Feed Element Mapper

alex_b - January 18, 2008 - 22:21

Add-on module for FeedAPI that maps elements on a feed item such as tags or the author name to taxonomy or CCK fields. These mappings are configurable by point and click.

You can map any element in a feed to:

Taxonomy (part of Drupal core)
CCK text and numbers
CCK link
CCK embedded media field
Location module type locations
CCK date
Any field on a node you build your own mapper for

Tutorials

Compatibility in Drupal 5

If you're using FeedAPI / Feed Element Mapper in Drupal 5, take care with compatibility:

FeedAPI 5.x 1.3 or higher => Feed Element Mapper 1.0 beta 7 or higher.
FeedAPI 5.x 1.1 or higher => Feed Element Mapper 1.0 beta 6 or higher.
FeedAPI 5.x 1.0 or lower => Feed Element Mapper 1.0 beta 5 or lower.

For Developers

Aside from a UI for point and click mapping, this module provides a hook based API for mapping any feed item element to any field (=property, in the widest sense of the word) of a node object. If you're trying to build such a "mapper" a good place to start is to check out one of the existing mappers, read teh documentation in the module's feedapi_mapper.api.php or this blog post on how to build one:

Build Your Own Mapper with the Feed Element Mapper