Import plugin for Craft CMS

Plugin that allows you to import data from CSV files.

Usage

Importing data is a two step process:

Step 1. Select import options

• Choose the type of element to import (Category, Entry, or User)
• Select the corresponding category group, section, entry type, or user group
• Select the Import Behavior:
  • Append Data — Will add new categories, entries, or users.
  • Replace Data — Will update data for existing matched categories, entries, or users.
  • Delete Data — Will delete data for existing matched categories, entries, or users.

Step 2. Map CSV data

• Map the destination fields for the csv data.
• Select which fields will be used as criteria to match existing records to replace (update) or delete data.

And import!

Features

• Import Entries, Users and Categories
• Map CSV columns onto Fields
• Append, replace or delete data
  • When replacing or deleting, you can build your own criteria for finding
• Has a hook "registerImportOperation" to parse special FieldType inputs if you want.
• Has events "onImportFinish" and "onBeforeImportDelete"
  • These will notify you when the import finishes or wants to delete an element
• Uses the Task service to import while you work on.
• Automatically detects CSV delimiters
• Will connect Entries (also Structures), Categories, Users and Assets by searching for them
• Will send a summary email when the task if finished
• View your import history
• Ability to revert imports

###Roadmap###

• Import more ElementTypes (Tags, Globals, Assets?) (0.8)
• Support JSON and XML (0.9)

Important:

The plugin's folder should be named "import"

Screenshots

History

Upload (entries)

Upload (users)

Map fields

Changelog

###0.8.13###

• Added ability to connect to multiple categories

###0.8.12###

• Added support for the tag field type (thanks to Richard Brown)
• Added getCsrfInput function to forms

###0.8.11###

• Added automatic line ending detection
• Improved usability

###0.8.10###

• Fixed category structure importing

###0.8.9###

• Fixed errors when importing single-option fieldtype data (thanks to Richard Brown)

###0.8.8###

• Remove title workaround, the fix is to escape comma's
• Better date parsing

###0.8.7###

• Added ancestor matching (by uri)
• Improved entry type matching
• Added a workaround for title matching

###0.8.6###

• Fixed parent matching

###0.8.5###

• Added handling of option-based fieldtypes
• Fixed a bug with the onImportFinish event
• Improved the task checker

###0.8.4###

• Fixed handling element fields for category element
• Make sure there's always a valid criterium when matching

###0.8.3###

• Respect element connect limits

###0.8.2###

• Updated the slugify function to match the latest Craft createSlug function
• Check if the installation supports usergroups
• Fixed phpunit unit testing

###0.8.1###

• Respect import order when connecting to entries, assets or users
• Report when deleting fails

###0.8.0###

• Added the ability to import Users and Categories
• Added the ability to download the originally uploaded file
• Added the ability to delete import history
• Parse numbers while respecting locales
• Added Date FieldType parsing
• Smoother error handling
• Changed the "registerImportFinish" hook to "onImportFinish" event
• Improved UI

###0.7.3###

• Fixed a bug that led to not importing data and not failing import

###0.7.2###

• Added the ability to run a custom hook on import finish
• Added behaviour permissions and a section permissions check/warning
• Added unit testing via phpunit

###0.7.1###

• Added Number FieldType parsing (as float)
• Fixed a bug with importing Expiry Date

###0.7.0###

• Ability to revert imports
• Fixed a bug with parent matching where the parent wasn't looked up in the same section

###0.6.9###

• Added parent matching, so you can import entries as children of other entries

###0.6.8###

• Only list sections for which the user has permissions, also fixing an entrytype listing bug if the first found section was a single.

###0.6.7###

• Bugfix: Criteria matching now checks all statuses and has no limit

###0.6.6###

• Added an "onBeforeImportDelete" event, so your plugin can intervene on deletion by this plugin

###0.6.5###

• Disabled listing of singles to import into

###0.6.4###

• Fixed a redirecting bug that occured in the previous update

###0.6.3###

• Better live import updates

###0.6.2###

• Fixed a bug where errors in import failed to render a history detail page

###0.6.1###

• Get pending task info in import overview
• Ability to choose wether you want to receive an e-mail or not

###0.6###

• Added an import history tab

###0.5.2###

• Fixed a bug where specific backup settings would fail the import task

###0.5.1###

• Fixed a bug where some objects were supposed to be arrays

###0.5###

• The plugin now checks if you meet the minimum Craft build that's required
• Ability to backup database before importing

###0.4.2###

• You now get a warning when a CSV row is malformed (per mail)
• Now supports slug importing

###0.4.1###

• In certain situations, values of variables within the plugin weren't properly checked

###0.4###

• When the import task if finished, you'll receive an e-mail with info about the import task

###0.3.1###

• Fixed a bug where Title fields would not be set

###0.3###

• Initial push to GitHub