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1. alisonnyc
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I followed the Blogger to Wp import Utility exactly again and again and again. Checked the support forums here and at Blogger.
   I republish all and Blogger says files transferred but they are not showing up on my server. Any ideas?
   Thanks.

2. optimystic
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I just made the Blogger to WP transition last week and it went off without any hitch. Have you followed each and every instruction?
   Some tips:
   1. When you log into your Blogger account, make sure you switch to FTP publishing and enter all the paths and URLs correctly.
   FTP server would be your something like http://ftp.yourdomain.com
   BLog URL is pretty self-explanatory
   FTP path would be the directory in which you wish Blogger to send the files. It is important that this should be the same as your wordpress location. (i.e. the directory in which the index.php of your wordpress installation exists). Usually it will be something like public_html/blog/ ... or ... public_html/wordpress/ (ensure the trailing slash)
   Blog filename could be something like blogger.html. Its not too important... but should not be some existing file on your site.
   Then give the ftp username and password.
   2. Ensure the date format is as mentioned in the documentation (mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss AM/PM)
   3. The archiving frequency should be monthly and ensure that the archive filename is wordpress.php (this is important)
   4. Backup your existing (Blogger) template and replace it with the one given in the documentation.
   5. Publish the entire blog... not just the index.html
   Following these instructions should transfer the archive files into your WP directory. Then let the importing script do its job and you will have your blogger posts on ur WP installation! :)
   Let us know how it goes.

3. alisonnyc
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   I did get it to work now. Thank you! Where I got messed up is with the date format. I only changed the "Date Header Format". The place to set the date is called the "Timestamp Format" on Blogger. Once that was set correctly it worked like a breeze.

4. aregon23
   Member
   Posted 7 years ago #

   Just wanted to drop a note of appreciation to you guys, had a tough time transfering my old blog from blogger to WP.

   While I had no problems publishing my archives to my website, my dates kept getting screwed up. I thought I had followed the instructions (apparently NOT!) to the T. After reading this post, I went back and checked my date stamp and lo, that was my problem.

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