Title: Doesn't work
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Doesn't work

 *  Resolved [laptopsticker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laptopsticker/)
 * (@laptopsticker)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-794/)
 * Didn’t import anything although it said it was successful.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-csv/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-csv/)

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 *  Plugin Author [CPK Web Solutions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpkwebsolutions/)
 * (@cpkwebsolutions)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-794/#post-5580510)
 * Hi
 * Sorry it didn’t work for you. You’re welcome to contact me via my website if 
   you’re able to share your import file and/or give me access to your site to diagnose
   the problem.
 * Best wishes
 * Paul
 *  Anonymous User 14079339
 * (@anonymized-14079339)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-794/#post-5580713)
 * Well, it’s working for me – this is still one of the most powerful plugins out
   there. **[@laptopsticker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laptopsticker/)**,
   perhaps the best thing to do before importing is trying to export a csv.
 * **This is what I did** (using a custom post type example):
 * – I have a custom post type called “restaurantes”, so I set the WP CSV plugin
   to export only published posts that correspond to said type (i.e. “restaurantes”).
   Now I’ve got an example of what the plugin recognizes as a valid CSV;
    – I then
   upload this csv to a Google Spreadsheet and analyze/choose the columns that matter
   to me; – I copy all data from my own database sheet to the relevant fields that
   the plugin’s export csv provided. Thanks to some hlookup, index and match formulas,
   I quickly populate my sheet with 250 new rows. Plenty of columns I leave blank(
   from Yoast SEO, Ninja forms fields, etc.); – I then download this Google sheet
   as a csv, now with all my fields matched and ready to be uploaded to WordPress.
   _In order to avoid mistakes, I set all the 250 values in the “post\_status” column
   to “pending” (this way I know where they end up!);_ – Finally, I can use the 
   plugin import that csv to WordPress
 * After the plugin’s success message, I go to check my “Restaurantes” and voilà,
   I’ve got my 250 “restaurantes” pending review, properly imported (custom fields
   included) and nearly ready to be published.
 * Hope this is understandable… anyway, the plugin is working fine.
 *  Plugin Author [CPK Web Solutions](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cpkwebsolutions/)
 * (@cpkwebsolutions)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-794/#post-5580716)
 * Thanks Pedro. Appreciate your time assisting others and also your previous review
   of the plugin.
 * Best wishes
 * Paul

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/doesnt-work-794/#post-5580716)
 * Status: resolved