Can I import sermons in bulk?

  • Resolved pauljnye

    (@pauljnye)


    9 years, 8 months ago

    We have approx 10,000 sermons on our current non-wordpress website, which is self built using mysql/php. Here is the sermon library. I would like to use your ‘sermons’ feature and wonder if I can batch import all our current sermon list using the ‘WordPress XML export/import’ tool. Perhaps I could export the sermon title, date, speaker etc from my current mysql database and attach it to the wordpress XML file and import it. Sounds like a long shot, but maybe there a way to write a script which would automate the process. Has anyone heard of this kind of custom work being done before? It really is a deal breaker if we cannot bring over our entire sermon library.
    Thanks for your help,
    Paul

    https://wordpress.org/plugins/church-theme-content/

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  • Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Hi Paul,

    The WordPress Importer plugin requires a certain format so you could write a script to create a custom XML file in that format with your content. The importer plugin can downloads attachments (images, MP3’s, etc.) from your old site.

    Another approach might be to produce a CSV file then use one of the CSV importer plugins to import it: http://wordpress.org/plugins/search.php?q=csv

    I’d love to hear how it goes for you.

    Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Here’s a commercial plugin I was made aware of that may be worth looking into:

    http://www.wpallimport.com

    Thread Starter pauljnye

    (@pauljnye)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Steven, thanks for pointing me in the right direction. If and when I make some progress I will post an update. Thanks

    Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    9 years, 8 months ago

    Sounds good, I hope it goes well!

    Thread Starter pauljnye

    (@pauljnye)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    We have approx 15,000 sermons that will be imported into the wordpress site using the CTC plugin. Is there be a maximum number of entries that either wordpress, the theme, or php/sql supports?

    Plugin Author Steven Gliebe

    (@stevengliebe)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    There is no limit imposed by WordPress, the plugin or theme. You should only be limited by the amount of storage space your host allows. 15,000 database records is not a large number for MySQL.

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