Categories
Use the Category Element Importer to import categories.
[ { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "category-slug", "enabled": true }, "content": { "title": "Category Title" } } ] # Hierarchy
There are several ways to import categories with hierarchy. For small data sets the easiest may be to just import your categories without hierarchy and then manually drag them into the right order within the Craft user interface.
# Parent ID
To import categories with a hierarchy where you know the parentId, you can set the newParentId attribute:
[ { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "category-slug", "enabled": true, "newParentId": 123 }, "content": { ... } } ] # Parent Params
As you may not always know the parentId, you can let Sprout Import find the parentId value for you by providing alternate values for parentId. Below, we look up the parent ID by matching it by slug.
[ { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "category-slug-child", "enabled": true, "related": { "newParentId": { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "params": { "slug": "category-slug" } } } }, "content": { ... } } ] In the following example, we import Categories with three levels of hierarchy. Be sure to import the parent categories before you target them via the children categories.
[ { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "parent-one", "enabled": true }, "content": { "title": "Parent 1" } }, { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "parent-two", "enabled": true }, "content": { "title": "Parent 2" } }, { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "child-one-level-one", "enabled": true, "related": { "newParentId": { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "params": { "slug": "parent-one" } } } }, "content": { "title": "Child 1 - Level 1" } }, { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "child-two-level-one", "enabled": true, "related": { "newParentId": { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "params": { "slug": "parent-two" } } } }, "content": { "title": "Child 2 - Level 1" } }, { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "attributes": { "groupId": 1, "slug": "child-one-level-two", "enabled": true, "related": { "newParentId": { "@model": "barrelstrength\\sproutbaseimport\\importers\\elements\\Category", "params": { "slug": "child-one-level-one" } } } }, "content": { "title": "Child 1 - Level 2" } } ]