From bcb2daf9b6afe2ba774c2d2a9a7781ebe26a8c10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elian Doran <contact@eliandoran.me>
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:34:57 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] feat(client/import): clarify importing from zip (closes
 #7429)

---
 apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json | 1 +
 apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx       | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
index c52acb3ff..fc55e04e1 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
+++ b/apps/client/src/translations/en/translation.json
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
     "importIntoNote": "Import into note",
     "chooseImportFile": "Choose import file",
     "importDescription": "Content of the selected file(s) will be imported as child note(s) into",
+    "importZipRecommendation": "Upload a .zip file to seamlessly import an entire directory hierarchy at once.",
     "options": "Options",
     "safeImportTooltip": "Trilium <code>.zip</code> export files can contain executable scripts which may contain harmful behavior. Safe import will deactivate automatic execution of all imported scripts. Uncheck \"Safe import\" only if the imported archive is supposed to contain executable scripts and you completely trust the contents of the import file.",
     "safeImport": "Safe import",
diff --git a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx
index c041511d4..46db5b8cd 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/widgets/dialogs/import.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ export default function ImportDialog() {
             footer={<Button text={t("import.import")} primary disabled={!files} />}
             show={shown}
         >
-            <FormGroup name="files" label={t("import.chooseImportFile")} description={<>{t("import.importDescription")} <strong>{ noteTitle }</strong></>}>
+            <FormGroup name="files" label={t("import.chooseImportFile")} description={
+                <>
+                    {t("import.importDescription")} <strong>{ noteTitle }</strong>.<br />
+                    {t("import.importZipRecommendation")}
+                </>
+            }>
                 <FormFileUpload multiple onChange={setFiles} />
             </FormGroup>