Wordpress CSV and Datafeed Import Plugin

Admin · Dec 12, 2009

matty281k · Dec 12, 2009

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This does the job nicely

CSV To Wordpress Post v2 Plugin

Admin · Dec 12, 2009

It does, but the one I posted is a proper WP plugin and has more features like staggered post creation.

Darren · Dec 12, 2009

I have been looking into this recently.

Does anyone have any sites they have created using this?

I have seen the ones on the site but didnt go much on them.

Thanks, Darren.

Paullas · Dec 12, 2009

im looking for a plugin where i can have specific fields in the post so when posting something the user has to imput something in the fields.

example

Name:
Date:
Location:

Message: (blog then goes here)

davedevelopment · Dec 12, 2009

I work with the guy who made that plugin, his username here is digitalquill.

Paullas · Dec 13, 2009

admin said:
Wordpress CSV and Datafeed Import Plugin

has anyone tried or using this? if so pm me as i can not get it to put certain fields into my categories.

Paullas · Dec 14, 2009

admin said:
Wordpress CSV and Datafeed Import Plugin

TBH i bought this and been using it all weekend and is (to me) very buggy at the moment.

digitalquill · Dec 14, 2009

Datafeed Import Plugin

Hi all

Thanks for creating this thread.

To introduce myself, I am the creator of the Datafeed Import Plugin. I am an affiliate marketer and I needed a quick and easy way of making datafeed driven websites. I created the plugin for my use.

When created it was very simple, it only handled CSV files, one feed at a time, no custom fields. I released it as a plugin as I saw that other people had the same issues as affiliates as I did, not wanting to start coding websites for every niche they wanted to work in.

Since then it has developed drastically into the product that we have now.

Yes there are a couple of problems with it. I am working on an issue with the advanced filtering option and with a database problem which seems very specific to some users.

I always ask users to report back any issues they have and any suggestions they have for improvements. All users get free upgrades, not only to fixes but also new features.

I tend to release new versions every couple of weeks, both with bug fixes and new features.

I do not work on this full time; it is a hobby for me. I have many users all using the plugin doing some very exciting things with it!

Hope this gives an insight into what I am trying to do with the plugin.

Thanks

Matt Houldsworth
Digitalquill

Paullas · Dec 14, 2009

Thanks for the post. But tbh alot of people starting out in affiliate marketing A: dont have much money and B: are not that clued up on AM. My above post was merly warning acorn members of the way your plugin is at the moment and dont want them wasting their time on money.

I hope you can keep us upto date (me especially) on the plugin and its progress and hopefully it can be a good way of using feeds with wordpress.

digitalquill said:
Hi all

Thanks for creating this thread.

To introduce myself, I am the creator of the Datafeed Import Plugin. I am an affiliate marketer and I needed a quick and easy way of making datafeed driven websites. I created the plugin for my use.

When created it was very simple, it only handled CSV files, one feed at a time, no custom fields. I released it as a plugin as I saw that other people had the same issues as affiliates as I did, not wanting to start coding websites for every niche they wanted to work in.

Since then it has developed drastically into the product that we have now.

Yes there are a couple of problems with it. I am working on an issue with the advanced filtering option and with a database problem which seems very specific to some users.

I always ask users to report back any issues they have and any suggestions they have for improvements. All users get free upgrades, not only to fixes but also new features.

I tend to release new versions every couple of weeks, both with bug fixes and new features.

I do not work on this full time; it is a hobby for me. I have many users all using the plugin doing some very exciting things with it!

Hope this gives an insight into what I am trying to do with the plugin.

Thanks

Matt Houldsworth
Digitalquill

Paullas · Dec 15, 2009

does anyone know of any other good datafeed to wordpress plugins.

tifosi · Dec 15, 2009

paullas said:
does anyone know of any other good datafeed to wordpress plugins.

Would you consider there to be a big enough market for a premium plugin? I've already started the process on this which will be based on some of the custom work I did on affilistore enhanced, plus a lot more. All rewritten from the ground up.

