Import format for clonable field

Hi,

If you’re going to import/export simple fields (like text, select, radio, checkbox, etc.), then you can use these plugins to do the job:

https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ultimate-csv-importer/
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ultimate-exporter/

For complex fields, we need to code for the integration. We’re still working on it.

Refer
https://support.metabox.io/topic/import-images-into-custom-table/
https://support.metabox.io/topic/select-advanced-for-woo-products/

Hi,

I think the format like the serialized string in the database, for example
a:2:{i:0;s:5:"text3";i:1;s:5:"text4";}

You can try to use the plugin WP All Export to export the data with custom fields then re-import it.

It's been 2 years..

I hope this helps someone with a similar use case to mine - using cloneable fields with text fields.

I've created a CPT with a cloneable text field to add phone numbers. And settled on using WP All Import Pro to import my CSV, instead of WP Ultimate CSV Importer (will explain why after this).

I found a snippet in WPAI's documentation to "Convert Comma-separated List into Serialized Array" (https://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/code-snippets/#comma-separated-data-to-serialized-array) and this code works too by replcing the comma with a pipe character.

So in my CSV with the column with multiple phone numbers, I separated each of it with a pipe character.

In WPAI, imported the CSV, configured my Custom Field, followed the snippet, replaced the comma with pipe character in the Function Editor, ran the import and lo-behold it worked!

Now, why didn't I use the other importing plugin?

• Sorely lacking in documentation
• Could not figure out how to map my taxonomies with sub-categories from documentation
• Could not figure out how to write the needed Header Manipulation from documentation

In conclusion, due to the lack of documentation, I just couldn't use that plugin.