Posted 6 years ago #
I successfully setup wordpress, but had problems when I tried to import a blogger style blog. It appears that I did all steps correctly, however it does nothing but reload the import page when I do step 3 by clicking the "OK" button at the bottom of the page.
Help?!?
Try using the script referred in this thread:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/27070
with the addition described in this reply:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/36972#post-240917
Posted 6 years ago #
As I posted yesterday in the post you quote above: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/27070
I am having problems downloading the script there! I left a message for Skeltoac on his site... and as I say posted in the topic above... neither of which have been answered... yet!
The download page loads... then I get this:
"<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS 2.0" href=""
Can anyone advise??
Thanks in advance.
Can't you access this?
http://www.skeltoac.com/import-blogger.php.txt
Posted 6 years ago #
Yep! No problem... except... what should I do with it? lol!
Save it as import-blogger.php in your wp-admin folder to replace the original importer file. Best way to go: delete the original and upload the new one.
Then try again to import the blogger posts.
Posted 6 years ago #
OK... I thought that's what I would need to do with it! Just wanted to make sure! LOL! I shall try that... watch this space! :) Many thanks!
Posted 6 years ago #
Moshu
Just wanted to say Many Thanks! The import worked a treat! All posts and comments (not many of those) were transferred perfectly!
I am having a slight problem with my Archive links which are not opening properly... but I think this is a CSS problem and nothing to do with the Blogger Import tool or process.
Anyhow... many thanks again!
Saludos! :)
If by "archive problem" you mean that a lot of html file are opening in a directory listing instead of the real archives... you just have to delete those imported files :)
(they are already in the database - hopefully).
Remove them somewhere else, then check the DB archives and, if everything is OK, you can delete those html files.
Posted 6 years ago #
Hi Moshu
That's exactly what I meant... and I did what you suggested... and Hey Presto! All well now! Thanks once again! You are a veritable font of knowledge! :)
I wonder if you might help with another question. On my Blogger site... I was able to show the (10) most recent posts on my sidebar along with the Archives listed monthly. How can I show my most recent posts using WordPress? I have been looking around for guidance on this and can't find it. I'm sure it's probably there somewhere... but I can't dig it out? Can you advise or point me in the right direction please... How to show my recent posts on sidebard??
Thanks again... and in advance! :)
Saludos!
Posted 6 years ago #
Ah! Sorry... I think I found the answer... Please correct me if I'm wrong... but I think all I need to do is include this:
<?php wp_get_archives('type=postbypost&limit=5'); ?>
I shall try it anyway! If I have problems, I shall be back!! :)
Thank you!
Posted 5 years ago #
on the IMPORT BLOGGER page, i enter my blogger user name and password, and it keeps saying, "Login failed. Please re-enter your username and password." (my user name and password are correct. also, i am logged out of blogger.)
i think the problem may be that wordpress is checking the wrong directory. when i enter my credentials, it says in the status bar, "waiting for http://www.domain.com" even though wordpress was installed by dreamhost in http://www.domain.com/sub-directory.
does anyone know how i can fix this?
thank you.
Posted 5 years ago #
I'm having pretty much the same problem. Except I'm using a different host and my blog isn't in a subdirectory.
I'm using wordpress 2.0.5. if that matters.
Posted 5 years ago #
Yeah the Blogger Beta to WordPress import does NOT work.. anyone have any ideas on how to transfer these safely?
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