Gravity Forms Import Entries

Import entries from a CSV to Gravity Forms. GravityView not required.

Version v2.1.6
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Changelog

2.1.6 on February 13, 2020

Fixed: When updating entries, they become unapproved (and other entry meta details cleared)
Fixed: Empty Signature field values were not properly handled
Fixed: Duplicated successful import message
Fixed: Fatal error possible when activating a development version of Import Entries

2.1.5 on December 11, 2019

Fixed: "Beacon is not defined" error when navigating to Import Entries screen
Fixed: Time in "H:MM AM" format was being recognized as valid when it wasn't
Fixed: Checkbox/Radio/Drop Down fields with "No" or "Yes" values are now imported properly
Fixed: Issue importing empty Multi-Select fields

2.1.4 on November 18, 2019

Confirmed compatibility with WordPress 5.3
Fixed: Appearance-only conflict with WordPress 5.3
Fixed: When CSVs contained invalid characters, the CSV containing the errors would fail to be generated
Fixed: PHP warnings on the Gravity Forms logging page

2.1.3 on November 8, 2019

Fixed: PHP error on servers running PHP 5.6
Fixed: Compatibility with the Invisible reCaptcha plugin
Fixed: Format the number of rejected items during an import according to locale
Fixed: Sometimes error logs were empty

Developer Updates:

Added: gravityview/import/run/batch filter to alter the batch before it's run

2.1.2 on October 23, 2019

Improved: Force Gravity Forms to show whether the Add-On Feeds table exists in the database
Fixed: Disable Gravity Forms Akismet integration when importing entries
Fixed: Compatibility with the Zero Spam plugin
Fixed: Use POST instead of PUT for REST API calls, for compatibility purposes
Fixed: Warnings on malformed or empty Entry Notes fields
Fixed: Invalid UTF-8 character breaks the field mapping screen
Fixed: Minor display issues with WordPress 5.3
Fixed: JavaScript errors in field mapping
Updated: Russian translation (thanks, Viktor S!)

2.1.1 on October 16, 2019

Improved: Allow changing Name field labels when creating a new form
Improved: Lots of improvements to error handling when sites are unresponsive or plugins conflict
Improved: Make sure to always show Feed database tables on the Gravity Forms System Status page
Fixed: Allow configuring payment date format
Fixed: Make sure that Feeds are not processed unless checked
Fixed: Warnings when importing products with Radio input types
Fixed: Importing products with radio inputs and drowpdowns
Fixed: Importing into sites when not using "pretty permalinks"
Fixed: Fix sequential field ID assignment bug
Fixed: Conflict with the WishList Member Debug Mode
Updated: Polish translation (thanks, Dariusz!)

2.1 on September 19, 2019

Added: Option to skip validation for imported data
Improved: Allow returning to configuration step after import failure
Improved: Widen column names in the Map Fields step
Improved: Allow importing two-digit year formats (09/09/19)
Improved: Don't automatically map User ID columns
Improved: Save configuration when changing new form field labels
Improved: Removed "Credit Card" fields from the list of fields available to import
Fixed: Sub-labels for new Address fields were not being properly set
Fixed: Skip completely empty rows
Fixed: Import stats are now localized properly
Updated: 100% Polish translation! (thank you, Dariusz!)

Developer Updates:

Added: /test/ REST API endpoint for future health checks for ability to import
Added: gravityview/import/field/validate and gravityview/import/entry/validate filters, allowing you to modify whether or not to suppress validation for entries or specific fields
Renamed gravityview/import/export/note_types/blacklist filter to gravityview/export/note_types/blacklist
Added: $column parameter to gravityview/import/parse/typemap filter
Moved: gravityview/import/fields/multi-input out of the column loop
Added: gravityview/import/settings/enabled filter
- Deprecated: gravityview-import/show-settings
Added: gravityview/import/settings/before action
Added: gravityview/import/settings/after action
- Deprecated: gravityview-import/before-settings
- Deprecated: gravityview-import/after-settings

