ECI Update 6.3.6 – Merge and List
The main changes are within the Comparison, Marge and Lists system. There is no need to upgrade from 6.3.5 to this version unless you plan to merge multiple records together to create each post.
Merge Project Speed Profile
You can now select any speed profile. It is important to understand that there is more work for Easy CSV Importer and WordPress in this type of project than a standard project. The plugin has to establish groups of records, rather than just creating a post per record. It needs to build the list or table by looping through each record replacing tokens within your list or table design.
Item List Submission – 10 Distinct Groups Only
When I first added this project type and the Item List condition. Submission would begin a process where the plugin established every set of distinct values in the project database table. It then stored the results. I then realised that there is a memory limit on the size of a value in the WordPress options table. I’ve adapted the plugin to continue to store 10 sets of distinct values only, it will then establish more distinct values during post creation and add them to the stored values. The plugin requires distinct values to be stored initially in order to perform an early SQL query that gets all the records that share the distinct values.
Merge Project Test Post Create Button
I meant to remove the test button from the Finish page for a merge project as it was not designed to allow a single post to be created. My other changes now allow a single post to be created for this project type. Previously when using the button, a post would be created as normal but the list would not be displayed. The list will now be displayed.
Start Page CSV File Lists
This is a general interface change. There are 2 new columns in the tables holding a list of CSV files. They are Path Name and Path to make it easier to see where your CSV files are stored.
Create Directory or Add Existing Directory - End Path Slash
A user added a path without adding a slash on the end. Something I’ve never done myself. It generates a lot of errors if you then select that Path Name when uploading new CSV files. The CSV files are stored in the correct location but when attempting to read that location there are a lot of failures because the folder name is merged with the CSV file names.
The plugin will now ensure a forward slash exists on the end of a path or automatically adds it if missing.