Title: Great plugin, but lacks basic functionality
Last modified: September 28, 2023

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# Great plugin, but lacks basic functionality

 *  [alexene22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexene22/)
 * (@alexene22)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-lacks-basic-functionality/)
 * You have to create the custom posts by hand, one by one, from the admin. If you
   import them bulk, the custom table will not be updated. I have a custom post 
   already created that I want to transfer to custom table; if I go to a post and
   update it, nothing happens, the data is not saved in the custom table.

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 *  Plugin Author [Abhishek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abhisheksatre/)
 * (@abhisheksatre)
 * [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-lacks-basic-functionality/#post-17087719)
 * Hi,
 * Currently our plugin does not support migration of existing data. It stores data
   in a custom table whenever you manually create/update an article.
 * You can follow these steps to import existing data to custom table:
    1. Export postmeta data to CSV.
       Install the [WP ALL EXPORT](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-all-export/)
       plugin. Export the existing ACF data, with each ACF field value corresponding
       to a separate column in CSV format. Additionally, include the post ID as a separate
       column labeled “post_id” during export.
    2. Open exported CSV and verify CSV column names with custom table columns
    3. Import this CSV into the custom table using database GUI tools like TablePlus,
       phpMyAdmin.
 * **Regarding data is not saved in the custom table**:
   Please ensure that the custom
   table is enabled for the ACF Field group and that the field group is associated
   with your custom post.
 * Please email your ACF field group details on [hi@abhisheksatre.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-lacks-basic-functionality/hi@abhisheksatre.com?output_format=md)
   to debug the issue further.

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 * Last reply from: [Abhishek](https://wordpress.org/support/users/abhisheksatre/)
 * Last activity: [2 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-but-lacks-basic-functionality/#post-17087719)