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+title: Quickly Import Multiples Images Using the Imagefield_Import Module
+date: 2010-05-29
+excerpt: How to use the Imagefield Import module.
+tags:
+  - drupal-planet
+  - imagefield-import
+  - drupal
+  - drupal-6
+  - photo-gallery
+  - cck
+  - imagefield
+---
+**Thanks to Bob at [Mustardseed Media](http://mustardseedmedia.com) for [tweeting](http://twitter.com/mustardseedinc/status/14713096905) about this module. It's undoubtedly saved me hours of work today alone!**
+
+I've recently started a personal project converting a website to Drupal. It's currently a static HTML/CSS site which also uses the [Coppermine Photo Gallery](http://coppermine-gallery.net). As part of building the new website, I wanted to move all the photos from the existing site onto the new one. However, with 1260 photos in 17 albums, this could have been a lengthy process!
+
+I created a new Drupal-powered Gallery as described in [this screencast](http://lullabot.com/articles/photo-galleries-views-attach) by [Jeff Eaton](http://twitter.com/eaton) - using the CCK and Imagefield modules, and re-created each of my existing Gallery nodes. Using the [Imagefield_Import](http://drupal.org/project/imagefield_import) module, I was then able to quickly import the photos into the new Galleries.
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+I downloaded all the photos from the previous Gallery via FTP, and installed and configured the Imagefield_Import module.
+
+I created an 'Import' folder, selected the target field and mode. In this case, I want each image to be imported into its own Photo node. I moved the photos for the first album into the Import folder, and loaded the 'Import Images' screen <em>(admin/content/imagefield_import)</em>.
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+After clicking 'Import', a node is created for each photo, the image is uploaded, and added to the selected Gallery.
+
+Just another 1248 photos to go...