Max button pro – Import/Export

Hi Aaron,

We don’t offer this feature because there is never a reason to make so much buttons.

To have buttons with the same design but different URL, you can simply use the shortcode:

[maxbutton id=x url=’https://xx’ text=’example’]

I would recommend getting rid of all the duplicates and putting the shortcodes like in my example.

There is a good benefit for making a unique button for each URL.

1. It’s faster to add buttons in the dashboard this way.

2. I only have to remember 3-4 digits, to add any button to a place in a page.

3. I can edit the button via that dashboard without messey editing or updating of a large page with lots of code.

For example, right now I need to change 700+ buttons in the dashboard. If I added the URL in the shortcode, as buttons are used multiple times I would have to sort through al my pages and edit 1400 URLS individually. (Slow loading)

I purchased Max buttons pro (Not complaining Huge value in the free version!) But with the pro version there’s no organizational benefit of categories that I can see. It seems like using a spreadsheet is still a better way of organizing the buttons.

I cannot see how to bulk export the buttons, I have to select one at a time.

Even still this might be the quickest way, select all buttons, download the XML file, and find software that can bulk edit text. Is there a way to download this XML file in one go with all my buttons via the WordPress c pannel.

Hi,

In the post/page editors there is a button called ‘add button’ where you can add any button and add URL directly there. It will then be inserted into the page.

This way there is no need to remember any digits and you can do the adding on one screen.

We are not inclined to add features which enable to use the plugin in a way that’s not intended. In our view there should be no need to have so much buttons with the same design. This would also prevent issues like having to edit hundreds of buttons.

That said, in the settings panel ( admin.php?page=maxbuttons-settings&show_replace=1 ) there is a small link under ‘advanced’ what will open an option to bulk edit buttons.

Please take the warning seriously and make backups of your database before doing anything with that. It might not work, unexpected results might happen.

So with this setting, can I change part of a URL and that part only, leaving the rest intact across all buttons.

For example, here’s a link on a button coolstory/herewego/aaron/sdfsd
——————————————-
Feild: URL
Search – aaron
Replace – aaronb
———————
coolstory/herewego/aaronb/sdfsd
coolstory/herewego/aaronb/sdfg
coolstory/herewego/aaronb/s4567b

Would it change all links like this?

—————————-

For using the plugin not as intended – there would be a huge time-saving benefit if users had the ability to bulk edit, copy-paste buttons in a CSV format, and be able to export them.

Let’s say I create 30 buttons every week If I could just copy and paste them in CSV like format I could save 20min every week.

Similar to how some redirection plugins can work. With a Bulk export all buttons at once it would help in situations like right now to backup all buttons with a click instead of backing up an entire site.

I have worked out how to bulk edit a txt file using cmd prompt. Can I ask if I export buttons by selecting each in the txt file. (Delete all buttons on WordPress) Then import them again, will the buttons still be associated with the same button ID.

Hi,

1) The bulk editor works roughly the same as a search/replace in a text document. So it will search for string and replace it with the replacment, so your example should work. Still I’d advice to back it up before doing it.

2) No, when exporting / importing buttons the button_id will change. You can however call buttons by name, and those will not change.

i.e. [maxbutton name=’example-name’] .

But sure you don’t have duplicate names, otherwise unexpected errors might popup.

Thanks, it worked!!!

I’m happy you managed! Marking as resolved.