Blogroll export & import

  • Just been trying out a blogroll export/import and noted two minor issues:

    1. The export doesn’t include link descriptions. Any suggestions on creating a hacked version of wp-links-opml.php that includes this data would be very welcome.

    2. The Blogroll Import via URL doesn’t accept a query string, so it’s currently not possible to run, say, https://domain.com/wp-links-opml.php?link_cat=3. The only current option to use run the script plus query via the browser, save the page and then import from the local machine – which could be 2 steps too much for many users.

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  • Hi Esmi,

    Did you ever get an answer for this? I’m creating an OPML file to import links I have and need to include the description. Since WP doesn’t export the description, I’m unsure of how to format the file for importing.

    Lynn

    Hi Esmi,

    Did you ever get an answer for this? I’m creating an OPML file to import links I have and need to include the description. Since WP doesn’t export the description, I’m unsure of how to format the file for importing.

    Lynn

    Thread Starter esmi

    (@esmi)

    Nothing – sorry ??

    This has been bugging me for a while too, so I sat down and hacked out a solution. Adding a single block of code into the /wordpress/wp-links-opml.php file will fix the problem and add descriptions to your OPML files. You can find the solution at my website:

    https://ellejohara.com/blog/making-the-wordpress-opml-tool-slightly-more-useful/

    Carpe Diem,
    ellejohara

    Thread Starter esmi

    (@esmi)

    Oh – nice one! And so simple too. Thanks for that. :-))

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