Importing posts, comments, attachments from old blog

  • Hi,

    I tried exporting my old WordPress blog and using the import feature of my new www.ads-software.com blog to Import the posts. However only a small subset of the posts got imported, but the comments weren’t imported.

    QUestions:
    1. The file seems to be very big and unwieldy to upload using the Import facility. Is there a way I can FTP it into my new WordPress site?

    2. HOw do I ensure that all the comments are also imported. WHen I exported, I made sure that I chose all the options to export everything, including comments.

    THanks for the help.

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  • Keilya

    (@fantasycrusader)

    I don’t have a solution for you but I can answer your question about FTP. It’s not possible since post and comment data are stored in SQL databases, not FTP server files.

    Thread Starter multiplex77

    (@multiplex77)

    Actually the ‘export’ facility enables me to export all my posts and comments to a single XML file, which can be imported to the new WP blog.

    I’m just wondering if there’s a way to FTP that XML file to my new WP server’s file system, and then run the ‘import’ utility on that uploaded file.

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