WordPress File Manager Plugin (CMDM) - Extras - Import/Export (CSV Files, Server System)

Import/Export

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TIP: Download File Example

Speed up the import process in WordPress File Manager plugin by using a sample file. Download CSV example file

Accessing Feature

Navigate to Admin Dashboard → CM Downloads → Import/Export.

Navigation to the Import/Export dashboard - File Manager Plugin for WordPress — Navigation to the Import/Export dashboard

CSV Import/Export

You can export or import downloads as a CSV file, which can be edited as a spreadsheet.

Note that the CSV file doesn't contain files - instead, it lists information on every file, including their address.

TIP: Create a Template

Before starting, export a CSV file to generate a template that will be easy to edit.

Options for exporting and importing the data - File Download Plugin — Options for exporting and importing the data

CSV File Format

Prepare the CSV files only using a dedicated CSV editor or a spreadsheet editor as MS Excel or OpenOffice Calc in order to make sure you won't make any mistakes with the CSV format (especially when using HTML). Also, use the UTF-8 encoding for the CSV files.

Following columns in such order will be imported from your CSV file:

Id - Post ID - not included on import.
Title - Download title.
Type - Package type, one of the following: file, URL, shortcode.
Source - Source file URL or local absolute path to the file. A single value or JSON-encoded array with multiple values. On import, these files will be downloaded to the cmdm directory.
Description - Download description. May contains HTML tags.
Status - Post status, one of the following: publish, draft.
Categories - Categories list separated by commas. May contains categories names, slugs or ids. During the import, the missing categories will be created. Optional on import.
Mime - Download mime type, for example, application/zip. If missing will be recognized. Optional on import.
Slug - Download slug. Optional on import.
Page url - Permalink to the page that downloads has been previously exported. Optional on import.
User id - ID of the user on the Wordpress the download has been exported from. Optional on import.
Author display name - Display name of the user on the Wordpress the download has been exported from. Optional on import.
Views - Number of views. Optional on import.
Tags - Tags list separated by commas. May contains tag names, slugs or ids. During the import, the missing tags will be created. Optional on import.
Screenshots - Screenshot URL or JSON-encoded array with multiple URLs. Optional on import.
Created date - Download created date. Optional on import.
Modified date - Download modified date. Optional on import.

Notices: Columns from ID to Description are required, but the ID may be empty Please use the UTF-8 formatting.

CSV format notes - WordPress Document Management — CSV format notes

Example CSV File

Example of the CSV file - File Manager WordPress — Example of the CSV file

Import from the server file system

To import downloads from the server file system, choose the directory and set Status after import (published/draft).

Checking the option Trim out file extension in post title will affect the download names. For example, "File.zip" to "File".

Importing from the server file system - WP File Download Plugin — Importing from the server file system

Click Import files to finish. You should see a message "x downloads imported successfully".

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