Is there a way to import terms into Wordpress?

Question

I'm tired of typing in lists of counries in my "Countries" taxonomies. What's a good way to bulk import a long list of terms into Wordpress ?

Answer 1

Put list in PHP array, loop through it, use wp_insert_term() on each.

Answer 2

You may need to experiment with the WordPress Importer plugin. You may need to export the taxonomy list from one categorization, and then import it. Outside of that tool, the other way would be to import the list in csv format into your database. However, you will need to have the taxonomy list in csv format. I am not sure if you need to import the list of countries multiple times, but am assuming you do since you are "tired" of typing lists.

Answer 3

The Wordpress plugin Simple Taxonomies provides a tool to create taxonomy terms from a list. Once you install the plugin, go to Tools... Terms Importation... I hope this helps someone.