2.0.2.2 on August 7, 2019

Fixed: License activation script not loading for some sites

2.0.2.1 on August 6, 2019

Fixed: Issue affecting some sites where administrators were unable to access the Import Entries screen

2.0.2 on August 5, 2019

Added: Add WordPress 5.0+ plugin requirement
- This fixes issues with scripts not loading and not being able to access the Import Entries page
- Shows a notice when the plugin is running on a site running less than WordPress 5.0
Improved: Hide "existing form" option when no forms are available
Improved: Do not resume interrupted import after 2 hours
Fixed: Do not resume when uploaded file is no longer available

Developer Updates:

Added hooks:
- Filter gravityview/import/processor/args
- Action gravityview/import/processor/init
Restored more v1 filters, and also started transition to new filter naming structure
- gravityview-import/import-cap is deprecated. Use gravityview/import/rest/cap instead.
- gravityview-importer/use-default-value is deprecated. Use gravityview/import/column/default instead.
- gravityview-importer/after-update is deprecated. Use gravityview/import/entry/updated instead.
- gravityview-importer/after-add is deprecated. Use gravityview/import/entry/created instead.

2.0.1 on July 31, 2019

Added: Export List fields as JSON, which makes it much easier to import. Here's how!
Improved: Compact display makes it easier to preview entries at a glance
Improved: Error reporting
- Make it easy to contact support when plugin errors occur
- Print the full error report in the browser
- Display a warning when a CSV column is auto-mapped to Entry ID
- Show message when JavaScript is not loading or is disabled
Improved: Better CSV cleanup when import is complete
Fixed: "Ignore Required" not working properly
Fixed: When updating entries, ensure only entries connected to the form are imported
Fixed: Prevent auto-mapping multiple columns to the same field
Fixed: CSV upload issue on Windows servers
Fixed: Display issues with Internet Explorer 11

Developer Updates:

Added: gravityview/import/process/{$status} new, parsing, parsed, processing, error, done
Restored many v1 filters, and also started transition to new filter naming structure
- gravityview-import/user-agent => gravityview/import/user-agent
- gravityview-importer/config => gravityview/import/config
- gravityview-importer/process-row => gravityview/import/process/row
Renamed v1 filters that weren't migrated:
- gravityview/import/process/row/error is now gravityview-importer/add-entry/error
- gravityview-importer/invalid-row is now gravityview/import/process/row/skipped
A doc is coming soon with v1 to v2 filter and action details. If you have any questions, ask support.

2.0 on July 24, 2019

We have been working on this update to the Entry Importer for over 8 months, and we're thrilled to share it with you.

A powerful new version - tons of new functionality!

Create new fields when importing to existing forms
Create a new form from a CSV during import
Supports importing:
- Multi-Column List fields (yep, this works great!)
- Signature fields
- Quiz, Poll, and Survey fields
And so much more!

Read all the docs here

Special thanks to Vlad and Gennady for their hard work on this release!

1.3.5.3 on April 30, 2019

Fixed: Issue importing Entry Notes introduced in 1.3.5.2

1.3.5.2 on March 30, 2019

Fixed: Issue with incomplete or outdated information being passed to Gravity Forms hooks. This fixes an issue with Gravity Flow automation triggers. (Thanks, Steve Henty with Gravity Flow!)
Fixed: Issue uploading CSV files that contain non-Latin characters in the filename
We're nearly done with Import Entries Version 2.0 - a complete re-write! Enable beta updates to get early access. Here's how to enable beta updates!

1.3.5.1 on October 15, 2018

Fixed: Fatal error on activation

1.3.5 on October 12, 2018

Improved: Gravity Forms background processing is now triggered after import
Fixed: "No Duplicates" setting was not being respected
Fixed: Gravity Forms Zapier Add-On feeds were not appearing in the Feeds list
Fixed: Fatal error on plugin page if the server doesn't support iconv()
Updated translations - thank you, translators!
- Polish translated by @dariusz.zielonka
- Russian translated by @awsswa59
We skipped Version 1.3.4, you're not imagining things

