Mass import up to thousands of Cars into WP Car Manager with the CSV Importer. This user-friendly importer, with clear step-by-step instructions helps you import Cars including their categories, tags, files into WP Car Manager.

Installation

• Unzip and upload the plugin’s folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
• Activate the extension through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

For more information on installing and managing plugins see here

Preparing the CSV file

Before you can start the import process you need to create a CSV file that contains the cars you want to import. We’ve created an example CSV file you can use that contains the default headers and a sample car row.

Usage

After installing the extension head over to Tools > Import and click on the WP Car Manager CSV Importer link.

Upload the CSV file

At the first step of the CSV Importer you select your CSV file and set the used delimiter. By default CSV files use a comma , as delimiter but if you’ve created a spreadsheet on Mac using Numbers and exported to CSV the delimiter is most likely a ;

Mapping the data

At the next step you ‘map’ the columns found in the CSV file to your car data fields. The extension will try to map as many columns automatically by recognizing the column header names. After you’ve mapped all columns you want to import to WP Car Manager fields press the Start Import button.

After the import is done you will be redirected to a page telling you how many cars have been imported.

Troubleshooting

My csv file won’t upload on my Multisite

In WordPress Multisite(Network) you need to add the csv file extension to the list of allowed file extensions in the network wide general settings.

FAQ

How do I add multiple car features?

Enter all features you want to add to the car in one column separated by a pipe |.

Will new Makes and Models automatically be added?

Yes, all Makes and Models that don’t exist yet in your WP Car Manager website will automatically be added.

Export all your cars / vehicles to a CSV file with a single click! The CSV Exporter exports all cars including features, makes, models and all car data to a CSV file! The exported CSV is importable with the CSV Importer Extension (to be released soon).

Installation

• Unzip and upload the plugin’s folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
• Activate the extension through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

For more information on installing and managing plugins see here

Usage

After installing the extension head over to Car Listings > Export to CSV. This screen will show you how many cars are found that can be exported. Click the Start Export button to generate and download the CSV file.

Adding Export Fields

You can expand the default set of fields that are exported by the CSV Exporter Extension with custom meta data. The key of the array is the database meta field and the value is the label you want to use in your CSV file. You can use the wpcm_ce_extra_fields_vehicle_meta filter to add the custom meta fields.

<br />
add_filter( ‘wpcm_ce_extra_fields_vehicle_meta’, function( $fields ) {<br />
	$fields[ ‘my_custom_meta_key’ ] = ‘My Custom Meta Label’;<br />
} );<br />

FAQ

Is there an extension available for importing the CSV file?

Not yet but we’re working very hard to have this available very soon. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so we can notify you once the extension is released!

Thank you for purchasing the ADF Leads extension for WP Car Manager. With this extension you can collect customer leads in the industry standard Auto-Lead Data Format (ADF), directly from the listing page.

Installation

• Unzip and upload the plugin’s folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
• Activate the extension through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

For more information on installing and managing plugins see the Managing Plugins documentation.

Setup

Before installing and activating the extension, make sure you have the following plugins active:
WP Car Manager version 1.3.0 or higher
If you’re installing WP Car Manager for the first time, it’s important you follow the onboarding steps offered to you after activation. The onboarding screen offers you the possibility to create all (3) needed pages for WP Car Manager to function properly. We highly advise you let the onboarding screen create these pages.

Configuration

The ADF Leads can be configured in the WP Car Manager settings page (Car Listings -> Settings -> ADF Leads).

The configuration requires the following information:

Vendor Name
Required
The name of the vendor (dealer) receiving the lead.

Provider Name
Required
The name of the service originating the lead.

Provider Email
Required
The email of the service originating the lead.

Submission Email
Required
The email address receiving the lead.

Testing the Configuration

Once the ADF Lead is configured, you can test the submission by enabling the “ADF Debug Mode” setting. This setting allows you to preview the generated ADF data without sending the email to the configured submission email.
When testing is complete, simply disable the “ADF Debug Mode” to continue sending ADF leads.

Submitting ADF Leads

Once activated, the ADF Leads extension replaces the “Email Us” link on the vehicle listing with a lead form for collecting the customer’s name, telephone, email address, and a short message.
When submitted, this form generates the ADF lead with the vehicle info, customer info, and provider info, which is then sent to the configured submission email.

FAQ

Does this support my automotive CRM provider?

The Auto-lead Data Format (ADF) is an industry standard format for communicating leads between automotive companies. Most automotive CRM providers accept leads in ADF format.

Thank you for purchasing the Makes and Models Sync extension for WP Car Manager. With this extension you can import up to 60 makes and over 900 models into your WP Car Manager website.

Installation

• Unzip and upload the plugin’s folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory
• Activate the extension through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

For more information on installing and managing plugins see here

Setup

Before installing and activating the extension, make sure you have the following plugins active:

1. WP Car Manager version 1.3.0 or higher

If you’re installing WP Car Manager for the first time, it’s important you follow the onboarding steps offered to you after activation. The onboarding screen offers you the possibility to create all (3) needed pages for WP Car Manager to function properly. We highly advise you let the onboarding screen create these pages.

Importing the Makes and Models

You can find the import screen via Tools > Import.

On the import screen you can select what Makes you like to import. The extension will automatically import all Models of the Makes you are importing. If a Make already exists that you selected for import, the extension will still import all of it’s models that don’t exist yet.

FAQ

What happens if a Make/Model already exists?

The extension checks if a Make or Model already exists before importing it into your website. By doing so we’ll prevent the creation of duplicate Makes or Models.

Note that if a Make already exists that you selected for import, the extension will still import all of it’s models that don’t exist yet.