How to import XML and CSV File into WordPress 2026

You can import XML or CSV file using WP Smart Import plugin.

How to do it
– Download & Install WP Smart Import Plugin from WordPress.org Here.

Now Follow up below steps to how to import CSV and XML file.
First you have to go on WordPress admin Panel ->WP Smart Import->New Import.Click on New Import You should see the following screen.

Now click on the Upload File button to select the XML sample data file from your computer that you would like to upload. Next You should see the following screen.

As per the above screen, for example i have imported the book.xml file into new Posts. Then click on the Step 2 button.

WP Smart Posts shows you the elements in the XML file.In book.xml, there is 12 elements, which are displayed as per the screenshot below screensort.

In the above screenshot, you can see 1 element of book at right side. Let’s import 1 book element and continue to step 3. You should see the screen as per the screenshot below screensort.

Now you can see above screenshot shows that the data in the XML file is map to WordPress.Now you can see content Post title which set to the title of the post by clicking on element of book < title> and dragging and dropping it over title box of the content, as per the screenshot below.

Now as per above you can set the content description to the book’s description by dragging over the Content Description box, as per the screenshot below.

Now as per above, you can set the content description to the book’s description by dragging over the Content Description box as per below screen sort .