Import existing custom fields.

  • Resolved selftrips-ru

    (@selftrips-ru)


    9 years, 6 months ago

    If the custom field existed before and had value, then either it is impossible to make the settings fields WCK (the same slug), or it possible to overwrite them, but then lost all the old value of such custom fields.
    Could You add the option “use existing field”. Does this mean that the names of slugs will be the same, and the values stored (or old value of field is overwritten in a new one).
    Thank you.

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  • Plugin Author Georgian Cocora

    (@raster02)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    Hello there,

    Thank you for reaching out to us.

    Are you trying to import CPTs which have custom fields and when you do so WCK is showing the value empty even though it exists in the database ?

    Can you tell me which plugin you are using for this import ?

    Also, what version of WCK do you have (please specify the version number and if it is a free or paid version) ?

    Best Regards,

    Thread Starter selftrips-ru

    (@selftrips-ru)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    import CPTs

    that is meaning? What I to do for save old values?

    Plugin Author Georgian Cocora

    (@raster02)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello,

    I was asking about what are you trying to import, CPT = Custom Post Type.

    From my understanding, you imported something and the custom fields are not populating even though they have the same slug.

    Best Regards,

    Thread Starter selftrips-ru

    (@selftrips-ru)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    I did not import nothing. I had old posts where I’ve used custom fields. How to make these old records with the old custom fields and their values can be used in your plugin without losing the old values of these fields?

    Plugin Author Georgian Cocora

    (@raster02)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello,

    I understand.

    If you go to WCK -> CFC and create a metabox under the post type that those posts are and then use the same meta name for the fields created, they should be populated (if they are not, it could mean that that plugin which you used stored the data in another table, not where we look for it).

    Can you tell which plugin created those old posts ?

    You need the last version of WCK for this to work.

    Best Regards,

    Thread Starter selftrips-ru

    (@selftrips-ru)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    No, not so.
    I am in every post I created a custom field named “map” and filled it with the code from Google. I have 500 such posts. Then I installed WCK.
    If I create a field “map” in the WCK all the old values will be reseted!
    How to create or move a old custom field in the WCK without resetting its values?

    Plugin Author Georgian Cocora

    (@raster02)

    9 years, 5 months ago

    Hello,

    If you create a field with the same meta name in WCK, for existing posts it will take the already available data and not overwrite it.

    Best Regards,

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