The post status is set incorrectly

  • Resolved Arno Kools

    (@arno-kools)


    3 years, 6 months ago

    WordPress: 5.5.4
    WP All import Pro: 4.6.5
    WP Job Manager Add-On: 1.2.0

    There are (currently) a few isues with this plugin addon:

    1. Incorrect Post Status:
    I’ve noticed that the Post Status is set incorrectly when this plugin addon is activated.
    When the Post Status is set to Draft, the imports are set to published.
    And it looks like if the Post Status is set to Published, the imports are set to Draft / Pending. I did not test the latter as changing this settings messes up already imported jobs.
    When this addon is deactivated, the post status works like it should.

    2. Changing the Post Status in the Import settings, resets the status of all jobs in the feed.
    Thus also the already imported jobs.
    We’re working with 2 feeds that contain hundreds of jobs. The imported jobs that get published are hand picked to prevent overflowing the job board with too many job listings from a single source.
    I really think changing the Post Status should only affect new imports.
    Or there should at least be an option to keep the status of the already imported jobs.

    3. Deactivating this plugin add-on results in an error message in the import settings: 

    The import template you are using requires the WP Job Manager Add-On. If you continue without it your data may import incorrectly.

Download the WP Job Manager Add-On.

    That can’t be right. The import worked fine before activating this add-on and should work fine after deactivating it.
    Well… it looks like it works, but still the error occurs

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  • Plugin Author WP All Import

    (@wpallimport)

    Hi @arno-kools,

    I’ve noticed that the Post Status is set incorrectly when this plugin addon is activated.

    This is a recently discovered issue that we’ve got a fix for, but it needs to be tested before we release it (and I don’t have an ETA for that). If you’d like a beta with the fix, please contact us at https://www.wpallimport.com/support/ and be sure to include a link to this thread for reference.

    I really think changing the Post Status should only affect new imports. Or there should at least be an option to keep the status of the already imported jobs.

    This should be solved with the fix mentioned above, but for now you can avoid updating the post status for existing jobs by disabling “Post Status” and adding “_job_expires” inside “Custom Fields ? Leave these fields alone, update all other Custom Fields” under “Choose which data to update” in the Import Settings.

    Deactivating this plugin add-on results in an error message in the import settings:

    That is expected behavior when WP Job Manager Add-On fields are saved in a template and then you remove the add-on. You can ignore it since you know you’re importing the data outside of the add-on.

    hello you both

    many many thanks for this thread – i am currently in the planning stages for a new project. And i am willing to use this great plugin too.

    all i have heard is really promising. And i cannot wait to set up the site and add this plugin.

    keep up the awesome work – it rocks!

    Greetings

    Thread Starter Arno Kools

    (@arno-kools)

    I’ve noticed an update with the status bugfix has been released, so thanks for this!

    Thread Starter Arno Kools

    (@arno-kools)

    I haven’t tested it yet, but I assume the update fixes the mentioned issues.

    Plugin Author WP All Import

    (@wpallimport)

    Hey @arno-kools,

    Yes, that’s correct, we pushed an update with a fix for this.

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