Importing blog to WordPress 2.1.2

  • eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)


    19 years, 2 months ago

    I’d like to import my blog to my newly hosted WordPress v. 2.1.2 blog site. But, it says that WordPress doesn’t import from *new* Blogger. Everyone had to convert to new blogger, although I chose to leave my template unchanged (i.e. in the old style). Is there a date in the near future that it will be possible to import my blog from Blogger to my new independently hosted WordPress site?

    Also, in transition, I had already imported my Blogger blog into a WordPress.com free site. It imported all the information, posts, pictures, and all the comments except the last few. I am also unable to successfully import this blog file into my new and independently hosted WordPress blog. I get an error message that a directory cannot be created from the particular file and Is its parent directory writable by the server?

    Any help is appreciated.

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  • Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    I get an error message that a directory cannot be created from the particular file and Is its parent directory writable by the server?

    Well, make the directory writable. Chmod /wp-content would be a good place to start based on that error, right?

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    I’m sorry but I don’t understand your suggestion. How do I reach Chmod/wp-content?

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Well, make the directory writable.

    How would you do that with most web servers?

    You’d use the chmod command. Refer to the WordPress support page titled Changing_File_Permissions for more information.

    On what directory? I’d start with /wp-content in your WordPress installation.

    Does that make more sense?

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    I think so. I’ll read the document you linked.

    Thanks for the help!

    Shelly

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    WordPress.org Admin

    19 years, 2 months ago

    But, it says that WordPress doesn’t import from *new* Blogger.

    There is actually an importer for the new Blogger. It hasn’t made it to the core yet though.

    http://wordpress.com/blog/2007/02/06/new-blogger-importer/

    It’s not available for download there, however I believe that this is it: Blogger Importer.

    You just drop that in your wp-admin import directory and it’ll use the new importer.

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    OK, showing my *noviceness*, but how would I access the permissions on a site hosted at WordPress.com? I’d need to do that, wouldn’t I … to make the WordPress.com blog file writable to my new and independently WordPress.org site?

    I’m now just referencing how to import my wordpress.com blog over to my new and independently hosted wordpress.org blog site.

    Sorry for my lack of understanding….but, I am trying. : )

    Shelly

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Otto, I’m sorry. I didn’t see your post before I posted my last reply.

    I’ll try as you suggested.

    Thanks!

    Shelly

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Otto, I can’t get the link to the Blogger Import tool to work. Could you try again?

    Shelly

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    WordPress.org Admin

    19 years, 2 months ago

    That link works fine for me. It’ll try to download a file called blogger.php.

    You can also go here:
    http://trac.wordpress.org/browser/trunk/wp-admin/import/blogger.php?rev=4896

    At the bottom of that page is a link that allows you to download it in “Original Format”. That’s what you want to do. Get that php file and replace your existing blogger importer with the new one.

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Ok, this time the previous link worked. I’ll work at replacing the file now.

    Wish me luck! : )

    Thread Starter eaglflyt

    (@eaglflyt)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Otto, I’ve got the correct Blogger import file in the wp-admin import directory. Everything shows up correctly when I go to the import page. I give permission to access my Blogger account, then click import on the WP Import page (which does correctly show the number of posts/comments/etc. on my old blog) but, after clicking import … the import button has the little highlight ring in it, but nothing seems to happen. Should this take a long time? Should I be able to see anything happening?

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    WordPress.org Admin

    19 years, 2 months ago

    I don’t know, I have never used the blogger importer (I have never used blogger). You probably want to direct your questions about it to Andy:
    http://wordpress.com/blog/2007/02/06/new-blogger-importer/

    drmike

    (@drmike)

    19 years, 2 months ago

    Blogger appears to have made a change on how data is accessed from other sites. The importer is not working on the WPMu platform but I do note that it is working again at wp.com.

    Hopefully a developer will update the code shortly. I know I have a pair of support tickets on the issue.

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