Users Export and Import from CSV - Revision history

Admin at 05:05, 26 April 2019

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Admin at 04:59, 26 April 2019

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Sinisakrisan at 10:16, 1 August 2015

2015-08-01T10:16:19Z

Sinisakrisan: /* Import Users */

2015-08-01T10:15:24Z

‎Import Users

Sinisakrisan: /* Import Users */

2015-08-01T10:08:41Z

‎Import Users

Sinisakrisan: /* Import Users */

2015-08-01T10:05:22Z

‎Import Users

Sinisakrisan: /* Import Users */

2015-08-01T10:02:34Z

‎Import Users

Sinisakrisan: /* CSV File Format */

2015-08-01T10:01:59Z

‎CSV File Format

Sinisakrisan: /* CSV File Format */

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‎CSV File Format

Sinisakrisan: /* CSV File Format */

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‎CSV File Format

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 ==Overview==
 JomSocial provides you with the easy way to quickly export list of all users accompanied with all the data from custom profile fields, avatar paths, their ID's and virtually any information attached to the user object. </br>
-Likewise, it provides you with the possibility to quickly import users from virtually any list. All you need to have is the user first name, last name and email address.
+Likewise, it provides you with the possibility to quickly import users from virtually any list. All you need to have is the user Full Name, username and email address.
 ==Export==
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 {{alert|Please disable "Notification Mail to User' in 'User - Joomla!' plugin|alert-danger}}
 Disabling the "Notification Mail to User" is needed, because we do not want Joomla to trigger any email on importing process.. <br/>
-Instead, we will send the welcome email using JomSocial's built in mail queue functionality that allows for more customisation, and can send properly formatted HTML emails.<br/>
+Instead, we will send the welcome email using JomSocial's built in mail queue functionality that allows for more customisation and can send properly formatted HTML emails.<br/>
 The process of importing is slightly different than process of exporting. This is because import functionality requires CSV file to be formatted in specified way, which is practically impossible to have as JomSocial allows you to have custom profile fields, and in that regard, no JomSocial-based site is the same.<br/>
 In order for CSV import to work, you will need CSV file with three (3) comma separated values formatted as
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 When you have CSV file ready, navigate to '''Joomla Backend -> JomSocial -> Monitor -> Members''' and press "Import Users from CSV" button.<br/>
 In the window that open, you will be able to select existing groups, or upcoming events if you feel like adding users to them.<br/>
-Once imported, the First and Last name will form the "Name" value, email will be used as an username, and obviously, the email and the email containing welcome message and random password will be added to the mail queue waiting for cron job to run.
+Once imported, the Name will form the "Name" value, Username will be used as an username and email work as email, and obviously, the email and the email containing a welcome message and random password will be added to the mail queue waiting for cron job to run.
 ==See Also==

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 The process of importing is slightly different than process of exporting. This is because import functionality requires CSV file to be formatted in specified way, which is practically impossible to have as JomSocial allows you to have custom profile fields, and in that regard, no JomSocial-based site is the same.<br/>
 In order for CSV import to work, you will need CSV file with three (3) comma separated values formatted as
-{{alert|'''First Name, Last name. Email Address'''|alert}}
+{{alert|'''Name, Username,  Email Address'''|alert}}
 An example of CSV file can be seen [http://documentation.jomsocial.com/downloads/example.csv here]

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:16, 1 August 2015
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−	{{alert\|<center>~~<strong>Notice:</strong> This feature is coming in~~ JomSocial 4.1</center>\|alert-info}}	+	{{alert\|<center>From JomSocial 4.1</center>\|alert-info}}

	==Overview==		==Overview==

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 ==Import Users==
 {{alert|Please disable "Notification Mail to User' in 'User - Joomla!' plugin|alert-danger}}
-The process of importing users is a bit different. <br/>
+Disabling the "Notification Mail to User" is needed, because we do not want Joomla to trigger any email on importing process.. <br/>
-This is because import functionality requires exact formatting of CSV file which is practically impossible to have as JomSocial allows you to have custom profile fields, and in that regard, no JomSocial-based site is the same.
+Instead, we will send the welcome email using JomSocial's built in mail queue functionality that allows for more customisation, and can send properly formatted HTML emails.<br/>
+The process of importing is slightly different than process of exporting. This is because import functionality requires CSV file to be formatted in specified way, which is practically impossible to have as JomSocial allows you to have custom profile fields, and in that regard, no JomSocial-based site is the same.<br/>
 In order for CSV import to work, you will need CSV file with three (3) comma separated values formatted as
 {{alert|'''First Name, Last name. Email Address'''|alert}}
 An example of CSV file can be seen [http://documentation.jomsocial.com/downloads/example.csv here]
-Once you have CSV file ready, navigate to '''Joomla Backend -> JomSocial -> Monitor -> Members''' and press "Import Users from CSV" button.<br/>
+When you have CSV file ready, navigate to '''Joomla Backend -> JomSocial -> Monitor -> Members''' and press "Import Users from CSV" button.<br/>
-In the window that open, you will be able to select existing groups, or upcoming events if you feel like adding users to them.
+In the window that open, you will be able to select existing groups, or upcoming events if you feel like adding users to them.<br/>
 ==See Also==

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 ==Import Users==
 The process of importing users is a bit different. <br/>
 This is because import functionality requires exact formatting of CSV file which is practically impossible to have as JomSocial allows you to have custom profile fields, and in that regard, no JomSocial-based site is the same.

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 This is because import functionality requires exact formatting of CSV file which is practically impossible to have as JomSocial allows you to have custom profile fields, and in that regard, no JomSocial-based site is the same.
 ===CSV File Format===
-In order for CSV import to work, you will need CSV file with three (3) column formatted as
+In order for CSV import to work, you will need CSV file with three (3) comma separated values formatted as
 # '''First name'''
 # '''Last Name'''
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 An example of CSV file can be obtained [http://documentation.jomsocial.com/download/example.csv here]