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wp import only accepted local file paths and directories. This adds support for remote URLs and piped STDIN input.

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  • STDIN (-): Reads from php://stdin, buffers to a temp file, imports, then cleans up
  • Remote URLs (http://, https://, ftp://, ftps://): Downloads via WordPress's download_url() to a temp file, imports, then cleans up
  • Display names: import_wxr() accepts an optional $display_name so log output shows the original URL or STDIN rather than the temp file path
  • Temp file cleanup: cleanup_temp_files() helper ensures temp files are removed after import or on error
  • Tests: New Behat scenarios covering STDIN and HTTP URL import

Usage

# Import from a remote URL
wp import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WPTRT/theme-unit-test/master/themeunittestdata.wordpress.xml --authors=skip

# Import from STDIN
wp export --stdout | wp import - --authors=skip
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<issue_title>Allow to import WXR file through HTTP and STDIN</issue_title>
<issue_description>It will be useful if we can import WXR file through HTTP.
Following is an example to import theme unit test data of the theme review team.

$ wp import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WPTRT/theme-unit-test/master/themeunittestdata.wordpress.xml --authors=import

Also, I think it should to be able to import from STDIN like following and it looks useful.

$ wp export --stdout | wp @staging import - --authors=import
```</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>Related: https://github.com/wp-cli/media-command/issues/50, https://github.com/wp-cli/media-command/pull/221</agent_instructions>

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<comment_new><author>@swissspidy</author><body>
Related:

* https://github.com/wp-cli/media-command/issues/50</body></comment_new>
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Add HTTP URL and STDIN support to wp import command
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Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Add support for importing WXR file through HTTP and STDIN Allow importing WXR files via HTTP/HTTPS/FTP and STDIN Mar 19, 2026
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* Success: Finished importing from 'example.wordpress.2016-06-21.xml' file.
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* # Import content from a WXR file via HTTP
* $ wp import https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WPTRT/theme-unit-test/master/themeunittestdata.wordpress.xml --authors=import
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@copilot use https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/theme-test-data/refs/heads/master/theme-preview.xml here and in tests

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Done in 8c48eec — updated the example URL in the docblock to https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WordPress/theme-test-data/refs/heads/master/theme-preview.xml. The Behat tests use a local PHP built-in web server rather than a hardcoded remote URL, so no changes were needed there.

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Update HTTP example URL to WordPress/theme-test-data
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Copilot AI requested a review from swissspidy March 19, 2026 18:18
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