Do not replace with empty element value

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(@dydyt)

Hi there,

I can’t figure out how do not raplace existing post tags with a empty value.

For eaxample: I imported posts with the following json file:

[
   {
      "name":"Kialeas",
      "tags":"red, blue, green"
   },
   {
      "name":"Orbital",
      "tags":"one, two, three"
   },
   {
      "name":"Manique",
      "tags":"cat, dog, pig"
   }
]

Now i want to update with the following:

[
   {
      "name":"Kialeas",
      "tags":"sky, moon, earth",
      "cat":"One"
   },
   {
      "name":"Orbital",
      "tags":"audi, bmw, merc",
      "cat":"Two"
   },
   {
      "name":"Manique",
      "tags":"",
      "cat":"Three"
   }
]

If "tags":"" is empty it will remove exiting post tags.

How to avoid it?

Thank you!

This topic was modified 5 years, 11 months ago by Samantha.

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WP All Import

(@wpallimport)

5 years, 11 months ago

Hi @dydyt

To auto-detect that tags are missing and keep the existing ones on a per-record basis, you can write some custom code that uses our API: https://www.wpallimport.com/documentation/advanced/action-reference/#wp_all_import_set_post_terms.

Here is an example snippet that you can modify for your use case (this shows how to keep the “Featured” category in-tact even if it’s not in the import record):

/**
 * Example: Leave assigned category "Featured" in tact, even if it's not included in the import.
 *
 */

add_filter( 'wp_all_import_set_post_terms', 'wpai_wp_all_import_set_post_terms', 10, 4 );

function wpai_wp_all_import_set_post_terms( $term_taxonomy_ids, $tx_name, $pid, $import_id ) {
        if ( $tx_name == 'product_cat' ){
                $txes_list = get_the_terms($pid, $tx_name);
                if ( ! empty($txes_list) ){
                        foreach ($txes_list as $cat){
                                if ($cat->name == 'Featured'){
                                        $term_taxonomy_ids[] = $cat->term_taxonomy_id;
                                        break;
                                } 
                        }
                }
        }
        return $term_taxonomy_ids;
}

Plugin Author

WP All Import

(@wpallimport)

5 years, 11 months ago

Hi @dydyt

I’m marking this as resolved since we haven’t heard back. You can respond here if you still have questions about this.

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