{"id":5813673,"date":"2023-07-19T23:32:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T23:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/?post_type=documentation&#038;p=5813673"},"modified":"2025-12-08T18:49:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T18:49:23","slug":"update-import","status":"publish","type":"documentation","link":"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/documentation\/update-import\/","title":{"rendered":"Recurring Imports Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many reasons you might want to re-run an import:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You changed the import <strong>Settings<\/strong> and want to run the import again to modify all the posts you already imported.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You have a new file with updated data and want to import that file \u201cover\u201d the previous import.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"re-run-import\">Re-Run An Existing Import<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the <strong>All Import \u203a Manage Imports<\/strong> page, you can run an existing import again or edit its settings. To re-run the import process, simply use the <strong>Run Import<\/strong> button and execute the import again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import-1024x220.jpg\" alt=\"Manage Imports Settings and Run Import\" class=\"wp-image-5813788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import-1024x220.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import-300x64.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import-768x165.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import-1536x330.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import-2048x440.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Manage-Imports-Settings-and-Run-Import.jpg 2356w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the <strong>Settings<\/strong> option to change the file source for the import. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When updating an existing import with a new <strong>Import File<\/strong>, you can use either of the options available on the <strong>Import Settings<\/strong> page. 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This is what that looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings-910x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Decide What To Update Import Settings\" class=\"wp-image-5813794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings-910x1024.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings-267x300.jpg 267w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings-768x864.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings-1365x1536.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Decide-What-To-Update-Import-Settings.jpg 1624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a complete guide on updating existing data here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpallimport.com\/documentation\/manual-record-matching\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Update Existing WordPress Data<\/a>.<\/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\">Related Docs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Use our optional and apid Automatic Scheduling Service to automate imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Explains how to use manual cron jobs to automate imports in WP All Import.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to Update existing WordPress data with an import.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Import a new XML or CSV file over an existing import already done in WP All Import. 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