1.3.3 on January 30, 2017

Added: Gravity Forms 2.3 compatibility
Added: Additional filters to control validation (gravityview/importer/validate-field and gravityview/importer/validate-entry)
Added: "Beta" setting to opt-in to receiving updates when a new version of Import Entries is ready for testing
Fixed: Prevent validation warnings after uploading files
Fixed: Importing multi-select values into forms created with Gravity Forms 2.2+
Fixed: Fix "Invalid number" PHP warning
Fixed: Fatal error when parsing a file fails
Fixed: Fatal error when attempting to find feeds from Addons connected with a form
Translation updates for German, Danish, Turkish & French
Now requires Gravity Forms 2.0 or newer

1.3.1 & 1.3.2 on September 2, 2016

Fixed: Support for non-Latin file names
Fixed: Empty error box on the Map Fields screen
Fixed: PHP warning

1.3 on March 25, 2016

Added: Support for processing Add-on feeds, like User Registration

1.2 on March 18, 2016

Added: Support for Product Option fields and Credit Card fields
Added: Support for Quiz Addon and Poll Addon fields
Added: Support for importing "Is Read" and "Is Starred" values (use 1 (yes) or 0 (no))
Fixed: Conflict with Members plugin
- Allow users with gravityforms_import_entries capabilities to import entries. Call the Nobel Prize Committee!
Fixed: List field importing with fields that have multiple columns. There were duplicate "List" fields in the mapping drop-down, and if those options were selected, list fields would not import properly.
Fixed: Import multiple checkboxes formatted as CSV values
- Tweak: Allow for whitespace after each comma
Fixed: When mapping an uploaded file, the first column name would sometimes be wrapped in quotes
Fixed: Double quotes (") in header would be shown as two double quotes ("")
Fixed: Translation files not being generated.
Fixed: When Gravity Forms "No-Conflict Mode" enabled, license activation didn't work
Tweak: Grouped related fields together in drop-down, now under groups like "Payment Details" and "Entry Notes"
Tweak: Use blog encoding as default, since that's how Gravity Forms works (previously, UTF-8 was always default)
Tweak: Added "Gravity Forms Entries" link in WordPress Tools > Import page

1.1.3 on February 4, 2016

Fixed: Import and Settings screens potentially not showing
Fixed: The Changelog and automatic updates were showing for GravityView, not the Entry Importer plugin
Fixed: Gravity Forms Importer requires Gravity Forms 1.9.5, not Gravity Forms 1.9

1.1.2 on August 7

Fixed: Files not displaying as uploaded for Windows servers
Fixed: PHP warning for undefined variable $action (thanks, Robert!)
Fixed: Abstract function declaration style (thanks, Robert!)

1.1.1 on July 17

Fixed: Javascript conflict with other Gravity Forms Addon feed configuration screens

1.1 on June 27

Added: Update existing entry details by specifying an Entry ID field. Read more
Fixed: Issue imported fields with 0 or 0.00 values
Fixed: Issue where imports fail because of the "mapped fields were empty" error
Fixed: Date Field formats respect field "Date Format" settings
Fixed: Issue where multiple imported columns had the same title
Fixed: Importing Checkbox fields
Fixed: Date Fields now respect the date formats set in the Gravity Forms field settings
Added: Developer actions gravityview-importer/add-entry/added and gravityview-importer/add-entry/error that are triggered after each entry is imported
Fixed: Duplicate "Use Default Values" configuration option
Improved file format handling to use the blog encoding as the "To" format
Updated the formatting guide for Multi Select fields
Tweak: Only show Admin settings when Update Entry & Update Post fields are mapped
Tweak: Fixed incorrect existing entry count
Fixed: If not using PHP 5.3 or higher, show a notice
Added: The gravityview-importer/strict-mode/fill-checkbox-choices filter

1.0.7 on May 12

Fixed: Prevent "Your emails do not match" error when Email field has "Enable Email Confirmation" enabled
Fixed: Mapping "Created By" was not properly assigning imported entries to the defined user
Fixed: JSON-formatted Post Image field imports
Fixed: JSON-formatted Post Tags displaying as JSON in the Gravity Forms Entry
Fixed: For web hosts without the mb_convert_encoding() function, add an alternative
Fixed: PHP notice related to compatibility with Gravity Forms get_field_map_choices() method
Fixed: Make sure that __DIR__ is defined on the server

