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Anchor CSV Prep

WordPress plugin: prepare messy CSV data for WordPress and WooCommerce imports

by Anchor Systems · github.com/anchorsystems90-sys/wp-data-transformer-plugin · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/anchorsystems90-sys/wp-data-transformer-plugin/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme github.com/anchorsystems90-sys/wp-data-transformer-plugin ↗

Prepare messy CSV data for WordPress and WooCommerce imports — without Excel formulas or developer help.

Description

Anchor CSV Prep helps store administrators prepare supplier and marketplace CSV files before importing them with tools such as the WooCommerce product CSV importer or WP All Import.

It is a focused CSV prep workflow inside wp-admin:

  1. Upload a CSV
  2. Review structure and delimiter
  3. Clean data with an ordered pipeline
  4. Preview before/after samples
  5. Check import readiness
  6. Download a cleaned CSV for your importer

Why use it

  • Fix whitespace, headers, combined fields, and inconsistent values without Excel formulas
  • Live before/after preview while you build steps
  • WooCommerce products target that checks common product CSV headers
  • Formula-like cells neutralized on export so Excel does not execute them
  • Files stay on your WordPress site and expire automatically

Cleanup operations

  • Trim whitespace
  • Find and replace
  • Map values
  • Fill blanks
  • Rename, delete, and reorder columns
  • Split and merge columns
  • Remove duplicate rows
  • Filter rows

Important

This plugin does not import products, posts, or users into WordPress or WooCommerce yet. It prepares a CSV for your existing importer.

Product site: https://wp-data-transformer.vercel.app Author: Anchor Systems (https://www.anchorsystems.dev)

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin zip via Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, or copy the anchor-csv-prep folder to /wp-content/plugins/
  2. Activate Anchor CSV Prep
  3. Open CSV Import Prep in the admin menu

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this import into WooCommerce?

Not yet. It prepares a clean CSV for your existing importer. Choose the WooCommerce products target to get readiness checks for common product headers.

Where are uploaded files stored?

On your WordPress site under wp-content/uploads/anchor-csv-prep/, protected from direct web access. Jobs expire after 48 hours. See the Privacy page on the product site for details.

What file size is supported?

By default, uploads are limited to about 5 MB and 25,000 rows. Advanced sites can adjust these with filters.

Who can use the plugin?

Administrators (or users granted the wpdt_manage capability).

Screenshots

  1. Upload a CSV and review detected columns
  2. Build a cleanup pipeline with live before/after preview
  3. WooCommerce products readiness check
  4. Download a prepared CSV for your importer

Changelog

1.1.1

  • Clear remaining Plugin Check errors (no phpcs.xml in package; inline PHPCS for WP-free core)
  • Use $wpdb %i identifiers for job table queries
  • Requires WordPress 6.2+

1.1.0

  • Renamed to Anchor CSV Prep (slug: anchor-csv-prep) for WordPress.org trademark compliance
  • Plugin Check remediation: escaping/SQL patterns, upload handling, ABSPATH guards, PHPCS ruleset
  • Tested up to WordPress 7.1; readme tags limited to five
  • Removed hidden packaging files and discouraged load_plugin_textdomain() call

1.0.0

  • Public packaging for WordPress.org listing
  • Product site links (docs, support, privacy)
  • Filter rows; WooCommerce products readiness profile
  • Clean UI polish (reorder steps, readable summaries, multi-select columns)

0.2.0

  • Filter rows; WooCommerce products target; Clean UI polish

0.1.0

  • Initial MVP: upload, pipeline, preview, readiness, safe export

Upgrade Notice

1.1.1

Plugin Check cleanup for WordPress.org; requires WordPress 6.2+.

1.1.0

Renamed to Anchor CSV Prep for WordPress.org trademark rules; Plugin Check fixes for listing readiness.

1.0.0

First public release packaging with docs/privacy links and WooCommerce readiness profile.