The CSV file used for importing articles has custom formatting. It may be different than what you’re used to, so please check the sample.
This CSV file doesn’t have tabular data and utilizes custom tags to detect errors. The tag begins at the line start, and everything added next to it will be used as its value, please see the example below.
We highly recommend editing this file in a Notepad-like application or a Code Editor.
For each article, you can set
- TITLE
- POST TYPE
- AUTHOR
- CATEGORIE(S)
- TAG(S)
- SLUG
- BODY
- EXCERPT
- ALLOW COMMENTS
- ALLOW PINGBACKS
- SITE(S)
Categories, Tags, and Sites can contain multiple values. Be sure to separate values with a comma.
The special token for creating an import file is [NEW]. After you set one article, under it, add the [NEW] tag, and you can start another article inside of the same CSV file.
CSV Example
Here is an example of the MainWP Article Uploader CSV file contents with three articles:
TITLE: Article Demo Title 1
POST TYPE: post
AUTHOR: Demo Author
CATEGORIES: Category 1, Category 2, Category 3
TAGS: Tag 1, Tag 2
SLUG: demo-article-slug
EXCERPT: Donec dignissim et erat et feugiat. Pellentesque vestibulum ultricies nunc
vel sollicitudin. Pellentesque consectetur at neque ut suscipit.
Morbi eleifend arcu at erat rhoncus placerat.
BODY: Donec dignissim et erat et feugiat. Pellentesque vestibulum ultricies nunc
vel sollicitudin. Pellentesque consectetur at neque ut suscipit.
Morbi eleifend arcu at erat rhoncus placerat. Vestibulum quam eros,
rutrum ac lorem in, pulvinar ornare metus. Aliquam bibendum malesuada augue,
vitae consectetur lorem dictum vitae. Aenean tempor viverra euismod.
Phasellus eget eros id ante condimentum iaculis.
Nam in est luctus, congue risus in, consequat dolor. Vestibulum lectus sem,
dictum semper augue eu, laoreet bibendum massa. In vitae elit diam.
Nulla sit amet odio risus. Suspendisse sem est, placerat sed leo vel,
vestibulum sagittis ante. Phasellus bibendum lacus tortor, non lacinia
augue rutrum a. In ipsum mi, faucibus eget rutrum id, facilisis non velit.
Proin congue pharetra orci, at suscipit turpis eleifend ut.
ALLOW COMMENTS: 0
ALLOW PINGBACKS: 0
SITES: all
[NEW]
TITLE: Article Demo Title 2
POST TYPE: post
AUTHOR: Author 2
CATEGORIES: category1, category2, category3
TAGS: tag1, tag2, tag3
SLUG: demo-article-slug
EXCERPT: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse eget lorem eu purus gravida consequat.
Integer cursus arcu ipsum, mollis volutpat dolor adipiscing vel. Quisque ornare
orci non vehicula lobortis.
BODY: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse eget lorem eu purus gravida consequat.
Integer cursus arcu ipsum, mollis volutpat dolor adipiscing vel. Quisque ornare
orci non vehicula lobortis. Quisque eget turpis vitae nisi condimentum fringilla
non vel ligula. Nam eget ornare velit. Integer tortor neque, tincidunt et convallis eu, cursus in risus.
Vivamus ornare sagittis leo non fermentum. Fusce molestie, erat vel interdum iaculis, enim libero viverra ipsum,
porttitor luctus velit mi ut diam. Sed sit amet magna arcu.
Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus.
Proin faucibus tincidunt sapien, eu aliquam augue.
ALLOW COMMENTS: 1
ALLOW PINGBACKS: 0
SITES: http://childsite1.com, http://childsite2.com, http://childsite3.com
[NEW]
TITLE: Article Demo Title 3
POST TYPE: page
AUTHOR: admin
TAGS:
SLUG: about-us
EXCERPT:
BODY: Nullam mollis justo tempus est fringilla suscipit. Ut suscipit arcu nec turpis pharetra,
vel eleifend enim varius. Fusce a ligula laoreet, viverra nunc quis,
lobortis nulla. Praesent rhoncus nec risus ornare laoreet. Vivamus viverra adipiscing tortor et posuere.
Nam vitae elit dolor. Duis blandit bibendum risus a tempor. Nam in purus nulla.
Morbi hendrerit ac enim sit amet bibendum. Cras nec molestie lacus. Quisque a consequat nulla.
Suspendisse vitae odio ut eros tincidunt tincidunt. In vehicula dapibus dui eget gravida. Sed ligula dui,
facilisis faucibus rutrum vel, placerat euismod ante. Etiam ultricies auctor sem et iaculis.
Maecenas gravida lorem ac dui fringilla pharetra.
ALLOW COMMENTS: 1
ALLOW PINGBACKS: 1
SITES: http://childsite1.com, http://childsite2.com, http://childsite3.com, http://childsite4.com, http://childsite5.com, http://childsite6.com, http://childsite7.com, http://childsite8.com, http://childsite9.com, http://childsite10.com, http://childsite11.com, http://childsite12.com
Important Notes
The Article Uploader Extension allows you to use the HTML markup in a CSV file to format the body of your articles to include images, videos, or any other HTML tags to enhance your blog readers’ experience.