Title: import users problem
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# import users problem

 *  Resolved [c2twebmaster](https://wordpress.org/support/users/c2twebmaster/)
 * (@c2twebmaster)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-problem/)
 * I have goal of importing users from another system on regular basis where users
   overlap with the newsletter user database. I also want to append preferences 
   and not change name values.
 * Import status == confirmed
    Override status of existing users == OFF (must preserve
   existing status, since a user may have unsubscribed) Import Mode == Update
 * It seems like the “update” mode should do
    if (isset($controls->data[‘override_status’])){
   $subscriber[‘status’] = $controls->data[‘import_as’]; }
 * JUST like “overwrite” mode does. The current logic makes no sense to me.
 * Now after thinking about this some, I think I can use “skip” mode because any
   new data should not affect existing newsletter user data.
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 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-users-problem/)
 * Status: resolved