Wordpress Plugin for Recollector

I am seeking an experienced WordPress plugin developer to build a custom plugin that imports a Recollector XML backup file and automatically creates WordPress posts for each item in the file.

Recollector is a collection cataloging application:
https://www.collectingcatalog.com/

The goal is to allow easy migration of collection data from Recollector into WordPress.



Core Plugin Requirements

The plugin must:

Allow admin to upload a Recollector XML file via the WordPress dashboard

Parse the XML and extract item data

Automatically create a WordPress post for each item

Support custom post type (please see sample attached map page.jpg)

Map XML fields to:

Post title

Post content

Custom fields (post meta)

Featured image (if present in XML)



Additional Required Features

These are essential parts of the project:

✅ Category Creation

If the Recollector file contains a category field:

Automatically create WordPress categories (or custom taxonomy if recommended)

Assign imported posts to the correct categories

✅ Field Mapping Interface

The plugin must:

Read and preload all available field names from the uploaded Recollector XML

Display these fields in the admin UI

Allow the admin to choose which fields to include or exclude from the import

Example: checkboxes or similar interface to enable/disable individual fields

This gives full control over which data appears on the final WordPress posts.



Admin Interface Requirements

Clean UI inside WordPress admin

Features should include:

XML upload tool

Auto-detection of available fields

Field inclusion/exclusion controls

Import button

Import status / success / error messages

(Optional but preferred) Import log

Technical Expectations

Clean, secure, well-structured plugin code

Follows WordPress coding standards

No reliance on paid third-party plugins

Compatible with latest WordPress version

Secure file upload handling

Efficient XML parsing (large files should not crash site)



Deliverables

Fully working WordPress plugin

Installation instructions

Usage instructions

Basic documentation of features

Source code ownership transferred upon completion



When Applying, Please Include

Your experience with WordPress plugin development

Examples of similar work (XML importers, custom plugins, etc.)

Any technical questions or suggestions

Important: Please provide a fixed price and timeframe


The job will remain posted until January 29.

All quotes who do not provide a fixed price and timeframe will be disregarded.