Steven Zahm@ Brannon
re: So does that mean I have to import the entries first, and then go into MySQL to do the export so that I have the Entry IDs for my many records…since there is not an export function in the extension?
It’s the only way I can think of doing it. You can try using this script to do the export. This is not a plugin, it is a separate PHP script. It has a rather complicated setup, instruction in the txt file, but should work very well. It is going to be the base of the export that will be built into Connections.
re: Also, I’m not seeing in MySQL the table for images or image links.
There is none. The image name and meta data for the logo and photo are save in the the options column in the main {db-prefix}_connections table.
re: I see in MySQL connections_link>columns>images,
There is an image and logo column. They are binary values 0 or 1. It used used to determine if the image/logo is link to a “Link” url.
re: I’m trying to find a work around, rather than uploading hundreds
Change I’ve made to the image processing in version 8.1 will make this possible in future version of Connections… I’m just not quite there yet. If you can get the image name in the options column of the entry and you can get the image in the uploads folder, Connections will pick it up and use it. The folder path has to be precise though. Example:
../wp-content/uploads/connections-images/{entry-slug}
The entry slug will only be known after it is imported, much like the entry ID it is unique and created when inserted into the db.
Hope that helps.