1.0.6 on May 4

Fixed: Fatal error during import if a name could not be parsed

1.0.5 on April 30

Fixed: "There was a problem while inserting the field values" error on some server configurations
Updated: Hungarian translation (thanks Robert Tokar!)
Added: Additional information when displaying an error returned by Gravity Forms
Fixed: PHP warning caused by CSV parsing library

1.0.4 on April 29

Fixed: PHP version 5.3 compatibility

1.0.3 on April 29

Added: Support for field Default Values
Fixed: Name and Address field validation issues
Fixed: Set width for Field Mapping dropdowns to prevent overflow
Fixed: Updating Post Data
Fixed: Show all import-blocking errors for each row in the report, not just one per row
Fixed: Show better phone formatting error
Updated translations:
- Bengali (thanks @tareqhi!)
- Hungarian (thanks @Darqebus!)

1.0.2

Fixed: Fatal error when handling import in some installations
Fixed: Set max width for drop-downs in Conditional Logic section
Updated: Translations

1.0.1 Beta

Allow for changing character set of imported file (read how)
Fixed PHP notices and a fatal error
Don't show "Download File with Errors" button when there are no added entries
Fix support for TSV files, allow Text files

1.0 Beta

First preview release

Gravity Forms Required This plugin requires you have Gravity Forms. The GravityView plugin is not required.

**Bulk import your CSV spreadsheet into Gravity Forms in minutes.**

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Importing your CSV file into Gravity Forms is effortless:

Upload your file
Map the CSV columns to their Gravity Forms fields
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Import files from Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, Google Sheets, or LibreOffice

Is your data in an Excel (.xls or .xls) file, on Google Sheets, or in another spreadsheet format? Not a problem.

You’ll simply need to export your spreadsheet file to a CSV. This is super easy to do in Microsoft Excel, Apple Numbers, Google Sheets, LibreOffice or any other spreadsheet program. Check out our Knowledge Base guides for more information.

How to Export a CSV

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You will save time with our plugin’s powerful features.

Works with any CSV!
Use any CSV that you want. Just choose which Gravity Forms form you want to import the rows into.
Bulk Update or Modify Existing Entries
Want to bulk update entries? It's easy with our plugin. Export your entries from Gravity Forms, change some items, then re-import them.
Advanced Validation
Avoid buggy or incomplete entries. Imported entries will only be created if they are valid
Limit to Required Fields
Only import entries that have your required field
Works Flawlessly with User Registration Add-on
Create or update users when used with the Gravity Forms User Registration Add-on

Import files exported from Gravity Forms
Take the CSV that Gravity Forms generates and import it to another site.
Conditional Logic
Use conditional logic to filter your imported Entries based on their values
Create WordPress Posts
Directly create posts during the import process
Download Import Errors to a CSV
If your import has errors, you can download a CSV that includes only the rows with errors. This allows you to easily correct errors (like badly-formatted emails) and re-import the entries.

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Import all core Gravity Forms field types!

All Standard Fields:

Single Line Text
Paragraph Text
Drop Down
Multi Select
Number
Checkboxes
Radio Buttons
Hidden

Pricing Fields

Product
Product Options
Quantity
Payment Details
Import payment details into Gravity Forms: Transaction ID, Payment Date, Payment Amount, Payment Method, Fulfillment Status, and Currency

Advanced Fields:

Name
Full names as well as parts of a name, like First Name or Last Name.
Date
Time
Phone
Address
Website
Email
File Upload
Supports single and multiple File Upload fields
List
Import single column, and multiple-column list fields
Post Fields
Including Custom Fields and Post Image

Entry Details ("Meta") Are Supported, Too!

User Agent
Source URL
User IP address

Starred Entries
Entry Read status

Entry Status (trashed/active)
Created By (the ID of the user who created the entry)

Supported Gravity Forms Add-On Fields

Quiz Add-on
Poll Add-on
Survey Add-on
Signature Add-on

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