Title: Import shops
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Import shops

 *  Resolved [mikaelamaria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikaelamaria/)
 * (@mikaelamaria)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/)
 * Hello. How can I import a file with all the shops to the plugin?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/store-locator/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/store-locator/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Viadat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viadat/)
 * (@viadat)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193720)
 * Hey [@mikaelamaria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikaelamaria/), you can
   import using the [CSV Importer/Exporter](http://docs.viadat.com/CSV_Importer_Geocoder_Exporter_XML_Exporter)
   addon
 *  Thread Starter [mikaelamaria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikaelamaria/)
 * (@mikaelamaria)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193748)
 * Hello again! I bought the import option now wiht it works pretty ok. I had some
   problems with ä, å and ö.I had to manually sit and adjust accordingly. The button“
   Find location” I would like to have in my language. Can I change it?
 *  Plugin Author [Viadat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viadat/)
 * (@viadat)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193792)
 * Yes, as [mentioned in our docs here](http://docs.viadat.com/CSV_Importer_Geocoder_Exporter_XML_Exporter#It_seems_that_my_columns_are_all_out_of_place_and_distorted_after_the_initial_step_of_the_CSV_import),
   after performing steps 1-8 in that specific order, you can continue for other
   characters such as ä, å and ö.
 * You can do a search & replace in your CSV file and replace these characters with
   their HTML entity numbers, for example:
 *     ```
       ä in place of ä
       å in place of å
       ö in place of ö
       ```
   
 * (ref: [http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp](http://www.w3schools.com/tags/ref_entities.asp))
 * Sure, you can update the “Find Locations” button by replacing the default button(
   s) in your `/wp-content/uploads/sl-uploads/images/` directory. All custom changes
   you make within the `/sl-uploads/` are preserved each time you update your Store
   Locator plugin.
 *  Thread Starter [mikaelamaria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikaelamaria/)
 * (@mikaelamaria)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193930)
 * Hello!
 * This folder has no button called Search-button. And no other button also looks
   like the one called “Find location”. I took a picture of my folder (wp-content/
   uploads/sl-uploads/images/ )as you can see:
    [http://www.applaws.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/findlocation.png](http://www.applaws.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/findlocation.png)
 *  Plugin Author [Viadat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viadat/)
 * (@viadat)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193931)
 * ‘search_button.png’ (and the other 2 search buttons ‘_over’ & ‘_down’) should
   also be in your `/wp-content/plugins/store-locator/images/` directory.
 * If they’re there, copy them to your `/sl-uploads/images/` directory. If they’re
   not, you may just need to re-download the entire plugin and get the files from
   there.
 *  Thread Starter [mikaelamaria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikaelamaria/)
 * (@mikaelamaria)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193932)
 * Ok, I can do it. But is not it strange that the button is still on the side and
   work?
 * [http://www.applaws.se/hitta-din-butik](http://www.applaws.se/hitta-din-butik)
 *  Plugin Author [Viadat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viadat/)
 * (@viadat)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4193933)
 * No, it’s not strange … in the code, it first looks for the button in:
 *     ```
       /wp-content/uploads/sl-uploads/images/
       ```
   
 * If it’s not there, it then looks for it in:
 *     ```
       /wp-content/plugins/store-locator/images/
       ```
   
 * However, you want to edit & place any customized version of the search button
   in `/sl-uploads/images/` because it will not be overwritten in this location 
   whenever you update the plugin
 *  Thread Starter [mikaelamaria](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikaelamaria/)
 * (@mikaelamaria)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4194019)
 * Hello.
 * Now I have placed a new image / button which you have suggested. But there is
   still the usual button “Find location”. The new button called search_button.png
   and below … uploads / sl-uploads / images
 *  Plugin Author [Viadat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viadat/)
 * (@viadat)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4194020)
 * Just took a look at your search_button.png in your `/sl-uploads/images/` folder—
   it’s still the default button.

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 * Last reply from: [Viadat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/viadat/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-shops/#post-4194020)
 * Status: resolved