[Plugin: Import Users from CSV] Why using quotes and non Excel format

  • Resolved yzqiang

    (@yzqiang)


    13 years, 1 month ago

    I think this plugin is perfect. I am using it wonderfully.
    But I think it’s weird that why the author uses quotes and unsupported text format in the csv.
    Now I write a Excel file to transfer the file format and trim the quotes. But my coworkers don’t use it very well.
    I suggest to use the file format directly published by Excel save as CSV format. It will be very easy to use.

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  • Plugin Contributor Ulrich Sossou

    (@sorich87)

    I want to provide the best support for the users of the plugin but I have limited free time so I choose to use only one CSV format to simplify things.
    I chose the RFC4180 specification of CSV format because plenty of people (like me) don’t use Excel.
    But I believe if you use the comma instead of the semi-colon in the language settings of your OS, files from Excel will also be directly imported.
    I hope your coworkers will be able to adapt.

    Thread Starter yzqiang

    (@yzqiang)

    It’s nice to get your reply.
    I think your idea about the plugin support is suitable for it. But I still believe the plugin is so helpful that it should have more format supported.
    I thought a idea to finish this job. Why should you have the import format out of the core code of the plugin and have it as add-on. Programmers can develop other import add-on by themselves and publish add-on on the community. Gravity Form do the same way. The format you support now can be the integrated add-on and code can be used by others. I will develop Excel CSV format add-on if you can finish it.
    Thanks.

    Plugin Contributor Ulrich Sossou

    (@sorich87)

    Ok. I will add a filter for that in the next version which will be a rewrite of the way the uploaded file is parsed.

    Plugin Contributor Ulrich Sossou

    (@sorich87)

    The new version 0.4 will work with more formats.

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