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  • Hi, everyone!
    My WP blog (www.claudiolessa.com) was hosted by someone for quite a while until it reached version 3.4.x; then, another company bought the host and started a slow migration process. Recently, they have sent me a complete backup of the blog before migrating it (and erasing everything in the process) to the new servers.
    Now, I have the same blog with a new WP version (4.2.2) and a new theme (“Freelancers”, from GeneratePress) and I would like to bring back ONLY the posts (pics, commentary, videos) from the “old” blog to the new one, leaving behind all the unnecessary & disposable stuff (old themes, old plugins, old everything). As a matter of fact, I don’t even intend to bring all the old stuff, but only what I would consider most important.
    The million dollar question:
    How the heck do I do that?
    Folder by folder? Which ones? (I have noticed that the folder structure of the old WP is kinda different from the new, streamlined version.)
    Through a plug-in created specifically for that? Which one?
    Thanks in advance! I am a complete moron when it comes to the computer’s intestines, so I appreciate any help I can get on this issue!
    Claudio Lessa

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  • Claudio,

    In this big backup file(s) they sent you, did it contain an XML file with all your posts?

    Thread Starter ClaudioLessa

    (@claudiolessa)

    Hi, Brett! Thanks for the reply.
    I’ve checked the huge amount of folders and so on. There was none with the specific name XML, but there is a small (3KB) file named xmlrpc.php as well as a ton of the things I have posted over the years under the wp-content folder (path: http/ http://www.claudiolessa.com – wp-content – uploads – and then one folder for each of the years 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012.)
    Interestingly enough, I have not been able to visualize one complete posting (like it would appear on the blog, with the title, the picture or video, and the commentary I wrote for that specific posting). Maybe the titles and comments associated to the images are stored somewhere else, I don’t know.
    Once again, thanks for your attention!
    Claudio Lessa

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