Would appear the import function just doesn’t work properly. Major Bugs in this plugin.
After running more tests ALL DAY EVENT set to TRUE is also ignored. https://theeventscalendar.com/knowledgebase/k/csv-file-examples-for-importing/
Events Calendar Version 6.0.1.1
Can support look into this as it’s caused a major headache.
WP Version 6.0.2
PHP. 7.4.26
Hi @pantsman28, sorry to hear about this. Let’s see, could you use this extension and check the test data and check the format → https://theeventscalendar.com/extensions/test-data-generator/.
To be safe, we’d recommend conducting these tests on a Staging Server. Also, please keep a working backup of your website.
Let us know how it goes.
Best,
Abz
Hey @pantsman28
You are right about the unique name nature of an event for a given day in the context of a CSV import. Our apologies for the inconvenience.
I also ran some tests for the all-day = true being ignored and was able to replicate the issue. Yikes!
We’ll be working on a fix for the all-day issue as soon as possible.
Thank you for bringing this to our attention!
We’ll report back here once a fix is out.
Cheers,
Geoff
@geoffbel thanks for the update. This was a head scratcher regarding all-day event true.
also the date keeps referring to January 1, 1970…:
I downloaded your csv-event-file-example.csv changed the date on the 1st record, imported this in to the plugin and the date changed to the above?
Do you want me to create a video so you can look into this issue aswell?
Thanks
Hi @pantsman28, sorry to hear about this. Appreciate you providing more details. I think we’re all good with the information you provided here and we were able to replicate the issue.
We already created an internal bug ticket for this, and I have added your case to it. Thanks for all the details, I will definitely pass it along to our devs. I am unable to provide an exact date or time estimate for when this bug will be fixed, but you’ll be notified when there are any updates.
If you do have other concerns or issues you need help with, please create another ticket, as it helps us track different issues.
Again, thank you for your patience. Hang in there.
Best,
Abz
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Internal Bug Ticket Reference:
TEC-4536
Hi Guys,
I have noticed 2 minor updates to the plugin since starting this thread. any joy with fixing the import issues?
Thanx
Hi @pantsman28, apologies here, the bug ticket is still in progress. Rest assured that we’d get to this issue as soon as we can.
We’d get back to you in this thread if there are updates.
Thank you,
Abz
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Internal Bug Ticket Reference:
TEC-4536
More details on uniquely identifying an event for CSV-import can be found in my old thread, as it seems it has not been added to the documentation for months.
If you want to use The Events Calendar, due to its CSV-import, be aware it’s not possible for events with the same name and time (although difference in further properties). These shortcomings are not stated anywhere and don’t seem to be of any relevance for the TEC team to be improved.
Hi @maexx, thanks for mentioning it as well. We’d get back to working on that as soon as possible. Also, rest assured that your previous thread is already on our radar as well.
Thank you,
Abz
Plugin Support
Iris
(@iirvin)
Hi @pantsman28,
We’re back with some good news! This issue with the All-Day setting being ignored in CSV import was fixed in the latest release of the plugin.
Please update the Events Calendar plugin to the 6.0.9 version to apply that fix to your site.
Best,
Iris
Plugin Support
Darian
(@d0153)
Hi @pantsman28
This thread has been inactive for a while, so we’ll go ahead and mark it Resolved. Please open a new thread if any other questions arise, and we’d be happy to help.