{"id":2991577,"date":"2019-11-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/documentation\/import\/advanced\/import-processing\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:52:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:52:35","slug":"import-processing","status":"publish","type":"documentation","link":"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/documentation\/import-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"Import Processing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WP All Import splits your import into small, manageable chunks and then imports each chunk individually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This helps WP All Import get around script execution time limits so that it still works on old, slow, or overcrowded servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>Manage Imports \u203a Settings<\/strong> page, you can control how WP All Import splits your file into chunks and processes your import.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import-1024x253.jpg\" alt=\"Import Processing WP All Import\" class=\"wp-image-5815832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import-1024x253.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import-300x74.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import-768x190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import-1536x380.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Import-Processing-WP-All-Import.jpg 1836w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"iteration-processing\"><strong>Iterative, Piece-By-Piece Processing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the box, WP All Import will try to process the import in smaller pieces \u2014 known as \u201citerations.\u201d Each iteration must be able to process faster than any script execution time limits on your server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The default <strong>In each iteration, process X records<\/strong> setting should be lowered if you run into an error midway through your import.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If WP All Import has been configured to download images, keep in mind that the amount of time for the images to download is counted towards the script execution time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are processing 20 records per iteration, and each record has 5 associated images, that means your server must be able to download 20 * 5 = 100 images faster than any script execution time limits that your server might have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"docs-interstitial\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/custom-acf-blocks\/blocks\/docs-interstitial\/img\/octopus-logo.svg\" class=\"docs-interstitial__logo\">    <h3>Import Any CSV, XML, or Excel to WordPress<\/h3>\n    <ul><li>Any theme or plugin<\/li><li>Images &amp; galleries<\/li><li>Custom fields<\/li><li>Categories &amp; tags<\/li><li>Woo, ACF, Meta Box, JetEngine<\/li><\/ul>\n    <div class=\"docs-interstitial__cta\">\n        <a class=\"docs-interstitial__btn\" href=\"#pricing\" target=\"_self\">View Pricing<\/a>\n                    <a class=\"docs-interstitial__text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/import-wordpress-csv-xml-excel\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                Product Tour\n                <div class=\"docs-interstitial__text-link-arrow\">\n                    <svg width=\"13\" height=\"11\" viewBox=\"0 0 13 11\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                    <path d=\"M8 1.5L12 5.5L8 9.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><\/path>\n                    <path d=\"M11.5 5.5H1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"><\/path>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"import-speed\">Import Speed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think your import is running slower than it should be? 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