WordPress Import

andreas · 2005-01-16 23:02:01

Is there any script that does a thorough Word Press import into TXP? I looked around but there seem to be only half-cooked solutions.

ramanan · 2005-01-17 00:55:59

Can you export Wordpress to the Movable Type export format? If so, you can import using the Movable Type import script I wrote.

michaelkpate · 2005-01-17 00:59:58

The only platform I know of that has a direct WordPress import is BLOG:CMS. Right now, you have to use one of the half-cooked solutions.

andreas · 2005-01-17 07:12:23

Ok, I’ll check out the WP to MT script. Thanks a lot.

jenniferg · 2005-01-17 23:37:15

i used this:

http://www.thedigeratipeninsula.org.uk/wp-import.phps

with relative ease. I only encountered issues with catagories and comments that were minor. Txp only allows 2 catagories per entry where wp doesn’t mind how many you assign do it made things difficult but it did keep the basic integrity and I had 1400 entries.

Also, it defaults all the comments off for whatever reason.

other than that it looks great

hope that helps.

andreas · 2005-01-18 06:40:36

Thanks, jenniferg.

I haven’t worked with databases for long so I’m not yet very familiar with tools like phpMyAdmin. So here’s my question:

The script you named says it clears out the db so I’ll have to run it on an empty database. Is there a way I can subsequently add the rows of that imported database to my existing (and already populated) TXP database?

jenniferg · 2005-01-18 14:29:05

Andreas:
I was working with a blank txp database and from what i understand about that particular script, it erases the existing txp database.

sorry:/

andreas · 2005-01-18 18:39:18

I understand that it does. But could I first import into an empty database (which would have the same table layout as the TXP database, right?) and then simply “copy” the rows of each table and “paste” them at the end of my existing tables.

Is this possible?

tomklaver · 2006-02-13 17:22:14

How do I install this script?

andreas · 2006-02-13 17:34:47

You needn’t. The latest TXP versions have WP and other import scripts built in.

In the admin interface, go to “Admin” > “Import”

tomklaver · 2006-02-13 19:54:21

I just did that, but the permalinks aren’t working anymore: http://tom.macteens.com/
Do you know of a way to fix those?

andreas · 2006-02-13 20:23:08

TXP doesn’t support all the range of permalinks that WP does. You have to solve this with permanent redirects in .htaccess.

It seems you’ve only got a couple of artciles so I’d suggest you simply write a redirect permanent statement for each one:

Redirect permanent /your/old/WP/URL http://tom.macteens.com/article/1/bisshhh

If you’ve got more articles, you can use regular expressions and the Redirect match function of Apache:

RedirectMatch permanent /your/old/([^\.]+) /bar/$1

I’m not very familiar with the latter, so you’d have to bite your way through. RegExs are not just a slice of toast — at least not for me.

tomklaver · 2006-02-13 23:47:31

Thank you. I just chose an other permalink style and they seem to be working. Don’t really feel like doing all the hassle, but thanks anyway.

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