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# Movie CSV Importer

MAS Videos has a built-in movie CSV importer.

Import or update hundreds or thousands of movies in your MAS Videos site with a single CSV.

- First-time users get started more quickly by exporting and importing movies during setup
- Existing users can update tens or hundreds of movies with new info

## Create your CSV

To import new movies or update existing movies, you need a CSV containing your movie information. You can:

- Download a CSV file with sample data from GitHub and replace it.

### Guidelines

General

- CSVs should be in UTF-8 format.
- Dates should be defined for the store’s local timezone.
- Use 1 or 0 in your CSV, if importing a Boolean value (true or false)
- Multiple values in a field get separated with commas.
- Wrapping values in quotes allows you to insert a comma.
- Prefix the id with `id:` if referencing an existing movie ID. For example: `id:100`
- Custom meta is supported/imported but only plain text – no support for JSON or Serialized data.
- Taxonomy term hierarchy is denoted with `>`, terms are separated with commas.
- Draft movies are not exported, only published and privately published movies.

Images

- Images need to be pre-uploaded or available online to import to your site.
- External URLs are supported and imported into the Media Library if used.
- You can define the filename if the image already exists in the Media Library.

## Import

### Adding New Movies

First-time and existing users using MAS Videos can use the CSV to add new movies with one upload.

1/ Go to: Tools > Import > MAS Videos Movies (CSV).

2/ Select Run Importer link. The Upload CSV File screen displays.

3/ Select Choose File and the CSV you wish you use.

CSV delimiter (Advanced option): Generally CSV elements are separated by a comma. If you are using a different delimiter in your file, you can set it here.

Tick the checkbox for Update Existing Movies.

4/ Continue.

The Column Mapping screen displays, and MAS Videos automatically attempts to match or “map” the Column Name from your CSV to Fields.

5/ Use dropdown menus on the right side to adjust fields or indicate ‘Do not import.’

*Any unrecognized columns will not be imported by default.

6/ Select Run the Importer.

7/ Wait until the Importer is finished. Do not refresh or touch the browser while in progress.

###### Contents

- Welcome
- Getting Started
  - Introduction
  - Download & Installation
  - Demo Content
    - One Click Demo Import (Recommended)
    - Manual Import
  - Updating the theme
- Set Up Pages
  - Home v1
    - Home v1 via Gutenberg
  - Home v2
    - Home v2 via Gutenberg
  - Home v3
    - Home v3 via Gutenberg
  - Home v4
    - Home v4 via Gutenberg
  - Home v5
    - Home v5 via Gutenberg
  - Home v6
    - Home v6 via Gutenberg
  - Home v7
    - Home v7 via Gutenberg
  - Home v8
    - Home v8 via Gutenberg
  - Home v9
    - Home v9 via Gutenberg
  - Landing v1
    - Landing v1 via Gutenberg
  - Landing v2
    - Landing v2 via Gutenberg
  - Contact
    - Contact via Gutenberg
  - Coming soon
    - Coming soon via Gutenberg
- Blocks & Sidebars
  - Header
  - Sidebars
  - Footer
- Set Up Movie
  - Adding and Managing Movies
  - Managing Movie Genres, Tags and Attributes
  - Manage Movie Playlists
  - Movie CSV Importer
- Set Up TV Shows
  - Adding and Managing TV Shows
  - Managing TV Show Genres, Tags and Attributes
  - Manage TV Show Playlists
  - TV Show CSV Importer
- Set Up Videos
  - Adding and Managing Videos
  - Managing Video Categories, Tags and Attributes
  - Manage Video Playlists
  - Video CSV Importer
- Theme Options
  - Header
  - Footer
  - Blog
  - Movies
  - TV Shows
  - Videos
- Gutenberg Blocks
  - Active Videos
  - Movie Section Aside Header
  - Videos Slider
  - TV Shows Slider
  - Movies Slider
  - Videos Carousel Aside Header
  - Movies Carousel Nav Header
  - Slider Movies
  - section Hot Premier Block
  - Section videos live coming soon
  - Video Section Block
  - Videos with Featured Video
  - Featured Video Section
  - Comingsoon Launch Section
  - Movies List
  - Single Featured movie
  - Blog List Section
  - Blog Grid Section
  - Blog Tab Section
  - Blog Grid with List Section
  - Movies Carousel Flex Header
  - Section Movies Carousel Aside Header
  - Recent Comments
  - Videos Carousel Flex Header Block
  - Event Category List
  - Banner With Section Videos
  - Landing Hero banner
  - Landing Featured Section
  - Landing Movies Carousel Block
  - Landing Tabs Features
  - Landing Featured Video Section
  - Landing Features Section
  - Landing Faq Section
  - Episodes with Featured Episode
  - TV Show Section Block
  - Landing Viewcounts Section
  - Featured Movies Carousel
  - Featured Movie Block
  - TV Episode Carousel Flex Header Block
  - Featured TV Show Block
  - TV Shows Aside Header Block
  - TV Episodes Carousel Aside Header Block
  - Full-width Banner Block
  - Banner With TV Shows Block
  - Videos Carousel Nav Header Block
  - Featured Post Block
  - Vodi Section Playlist Carousel
- Navigation
  - General Guidelines
  - Menus & Locations
  - Creating Megamenus