CSV2POST Pro Just Got Upgraded

December 12, 2009  |   Posted in Plugin Updates   |   0 Comments  

Version 0.2.9 is now available for the best Wordpress csv import plugin, right?! I studied other csv import scripts regarding character encoding but I’d never noticed it being applied. “utf8_encode” did not appear in any other scripts I could find for Wordpress so either people have character encoding issues with those plugins/scripts or the fact that my data is put into sessions before becoming  post was causing problems. Characters now show as they do in the csv file and do not go missing or cause chunks of content to also go missing.

Short Description

1. Changed all static boxes with headers to collapsable divs using Wordpress css styles.
2. Applied utf8_encode to post content and title to fix issue with special characters.
3. Added character encoding option (charset selection) to settings page, by default it will be UTF-8.

Full Description

1. I’m now using the Wordpress css that allows you to create boxes with headers and can be collapsed. This is similiar to accordian approaches and allows far more content to be displayed in a smaller area.
2. Tried the “utf8_encode” on the post title and main content data just before it is used in the wp_insert_post object. Tests worked just fine and a range of special characters that previously caused problems were being displayed correctly.
3. I’ve still got a lot to learn about character encoding but I seen a plugin that provided multiple encoding options so I’ve set such an option up on the Settings page. It does not have a lot of choices right now but it’s ready to improve when the need arises. The few people that need this fix should be happy with UTF-8 I think but please let me know if you need CSV 2 POST to have any other encoding applicable.