Title: Batch categories import
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Batch categories import

 *  [DragonRyath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dragonryath/)
 * (@dragonryath)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/batch-categories-import/)
 * Ive tried every combination of this could you put it into simple terms. .Enter
   the category you want to add.
    If you want to make a hierarchy, put a -> between
   the category and the sub-category in one line. Example : Level A -> Level B -
   > Level C
 * Define a delimiter here to split the category name and slug. (default: $)
    Example:
   Level A -> Level B$level-b1 -> Level C$level-c1
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/batch-category-import/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/batch-category-import/)

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 *  [converting2wp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/converting2wp/)
 * (@converting2wp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/batch-categories-import/#post-3025715)
 * Install and activate the plugin.
 * Go to Posts > Batch Category Import
 * There’s the help text you quote above and then a text box.
 * When I put the following into the text box
 * Category A
    Category B Parent Category C -> Child Category D -> Grandchild Category
   E Category with a very long name$cat-long
 * I get the message:
 * Request returned with the following result:
    #0 Created: Category A #1 Created:
   Category B #2 Created: Parent Category C Child Category D Grandchild Category
   E #3 Created: Category with a very long name #4 Could not create category.
 * [Message #4 may have been due to a blank line entered into the text box.]
 * All 6 categories (including parent, child, and grandchild) *were* created, but
   the parent/child relationship on line #2 was not created.
 * I tried again taking out the spaces surrounding the “->” tokens, but that didn’t
   help — again the categories were created, but the relationships were not.
 * The [plugin FAQ](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/batch-category-import/faq/)
   has a more “user friendly” version of the help text that appears at the start
   of the plugin page — that may be the “simple terms” you’re asking for. But it
   does appear there’s a bug related to nested categories and the error message 
   generated by a blank line seems odd.
 * If that’s not enough information, it’d help for you to describe what you’re trying
   to accomplish by using the plugin. There may be other plugins that accomplish
   your goal.
 *  [converting2wp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/converting2wp/)
 * (@converting2wp)
 * [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/batch-categories-import/#post-3025717)
 * You may also want to look at
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-batch-categories-import-hierarchy-not-immediately-visible-on-the-categories-page?replies=2](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-batch-categories-import-hierarchy-not-immediately-visible-on-the-categories-page?replies=2)
 * if you’re trying to import nexted categories.

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 * Last reply from: [converting2wp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/converting2wp/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/batch-categories-import/#post-3025717)
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