SleekView for Tools Importer Pro: import jobs & history as tables
Tools Importer Pro extends WordPress's built-in Tools > Import with job tracking written to wp_options and direct inserts into the standard core tables. SleekView turns the job log into a filterable workspace with job, source, and insert counts as first-class columns.
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Import jobs as an auditable log
Tools Importer Pro positions itself as a pro upgrade to WordPress's built-in Tools > Import screen, adding job tracking and rerun capability that the core importer doesn't ship. Job state lives in wp_options under tools-importer-prefixed keys, and inserted content lands in wp_posts, wp_postmeta, wp_terms, and wp_term_relationships through the standard wp_insert_post() path.
The default UI shows current and recent jobs on a single admin screen with timestamps and basic counts. It works for the latest few jobs but breaks down on sites that run weekly migrations or recurring imports across years.
SleekView treats the job log as a flat workspace. Every recorded job becomes a row with source format (WXR, CSV, RSS), started/finished timestamps, inserted counts by post type, and outcome. A joined view over wp_posts by post-date window exposes the inserted content, so migration teams can audit exactly which posts came from which job without writing SQL.
Workflow
Audit every import job from one workspace
Map tools_importer_ option keys
wp_options filtered to the tools-importer prefix. The agent samples job rows and proposes columns for source format, timestamps, and counts.
Compose count-aware columns
Join inserted content
wp_posts by post-date window around each job's run. Inserted content carries its source job in the audit view, making provenance a saved filter.
Trigger reruns and bulk actions inline
wp_update_post() with capability gating.
Sample columns
A typical import job audit view
wp_options (tools_importer_ keys) + wp_posts + wp_postmeta
| Job | Source | Started | Posts | Attachments | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy blog WXR | WXR | Apr 24 16:08 | 248 | 412 | OK |
| Vendor catalog CSV | CSV | Apr 22 03:00 | 1,204 | 0 | OK |
| Partner RSS | RSS | Apr 21 09:45 | 82 | 0 | Partial |
| Old site WXR | WXR | Apr 18 22:14 | 0 | 0 | Failed |
Comparison
Default Tools Importer Pro admin vs SleekView
Default Tools Importer Pro admin
- Job list scrolls back only a limited window before pagination becomes painful
- No cross-job comparison for source format or post-type distribution
- Failed jobs show only their last error, not the source row count that was skipped
- Inserted content has no job-id provenance column linking back to its source
- Bulk-rerun of failed jobs goes one job at a time
SleekView
- Sortable inventory of every Tools Importer Pro job from creation onwards
- Filter by source format, status, and inserted count as saved chips
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Join
wp_postsby post-date window for inserted-content audit - Surface attachment vs post counts separately per job
- Capability-gate the view so editors don't see job error payloads
Features
What SleekView gives you for Tools Importer Pro
Full job history
Every job since the importer was installed surfaces as a sortable row. Source format, timestamps, and outcome become first-class columns instead of an admin scroll.
Source-format filters
Filter to WXR, CSV, or RSS jobs independently. Migration teams stop conflating bulk WXR imports with recurring RSS aggregator jobs in the same view.
Inserted-content provenance
Join wp_posts by post-date window so any imported post carries its source job. Orphan-content investigations stop being a guess at post-date ranges.
Audience
Who uses SleekView for Tools Importer Pro
Migration teams
Audit a full WXR migration job by job. Comparing source row counts to inserted counts surfaces silent skips before the destination site goes live.
Aggregator ops
Track recurring RSS or CSV import jobs across weeks. Drop-off in inserted counts surfaces as a sortable column, flagging feed changes that quietly broke.
Editor support
Per-post provenance during editorial chats. Know which import job created a duplicate page so the editor doesn't manually merge content that was never meant to be live.
The bigger picture
Why import jobs need a persisted history
Tools Importer Pro fixes the most visible gap in WordPress's built-in Tools > Import screen, which forgets a job the moment its progress bar finishes. The fix is real but partial: the plugin lists recent jobs, exposes basic counts, and offers rerun, but the data still lives behind a paginated admin screen. Reading the underlying option rows directly turns that screen into a workspace.
Migration teams handling a one-shot WXR cutover compare source row counts to inserted counts in a single column, catching silent skips before the destination site goes live. Aggregator operators running daily RSS imports for years watch insert counts as a sortable column, spotting the day a feed quietly changed shape. Editor support answers which job created this in seconds rather than minutes.
The pattern works whether the import is one big migration, a recurring catalog feed, or a partner-content aggregator, because the underlying data is the same: wp_options for job state and wp_posts for what was created.
Questions
Common questions about SleekView for Tools Importer Pro
Tools Importer Pro writes job state to wp_options under tools-importer-prefixed keys and inserts content into wp_posts, wp_postmeta, wp_terms, and wp_term_relationships. SleekView reads those rows directly and joins by post-date window.
The core importer doesn't write per-job state to wp_options, so the audit view requires Tools Importer Pro's extended logging. SleekView can still audit the inserted content directly from wp_posts based on date ranges captured manually.
Yes, where the plugin exposes a callable rerun hook. Otherwise the row action deep-links to the job-detail screen with the source file pre-selected, so rerunning is one click away from the audit row.
Yes. CSV jobs are logged identically to WXR jobs, with the source-format column distinguishing them. The audit view treats them as one job family with format-specific chips for filtering.
Yes. The audit row exposes both source row count (where the importer records it) and inserted count, so a job that read 1,200 rows but inserted 1,100 stands out immediately as a partial outcome.
Yes. Even sites running daily RSS imports for years typically stay under a few thousand job rows. SleekView paginates server-side and the join to wp_posts uses the post-date index for fast renders.
Yes. Job error payloads are gated to administrators while editors see only the outcome chip and inserted-content cohort. Each role saves its own filtered presets without affecting source data.
When Tools Importer Pro reads from non-WP sources (RSS or CSV exports from Ghost, Joomla, custom systems), the source-format column distinguishes the migration shape. Inserted content still lands in core tables so the audit view works identically.
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