Hi,

Is there any option to not load the term selection list when importing a node with node import?
I have a huge taxonomy and importing a node takes 1 min per row. I've tried to set my taxonomy vocabularies to free tagging but some of my other modules are not working.

Is there any chance to not load the term selection list in the import process to speed the import process?

I can't use free tagging with my other modules. I need to have the regular term selection list enabled.

sorry for my poor english.

thank you.

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Robrecht Jacques’s picture

Robrecht Jacques commented

Hmm. Seems there is a possibility in taxonomy to do this in all cases (not only while importing with node_import) by setting a variable. See the comment on taxonomy_form_alter():

/**
 * Implementation of hook_form_alter().
 * Generate a form for selecting terms to associate with a node.
 * We check for taxonomy_override_selector before loading the full
 * vocabulary, so contrib modules can intercept before hook_form_alter
 *  and provide scalable alternatives.
 */
function taxonomy_form_alter(&$form, $form_state, $form_id) {
  if (isset($form['type']) && isset($form['#node']) && (!variable_get('taxonomy_override_selector', FALSE)) && $form['type']['#value'] .'_node_form' == $form_id) {

This would not only help in your case (more efficient imports), but also avoids some of the crufty code in node_import to avoid the static caching in taxonomy.

I'll have to look into this a bit more because I'm not completely sure how to set a variable during import that would not interfere with the operation of the site as a whole. And there would still be a need to implement something to actually set the terms.