www.wpallimport.com/support/" rel="nofollow ugc">support form on our website</a> or email us at <a href="mailto:support@wpallimport.com" rel="nofollow ugc">support@wpallimport.com</a>. While we try to assist users of our free version, please note that support is not guaranteed and will depend on our capacity. For premium support, purchase <a href="https://www.wpallimport.com/checkout/?edd_action=add_to_cart&download_id=5839966&edd_options%5Bprice_id%5D=1&discount=welcome-upgrade-99&utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=premium-support" rel="nofollow ugc">WP All Import Pro</a>.</p>
<h3>Import To WooCommerce</h3>
<p>Need to <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/woocommerce-xml-csv-product-import/" rel="ugc">import Excel, XML and CSV to WooCommerce?</a> Check out our WooCommerce add-on.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wpallimport.com/woocommerce-product-import/?utm_source=import-plugin-free&utm_medium=readme&utm_campaign=import-wooco-products" rel="nofollow ugc">WooCommerce Excel, XML & CSV Import Pro Version</a></p>


WP All Import – Drag & Drop Import for CSV, XML, Excel & Google Sheets

The plugin is very powerful, almost everything is possible if you are a developer.

The support team is also a great resource if you get stuck.

Powerfull plugin


Been using it for years, and without a doubt, it is unparalleled in its category.


The BEST!!


The plugin work very wel and the tehnical support it's fast and realy profesional!


Very good plugin


I am really happy with this plugin, with a little knowledge of PHP and little help from support, you can achieve whatever you want to. Thank you


Awesome plugin


Importing data is always challenging but this plugin makes life WAY easier, especially when it comes to dealing with commerce data imports.  The ability to use my own PHP functions to format or adjust data at runtime is a life saver. 



I'll be honest: Even when using this plugin, it sometimes takes me several tries to get things just right but 95% of the time, the problem is my data, not the plugin.  I have had to reach out to support a few times and they are responsive.  


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