Scheduled Imports

[VR51]

I have a CSV file hosted on a server that lists regularly updated user profile information. I have a download link for this CSV file. I want to automate the import process.

1. Is there a code snippet to enable scheduled CSV imports? Maybe a snippet that allows site admins to set a cron job that passes the CSV file URL to Import Users from CSV; or
2. Is there function I can add to a PHP file in which I can set static import options (e.g file to import, 'update profiles that already exist') then ping the PHP file when I want the import to run?

I'm open to other ideas. I'm considering editing the plugin to make it suit my particular use case but I'd prefer to use a code snippet if one already exists.

Thank you,
Lee

[VR51]

I've written a snippet to automate the import process. The snippet can be found here https://gist.github.com/VR51/bd90a1dabfa32a90a122ff8760fd0fd3

The snippet goes into functions.php. It sets a WP cron job to run a function that passes preset values to import_csv().

Please do let me know if you see any gotchas or can add improvements to the snippet.

[VR51]

Thought I had already updated this. I forked this plugin and made a few feature changes. The fork can be found here https://github.com/VR51/import-users-from-csv

This fork includes scheduled imports, option to delete the error log file and various minor changes to the settings page.

I have a few more changes to make to the fork. When I've finished I will issue a pull request.

[andrewlimaza]

Thanks for sharing this, I'll look over this when I get a chance! Sorry I don't monitor the Github issues too closely always.