In another article, I posted a video on how to export posts in WordPress. In this article, using the WordPress administration backend, you will learn how to import posts from one WordPress powered website to another WordPress site.
The area in the WordPress backend that deals with importing content is under Tools > Import.
It is very amazing and interesting the way wordpress can be used for various purposes. Thanks Nile for sharing this awesome and invaluable information.
Great post Nile! Love the video! Thank you for sharing this information, I have now a vivid knowledge about WordPress. Thank you for posting this. Great article!
Awesome that helped me very much!
That’s a useful tip you’ve shared Nile. Look forward to hearing how you enjoyed WordCamp and being on the Plugin Panel 😉
Nice info buddy, thank you sharing How to Import Posts From One WordPress Site To Another WordPress Site, this article rally help me to import my post to my other site. Thx
Thanks for making the tutorial video. It will surely help a lot of wordpress users.
Hi have some what I think are awesome post on an old blogspot blog I had glad to get this information frm you now I can move them over I dread doing it manually. Thank lyou
Nile,
Most people have no clue about the function of the import and export tools so this is a great video tutorial. If the XML file is too big to upload in one fell swoop, you said you need to upload it in pieces. So that would require us to export sections of the database and then import sections of the database, correct?
When it automatically downloads and imports attached files, like images and stuff (in that box you checked at the bottom) for the images in the blog post, does the WordPress site you imported from have to still be online so the installer can find those graphic images? That is something I could never understand about that check box.
Thanks so much for sharing.
~ Jupiter Jim
Jim, to handle the “upload in pieces” situation, you simply need to use a splitting tool to crop the xml file correctly into segments (you can’t easily do this by hand). Here’s some information on how to manage the xml file when the upload limit on the host is too low for the entire file to be uploaded at once: http://just-ask-kim.com/optimize-or-compress-wordpress-import-xml-file-to-solve-out-of-memory-errors-on-import/#.UGkD-U3A_dw
Kim
Hi Kim! If you do not want to fool with code, WordPress is cool enough that you can keep re-importing the XML file until everything has been imported.
You are definitely a life saver….thanks as i have been wondering how i can transfer my posts from my old blog to a new one. Thanks again.
Migrations from WordPress to WordPress, whether .com or .org, is really painless. While you do have to install the plugin, it’s super easy and works like a champ. If the file is too big it can be cropped and uploaded in pieces. (My link for info on that is in another comment.)
Kim
PS: Make sure your mic volumne is turned up in your system audio so that your recording audio is not so low 🙂
It is very amazing and interesting the way wordpress can be used for various purposes.Thanks for sharing it.
Nile,
I always learn so much from yoru video tutorials.. you almst make me believe I can do all what you teach…. I do not have another wordpress blog.. but if I had one, for sure I would be able to trasfer the contents with such a great tutorial here…
Thanks so much once again Nile.. look forward to learn more from you.
nickc
Nile, that was a great tutorial and very easy to follow. I use the import and export once a week to even back up my blog content. You never know what may happen and I do not want all those articles wasted away.
Your information is great for showing importing from other blogs and I have sites from old code and wonder is it the same and compatible?
I have many sites that I had to build with code. I just wondered if the WordPress tool will convert all files to be compatible?
Nile, your great with all our technical needs and support. You do an amazing job keeping us updated and answering the question that may be on our minds yet we do not know how to formulate it to make sense.
I do use a screen share system now with all my consults and meetings. It works great and allow them to navigate will I just watch and guide. This way we are teaching one to teach another. This action give courage and empowers them to coach others right.
Great content I just used for myself prior to arriving again on you site. This is one of my one stop solution areas to answer questions I may need a refresher course on. Thanks again Nile your one of the best coaches in this industry.
This will surely be of help to newbie bloggers and even experienced one who just transfer to wordpress.
that’s a one good thing on this blogging and have a new experienced in wordpress blogging system.
hey thanx for this informative and well explained post. It has become necessity for many bloggers to export their posts from a blog to other because of google’s latest EMD update.
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Jess
The video is a lot of help, I don’t know much about Word Press and watching your video gave me more knowledge on how it all works.
Thank you =)
Regards, Jessica.
Very useful, I have a few different blogs in the same market that I sometimes spread high quality content out to so this will work very well.
the WordPress site you imported from have to still be online so the installer can find those graphic images.Thanks for sharing it.
Great tutorial and great information, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for this Nile.
(I wrote a really long reply before but my connection went off when I tried to post it!)
In a nutshell, I had to copy and paste all my 114 blog posts over to my new blog because I didn’t know how to do this. It was a nightmare because I then had to rewrite all of the titles and descriptions.
I think my problem was more the inport/export facility within wordpress because it just didn’t work and it was driving me mad and kept saying “corrupted file”
Anyway, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Nile,
I wish I had this post 6 months ago. I had to do this manually to 1 of my sites. I’ll bookmark this for later:)
Your site “rocks” by the way.
Steve
Just the information I was looking for, thanks a lot. More people should post up their tutorials as videos, I like to have some visuals instead of endless text blocks. Thanks again!
I exported posts from one blog (using the built in option of WordPress) and imported on the other site (using the built in option of WordPress) flawlessly !
Thanks for making the tutorial video. It will surely help a lot of wordpress users its really help
Thanks for this post Niles. I will need to apply this knowledge in January when I leave my present hosting company…may not need to hire a professional after all thanks to your sharing this information.
First of all thanks for this great share. Blogging is really important thing for me. It should be in simple way which helps to users who really need. These all tips really help me make an improvement in my writing.
Hey Nile,
Thanks for doing this video, this is something, that I will be looking to do shortly so this was perfect for me,
Regards,
Beth:)
Hi Nile, I just begun studying WordPress and I have never heard about these useful features… I will waiting for new interesting info, thanks a lot!
Hi Nile,
this is awesome to see in action how the importing works.
Thank you so much for this very useful video!
Cheers,
Yorinda
Really thanks as i am going to create another wordpress site and i was looking for this so thank you.
Great! WordPress is always fun to work with. I am working on another website that is also on WordPress and often for my clients, I am converting them from Joomla or Drupal to WordPress.
Thanks for the video,,did not know about this useful import option
I appreciate the tutorial and video. First time on here. Trying to learn wordpress. Harder than blogger to learn imho.
Hello Nile…
As being true,I never import post from another WordPress site yet.But I hope your this video will helpful to me when I will have to do this.Actually I will not get any problem after watching this awesome video.
Very good. Thanks