All other plugins import csv's into WP taxonomy, this will allow that but will mainly be a shopbuilder with a custom set of tables.

It won't be free, and probably not cheap for multi-use.

S

digitalquill · Dec 17, 2009

Datafeed Import Plugin for Wordpress has been updated

I have today released a new version of the Datafeed import plugin for wordpress fixing some issues with the database table creation and with the advanced filters.

I am working on added functionality of more filters and support for XML and RSS which I hope to introduce in the near future.

Take a look at Wordpress Datafeed Plugin for more information on this new release

Thanks
Matt Houldsworth

Ellis · Dec 20, 2009

I've been playing around with the demo for about half an hour....

IMO - this is a really NICE plugin....

Thinking off the top of my head and please bare in mind the short time I've had to play with it....

From an SEO point of view...

It would be better to upload images rather than link (img src=) to display them - there's an ebay plugin that does this... auction2post... I think?

Search engines don't rank (effectively) websites that have descriptive content, titles, meta data etc... duplicated from feeds.

It would be beneficial to have the option to create new posts for new products but only overwrite previously published posts where certain information has changed .. such as price! .. allowing the site owner to write their own descriptions etc.

Also, many WP themes have an option to enter information such as excerpts & thumbnails. These options would be very handy.....

Just my thoughts.....

I think there will be many readers interested in this plugin... how about offering a discount code for acorndomains members?

digitalquill · Dec 20, 2009

Hi Ellis

Thanks for your comments and your input. All very much valid and valued.

I do have in my 'to do' list the ability to have the plugin download the images from a given URL. Not too difficult to do code wise but I need to have it do that sort of thing in the background as processing a feed with 5000+ rows and 5000+ images could take a while, but it is something I am working on.

You are right about the ability to update specific fields of a post rather than the whole thing, I will add this to the wish list.

Excerpts will be in the next version, due to be released sometime early in the new year.

Thanks for your comments though.

Matt Houldsworth
Digitalquill
Wordpress Datafeed Plugin

digitalquill · Dec 20, 2009

Since you asked...

As a Christmas/New Year Special I have setup a Discount for Acorn Domains Users.

If you go to Wordpress Datafeed Plugin and enter the discount code of 'acorndomains' You can get the plugin for £20

This discount will be available until the end of January 2010 at which point I will review it.

I reserve the right to change this discount code at any time, but if I do I will post any new code on this thread.

Please note, I do have an issue with WP2.9, I will have this fixed by the end of tomorrow, until then please do not upgrade your wordpress.

Thanks

Matt Houldsworth
Digitalquill

Paullas · Dec 20, 2009

yes it is a nice plugin, still hangs for me when processing feeds and have emailed you but no replies as yet but ill take it it is the weekend so hoping to get a reply in the week.

digitalquill · Dec 21, 2009

paullas said:
yes it is a nice plugin, still hangs for me when processing feeds and have emailed you but no replies as yet but ill take it it is the weekend so hoping to get a reply in the week.

Paullas

I did email you asking for specific details of what happens, when it hangs and details about your setup. If you can email me more details I will happily look into it for you, but I need to be able to replicate the issue before I can fix any problems.

I have not had anyone else raise any of these issues, other than one user who has upgraded to wp2.9, for which a minor fix will be released later today.

Thanks

Matt Houldsworth

dragon · Dec 21, 2009

I am using this plugin and would recommend it! Looking forward to the updated version that contains the seo benefits Ellis mentioned!

digitalquill · Jan 13, 2010

All

I have just updated the plugin with some minor updates. This fixes some issues with the database checks and some of the warning issues under some PHP configurations.

I have had some users who have had difficulty using the plugin and it turns out that they are running PHP4. The plugin will only work with PHP5 so I am adding this to the website to make it clear.

Remember there is a discount of 'acorndomains' meaning you can get the plugin for £20

This discount will be available until the end of January 2010.

Wordpress Datafeed Plugin

Kind Regards

Matt Houldsworth