Import RSS to WordPress – creator not being generated

  • bestfoot

    (@bestfoot)


    13 years, 4 months ago

    I am using the RSS importer under tools in 3.0.2. The file I am uploading has a field called “creator” and I have multiple creators. Unfortunately it puts them all in as one creator.

    I have looked at the plugin that loads and find this language:

    $post_author = 1;
			$post_status = 'publish';
			$this->posts[$index] = compact('post_author', 'post_date', 'post_date_gmt', 'post_content', 'post_title', 'post_status', 'guid', 'categories');
			$index++;

    It thus appears that all posts are assigned to one author. Is there something else I should be using? Can this easily be modified to preserve authors?

    If you import with the wordpress import it creates new users.

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Is Creator a custom field separate from the post author?

    Thread Starter bestfoot

    (@bestfoot)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    <dc:creator>John Smith</dc:creator>

    There is no author tag.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    13 years, 4 months ago

    Had to think about this…

    It makes sense really. When you import posts without WordPress identified users, it asks you what user you want to import as. So … a solution.

    1) Make the user John Smith
    2) Get an RSS feed of ONLY John’s posts.
    3) Import THAT under John’s ID on WP.

    Thread Starter bestfoot

    (@bestfoot)

    13 years, 4 months ago

    But if you use the wordpress import with a wordpress file it asks do you want to create a user or identify it with an existing user.

    I have a large move underway with dozens of authors — to split the file isn’t the most attractive method.

    We essentially need to combine the functionality of the WordPress Import function into the RSS Import function.

    I can see the general how to do it — but I’m not proficient enough on this code to actually write it without some time studying the code.

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