Title: import file
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# import file

 *  Resolved [Joshua Alexander](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jalexanderphd/)
 * (@jalexanderphd)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-file/)
 * I tried the export option in xml but when I converted the xml to csv for client
   to follow template we got nothing on the spreadsheet that matches. I also have
   the pro version and couldn’t see an example .csv that we can use to setup for
   import.
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 *  Plugin Author [Business Directory Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/businessdirectoryplugin/)
 * (@businessdirectoryplugin)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-file/#post-3862483)
 * Hi jalexanderphd,
 * BD doesn’t have an export option, so I’m not entirely sure what “XML export” 
   option you tried (perhaps the WP one?). Whatever conversion you did from that
   XML to CSV would have to be something that matches the format expected by BD.
 * You can get a sample CSV from BD to see what we expect for import under Directory
   Admin->Manage Options, CSV Import (there’s a button at the top and a link at 
   the bottom to get it). This will provide you a baseline for what you need to 
   convert to in order for BD to accept the file.

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