Can't re-import feeds

Also, while I deleted all posts, I notice that on the RSS Post Importer page it shows the number of posts that were imported as if they haven’t been deleted. I am at a complete loss as to how to clear the cache completely.

The plugin has a very robust duplicate post security, so you need to make sure the imported articles are really deleted (not stored in your database, in the thrash or stored somewhere by your cache in your system ) . From what you describe, I’ll say the articles are still in your system and not fully deleted, so tryvto find where and delete them.

The best place to start would be your thrash folder, then check if you have a cache plugin and pjrge the cache, or check your DB.

Best,
The RSS Post Importer Nerd

They aren’t in the trash. I empty the trash. How do I see if they are in the database? How do I clear the cache?

That answer doesn’t help me at all. How do I check the database? What must I do to fix the problem?

DDisclaimer: I take no responsability for any damage you may do in your system , so take my following suggestions as what they are: suggestions.

To see if the posts are still in your database, you can log into your Database phpmyadmin panel, (assuming you are using php my admin…if not, simply log into the admin section of your database from whatever software your host is using) , and look for the articles, make sure you know what you are doing or hire a freelancer to do it for you if you don’t know what you are doing.

Regarding caching cleaning, it depends on the Caching plugin you are using, the good ones have an option to empty the cache, so you should open the caching plugin menu and search for that option. This is something specific to your own wordpress installation, all the plugin does is to make sure , an existing post imported by the plugin doesn’t get imported a second time, I hope this helps.

I have downloaded plugins and nothing seems to work. I really don’t understand what needs to be done. How do you expect people to pay for a plugin that doesn’t work?

Hello Mark, please STOP !

I don’t want to take my help in this direction, I don’t expect you or anybody to pay for anything at all.

I’m trying to help you and you are asking me to help you solve an issue that has more to do with your blog setup and backend than the plugin, if the plugin won’t import the same post, it means it has detected duplicated posts on our system….

How you fully delete existing post in your system is not something we provide help for, I tried my best to guide you, the next step would be to do it myself in your system BUT I don’t do that and it’s actually forbid by wordpress for me to ask you to share guest admin access for me to fix it + I simply don’t do that, no time, too risky and ingratitude from people you try to help even if you’re helping them for free, they start behaving like they are entitle to get your help for free so: I just don’t do that.

I understand your frustration and will recommend to hire a freelancer to check your blog and make sure the posts that are supposed to have been deleted are really deleted and not stored in your database or somewhere in your cache. Again: Hire a Freelancer if you don’t know how to check your database or watch some youtube videos. Sorry, but that’s the best help I can provide for your issue.

Best,
The RSS Post Importer Nerd

You shouldn’t need to login to the phpmyadmin panel in order to delete a post for your plugin to work. If that’s what is necessary, then your plugin doesn’t work.

It looks like you didn’t read my answers at all or you only understand what you wish to understand.

You don’t need to login anywhere, you need to know what’s wrong with your blog…or hire someone to find out. Of course, if you think the plugin doesn’t work, you can blame the problem on someone else….so if it helps you to believe it doesn’t work, I’m ok with that.

Fo the record 45 000+ installs , 6 000 + active users and growing for a plugin that doesn’t work isn’t bad, so like I said, if it helps you to blame the issue with your blog on my plugin, I’m fine with that and done with this.

And for the records, here’s your original support request:

I have ran into a problem with importing feeds. I can import feeds once, but once I do, no edits can be made and they can’t be deleted and re-imported. As an example, suppose I import a feed under the uncategorized category. If I want to change the category, it won’t update. So then I delete the feed and try to add the feed again. It will not re-import the same feed twice. I have gone into my posts and deleted those. I also have uninstalled RSS Post Importer completely and then re-installed it. It still won’t let me re-import the same feed again.

So it states, it does work but will not re-import the same feed twice: This is how it works to avoid duplicate content . You need to make sure, you have really deleted the feeds you want to re-import, how you do that is up to you or hire a freelancer to help you really delete your posts (our duplicated posts detection system is very robust to avoid any false/positives). Blaming the plugin because you don’t know how to do something on your blog will make you feel better but will definitely NOT help you, Period.

A different option would be to just remove the plugin and write your own or use a different plugin “that works” .

Hey there. Thought I’d just add my findings on this. First off great plugin, really like it very much.

I was having the same problem as the OP. I’m using 4.1.1 running the Bayside theme, pretty much straight out of the box. Running locally on PHP 5.5.19. MySQL is 5.6 – No Cache Plugin installed

Created a new RSS Feed, worked perfectly as it should, then Deleted all posts, then removed those posts from the Bin. Tried then to re-run the import and 0 posts imported. Tried removing and recreating the feed but still nothing.

Took at quick looking into the DB.
– Removed all records in wp_posts and rerun import (still nothing)
– Removed all records in wp_postmeta and rerun import (still nothing)

THEN – in the wp_options table there was a record called “rss_pi_imported_posts”, I removed this and voila I could re-import again ??

Hope this helps anyone ….

Mr. Pugster,

Thank you very much for your kind words, looks like our well kept secret on our robust duplicate post protection is out now, lol. On a more serious note, thanks a bunch for writing this down, as a nerd, I may consider a couple of things to be self-explaining and straightforward with my nerd-eye (if someone tells me to check my database…I will probably check it differently than a non-technical person) , these things may however not be as easy to figure out as I think so, I think I should apologize to minnmark , sorry mate ! on the other hand , I still don’t like that 1-star review you left but in all fairness, not everyone want to fiddle with DB rows… but sometimes, you have to what you need to do to make things work, nothing is perfect.

Anyway, the good news is, we are working on this, it turns out, our duplicate post logic is just too good and too robust ?? … so if you have a suggestion for a more user friendly protection for this without cluttering the UI, I’m more than open to suggestions, you can either drop a line to the suggestion/brainstorming thread, here or via email at [email protected] .

@mrpugster , Meanwhile, I’ve pinned this thread for folks to use your suggestion to solve this. Like I said, I’m looking for a simpler, more user friendly way to do this, the easiest one would be to add an option to reset the duplicate posts security, but this will make the plugin re-import posts you may not want to keep, we already had this in the past, I’ll keep experimenting .

Cheers,
The RSS Post Importer Nerd

PS: So folks, if you are having this issue for now, this is how to solve it, if you don’t like the idea of checking your DB tables, you can either wait for us to release a simpler solution to reverse post deletion or hire a freelancer for a small fee to help you do this, not the best solution but it’s what I can offer for now, thanks again for using and recommending our plugin

Hello Folks,

The version 2.1.2 now fully supports this operation with a simple to follow logic.

Cheers,
The RSS Post Importer Nerd