"Failed to import" xml file to wordpress

  • Hi all,

    I need some assistance in uploading a xml file to my wordpress site.

    Background:
    A few days ago, I decided to change my hosting plan with godaddy. I proceeded to download my current wordpress files and change my hosting plan. Now that hosting is set up and wordpress is uploaded, I’ve been trying to upload my .xml wordpress file (daniellejohnson.wordpress.2013-07-10) but am getting “Failed to import” message (see below). I’m a beginning at building a website and have no idea as to why I’m getting this message and how to proceed. HELP!!

    Failed message:
    Failed to import skill Executive assistant
    Failed to import skill Online Business Manager
    Failed to import Media “ocean-muse.jpg”
    Failed to import Media “QS_orange_background.jpg”
    Failed to import Media “Vivid_Red_Tileable_Patterns_by_WebTreatsETC.jpg”
    Failed to import Media “Travel”
    Failed to import Media “P1050054”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management project”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management project”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management project”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management project”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management project”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management project”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “obmwebsite”
    Failed to import Media “musingswebsite”
    Failed to import Media “Online Business Management: Bringing care to your clients and your life”
    Failed to import Media “Musings”
    Failed to import Media “Creative Endeavors: Work & Play”
    Failed to import Media “line-website”
    Failed to import Media “532996_329246733804466_100001574273910_900013_1551741760_n”
    Failed to import Media “line-website”
    Failed to import Media “line-website”
    Failed to import Media “line-website”
    Failed to import Media “line2website”
    Failed to import Media “line2website”
    Failed to import Media “line2website”
    Failed to import Media “danielle-nisha-lindsay”
    Failed to import Media “decisiondesk”
    Failed to import Media “decisiondesk”
    Failed to import Media “decisiondesk”
    Failed to import Media “wms”
    Failed to import Media “marc.plotkin.com”
    Failed to import Media “marc.plotkin.com”
    Failed to import Media “Screen Shot 2013-06-21 at 12.04.56 PM”
    Failed to import Media “wms”
    Failed to import Media “marcplotkin”
    Failed to import Media “marcplotkin”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “marcplotkin”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “nisha website”
    Failed to import Media “marcplotkin”
    Failed to import Media “fff website”
    Failed to import Media “fff website”
    Failed to import Media “zirtual”
    Failed to import Media “danielle website – cover photo 1”
    Failed to import Media “danielle website – cover photo 2”
    Failed to import Media “danielle website – cover photo 3”
    Failed to import Media “fff website”
    Page “About” already exists.
    Page “Contact” already exists.
    Page “Services” already exists.
    Page “Education” already exists.
    Page “Musings” already exists.
    Page “Resources” already exists.
    Failed to import “Zirtual”: Invalid post type projects
    Failed to import “Marc Plotkin”: Invalid post type projects
    Failed to import “Nisha Moodley”: Invalid post type projects
    Failed to import “Clients”: Invalid post type projects
    Failed to import Media “fff website”
    Failed to import Media “_MG_6995”
    Failed to import Media “danielle-nisha-lindsay”
    Failed to import Media “danielle-nisha-lindsay”
    Failed to import Media “Nisha 7 007”
    Failed to import Media “possible webiste photo2”
    Failed to import Media “nisha 3 003”

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  • The import file includes what the old domain was an attempts to import (download) the media items.

    Also, if you are just moving to another hosting account, you should be moving the full db, all files…Please call GD, tell them you were given poor advice, and tell them (be persistent) to grab you old db and files and put at new hosting account…

    It did not and should not have required you to import this file. The whole site should have been migrated.

    That’s only correct if the OP wanted the exact same site on the new host. Perhaps he wanted a clean install of WP and just the post contents including images?

    This bug is a common one, just google and you will see how common. I’m just experiencing it now and it’s extremely annoying, without another option to migrate my posts only from one install to another with the featured images I will have to manually add feature images to all posts again.

    As someone commented on a thread elsewhere about this, if this bug existed in the Tumblr to WordPress importer they’d have it fixed next day.

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