diff --git a/web/core/utils.py b/web/core/utils.py
index 2681f51..284185d 100644
--- a/web/core/utils.py
+++ b/web/core/utils.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import csv
 import io
 import re
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Any, Tuple, Iterable
 
 from django.db import transaction, IntegrityError, DataError, DatabaseError
 
@@ -351,4 +351,125 @@ def import_csv_bytes(b: bytes, dry_run: bool = False, commit_every: int = 500) -
         "dialect_delimiter": delimiter,
         "used_headerless_mode": False,
         "seen_headers": headers,
-    }
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+    }
+
+    EXPECTED_HEADERS = [
+    "Subject","Illustration","Application","Scripture","Source",
+    "Talk Title","Talk Number","Code","Date","Date Edited"
+]
+
+def _to_int_or_none(s: str) -> Optional[int]:
+    s = (s or "").strip()
+    if not s:
+        return None
+    try:
+        return int(s)
+    except Exception:
+        return None
+
+def _to_date_or_none(s: str) -> Optional[datetime.date]:
+    s = (s or "").strip()
+    if not s:
+        return None
+    for fmt in ("%Y-%m-%d", "%m/%d/%Y", "%m/%d/%y"):
+        try:
+            return datetime.datetime.strptime(s, fmt).date()
+        except Exception:
+            pass
+    return None  # let caller decide if this is acceptable
+
+def import_csv_bytes(data: bytes, dry_run: bool = True, batch_size: int = 1000) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """
+    Robust CSV importer for Entries.
+    - data: raw bytes of the uploaded file
+    - dry_run: when True, do not write to DB; return preview + errors
+    - batch_size: bulk_create chunk size
+    Returns: dict(report=..., rows=preview_rows, errors=[...])
+    """
+    text = io.TextIOWrapper(io.BytesIO(data), encoding="utf-8-sig", newline="")
+    reader = csv.reader(text)
+
+    # Read header row
+    try:
+        header = next(reader)
+    except StopIteration:
+        return {"report": "Empty file.", "rows": [], "errors": ["File is empty."]}
+
+    # Loose header check: either exact match, or map by index if close
+    header_norm = [h.strip() for h in header]
+    if header_norm != EXPECTED_HEADERS:
+        return {
+            "report": "Header mismatch.",
+            "rows": [],
+            "errors": [
+                "Expected header: " + ", ".join(EXPECTED_HEADERS),
+                "Found header: " + ", ".join(header_norm),
+            ],
+        }
+
+    to_create: List[Entry] = []
+    errors: List[str] = []
+    preview: List[Tuple[int, Dict[str, Any]]] = []  # first 100 rows for the UI
+    rownum = 1
+
+    def make_entry(row: List[str]) -> Optional[Entry]:
+        # force length to 10, padding if needed
+        padded = row + [""] * (10 - len(row))
+        subj, ill, app, scr, src, talk_title, talk_num, code, d_added, d_edited = padded[:10]
+
+        e = Entry(
+            subject=(subj or "").strip(),
+            illustration=(ill or "").strip(),
+            application=(app or "").strip(),
+            scripture_raw=(scr or "").strip(),
+            source=(src or "").strip(),
+            talk_title=(talk_title or "").strip(),
+            talk_number=_to_int_or_none(talk_num),
+            entry_code=(code or "").strip(),
+            date_added=_to_date_or_none(d_added),
+            date_edited=_to_date_or_none(d_edited),
+        )
+        return e
+
+    created_total = 0
+    with (transaction.atomic() if not dry_run else _noop_context()):
+        for row in reader:
+            rownum += 1
+            try:
+                e = make_entry(row)
+                # (optional) add required-field checks; e.g., at least one of illustration/application
+                if not ((e.illustration and e.illustration.strip()) or (e.application and e.application.strip())):
+                    errors.append(f"Row {rownum}: missing Illustration and Application")
+                    continue
+
+                to_create.append(e)
+
+                if len(preview) < 100:
+                    preview.append((rownum, {
+                        "Subject": e.subject, "Illustration": e.illustration[:120],
+                        "Application": e.application[:120], "Scripture": e.scripture_raw,
+                        "Source": e.source, "Talk Title": e.talk_title,
+                        "Talk Number": e.talk_number, "Code": e.entry_code,
+                        "Date": e.date_added, "Date Edited": e.date_edited,
+                    }))
+
+                if not dry_run and len(to_create) >= batch_size:
+                    Entry.objects.bulk_create(to_create, batch_size=batch_size)
+                    created_total += len(to_create)
+                    to_create.clear()
+
+            except Exception as ex:
+                errors.append(f"Row {rownum}: {ex}")
+
+        if not dry_run and to_create:
+            Entry.objects.bulk_create(to_create, batch_size=batch_size)
+            created_total += len(to_create)
+            to_create.clear()
+
+    report = f"{'Would import' if dry_run else 'Imported'} {created_total if not dry_run else len(preview)}+ rows."
+    return {"report": report, "rows": preview, "errors": errors}
+
+# small context manager used above
+class _noop_context:
+    def __enter__(self): return self
+    def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc, tb): return False
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