Ultimate CSV Importer is compatible with the Metabox Free plugin and MetaBox AIO plugin. Metabox is a lightweight plugin for developers to create custom fields or metaboxes for Custom Post Types. You can both import and export data to and from metabox custom fields using our plugin.
Meta Box Custom Fields – Sample Values Format #
This section describes the metabox fields supported by the CSV Importer plugin to import and export its data. It includes the description of each field along with field values to use in your import file for each field type.
Follow the similar value format given for the metabox fields in the table below if you add values in your import file to optimize the process.
| Metabox fields | Description & CSV values | Sample CSV value |
| Text | Allows adding the text in a single line. | Sample Text |
| Textarea | Input the text values in multiple lines. | CSV Importer CSV Importer is a powerful wordpress data import and export plugin. |
| URL | Provide any url here. | https://www.smackcoders.com |
| Number | Add numeric value | 67 |
| Enter email address | [email protected] | |
| Checkbox | Specify the value 1 to enable the checkbox; Otherwise, mention 0 | 1 |
| Checkbox List | Provide the text values to be selected in the checkbox field. Use commas to separate multiple text values. | one,two |
| Password | Provide a password here. | y#987hjgdyou564 |
| Radio Button | Provide a value to be selected in the radio button field. For example: Select either of the values Yes or No. | Yes |
| Range | Specify the range value. | 6 |
| Select | Mention the value to be selected in the select field. | blue |
| Select Advanced | Mention multiple values to be selected with commas. | blue,green,yellow |
| Color | Input the hexadecimal value of the color | #eeee22 |
| Date | Provide the date value in proper format(like mm/dd/yyyy). | 3/11/2022 |
| Date Time | Specify the date time value in format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm | 3/10/2022 0:00 |
| Fieldset Text | Enter the group of texts in a comma separator. | text1,text2,text3 |
| oEmbed | Include any youtube url. | https://youtu.be/0XjyI0azLSc |
| Slider | Enter the slider field value in number. | 29 |
| Text List | Enter value for multiple text fields with a comma separator. | texta,textb |
| Time | Enter the time value here in format(hh:mm:ss) | 9:04:00 AM |
| WYSIWYG Editor | Add any text values that are supported. | TestMetabox fields |
| File | Provide the file url of your WordPress media library. | http://localhost/wordpress5311/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/acf-fc-repeater-export1-1.csv |
| File Advanced | Provide multiple WordPress media file URLs with comma separators. | http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/CMS-546.jpg,http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/CMS.jpg,http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CMS8.jpg |
| File Input | Enter any external file url or url of your media library. | http://localhost/wordpress5111/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Post.csv |
| Image | Provide a image url | http://localhost/wordpress5211/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CSV-5-01.jpg |
| Image Advanced | Specify multiple image URLs separated with a comma | http://localhost/wordpress5711/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CMS-146.jpg,http://localhost/wordpress5911/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CMS-144.jpg |
| Video | Give the uploaded video url in your media library. | http://localhost/wordpress5911/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/SM-Mobile-View.webm |
| Post | Enter the post name to relate | post2 |
| Taxonomy | Mention a category value | category1 |
| Taxonomy Advanced | Mention multiple taxonomies(categories) values with a comma separator. | taxonomy1,taxonomy2,taxonomy3 |
| User | Provide the user name to assign for this record. | admin |
Below we have provided a quick overview of how to import and export data to and from Metabox custom fields.
Import & Export Meta Box Custom Fields Data #
The importing and exporting procedure remains the same. But you can learn below how to import MetaBox custom fields and how to export them using the CSV Importer plugin here.
Import MetaBox Custom fields
To import CSV or XML data to your metabox custom fields, start with preparing your import file following the field format values described above. After preparing your import file make sure to validate it using any tool online.
- Upload your import file by going to the Ultimate CSV Importer menu in your wordpress dashboard.
- Choose the post type where you’ve assigned this metabox custom field. Let the new items be selected if you’re importing date newly.
- Click continue.
- Map the fields in your import file corresponding to the wordpress fields. Make sure to map the fields listed in the MetaBox custom fields meta widget. Save the mapping with a name and click Continue.
- You’ll be navigated to the media handling page where you can control how the media files should be imported into your WP media library. Choose any one option provided.
- Next, the import page looks like below. Configure the import by clicking the on import button. The import will start to process and once completed you can verify it with the import log.
Export MetaBox Custom Fields
MetaBox fields data export is done along with the post type it has been assigned to. To export the MetaBox field data, go to the Export tab and choose the post type. For example, if you’ve assigned the Mextabox fields to Users. Select Users from the module list.
Click continue.
In the next step, configure the name, file type, and advanced filters for filtering specific data to export.
Once done, click the Export button. This will display a download page. Click the download button to save the exported file in your local.
Learn how to schedule the import and export of MetaBox plugin custom fields data with the Instant Import, Update, or Schedule data import documentation. You can also get to know the detailed export filters from WordPress using the CSV Importer plugin.
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