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title: Imports and Metadata Scheduling (Pro)
description: "This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Future plugin. [PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future) Pro supports imports from external data sources. You can import posts and automatically create Future Actions associated with those posts. The best approach way to import posts…"
url: "https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/imports-and-metadata-scheduling/"
updated: "2025-07-01"
category: "PublishPress Future / Future Actions: Metadata Scheduling"
---

# Imports and Metadata Scheduling (Pro)

This feature requires the Pro version of the PublishPress Future plugin.

[PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future) Pro supports imports from external data sources. You can import posts and automatically create Future Actions associated with those posts.

The best approach way to import posts is to use [the Metadata Scheduling feature](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/metadata-scheduling/). [This post](https://publishpress.com/knowledge-base/metadata-scheduling-technical/) explains the technical details of [PublishPress Future](https://publishpress.com/links/future), but it's not currently possible to import directly to the `ppfuture_actions_args` table.

If you're using a plugin such as [WP All Import](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-all-import/) or [WP Import Expor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-ultimate-csv-importer/)t, you can match up the import tables with the fields you have selected in the Metadata Scheduling feature.

![Import metadata](https://publishpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/future-action-change-1024x282.png)