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frankf76082828
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October 1, 2026
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Keywords and their associated Keyword Tag Options

  • October 1, 2026
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I have catalog A with keywords and associated keyword tag options (ex. Export Containing Keywords) and export them as a .csv file using Metadata>Export keywords>Include keyword tag options  and then import that same file into catalog B with no keywords currently defined using Metadata>Import, will the keywords and associated keyword tag options get imported correctly to match catalog B?

If catalog B has some keywords that don’t match any of the keywords from catalog A - same answer?

If catalog B has some keywords that do match any any of the keywords from catalog A  - I belive the keyword tag options will not get updated, correct?

 

Thanks.

 

P.S. I may now regret having multiple catalogs if I have to update each keyword tag option in each one moving forward. 😁 

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johnrellis
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October 2, 2026

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then import that same file into catalog B with no keywords currently defined using Metadata>Import, will the keywords and associated keyword tag options get imported correctly to match catalog B?

 

Yes.

 

If catalog B has some keywords that don’t match any of the keywords from catalog A - same answer?

 

Yes.

 

If catalog B has some keywords that do match any any of the keywords from catalog A  - I belive the keyword tag options will not get updated, correct?

 

That’s correct. If a keyword in the imported .csv file matches an existing keyword, that existing keyword is left untouched.

 

If you want to propagate changes to keyword options, see the Export and Import Keywords command of the Any Tag plugin.

frankf76082828Author
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October 2, 2026

Thanks. Maybe the best way to say this is:

  1. If you import a exported keyword .csv file into another catalog:
  • If a keyword is not in the importing catalog, it will be imported with its keyword and its tag options
  • If a keyword is already in the catalog, the keyword and its tag options will not be changed from whatever its tag options are set to. For example, if the keyword options in the .csv have Export Containing Keywords checked and the same keyword in the importing catalog has Export Containing Keywords unchecked, the keyword in the importing catalog will remain with Export Containing Keywords unchecked.
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