Why you might want to import WordPress content<\/h2>\n
When we talk about importing WordPress content, we simply mean copying over your posts, pages, media, and other elements from one website to another. You may import an entire site and delete the original, or just move certain parts of it. Even in the latter case, it’s better to import the content from the original website rather than just copy it over, to minimize any penalties for duplicate content<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you have two perfectly functional websites, why would you want to move content from one to the other? Let’s go over a few of the typical reasons:<\/p>\n Let’s say, for example, that you began a health blog by focusing on recipes, but the focus has shifted over time to fitness. Your new audience isn’t very interested in your old content, but you don’t want to waste the effort that went into creating it. Instead of letting those posts languish in your archives, you can import them to a more relevant home. You could add them to an existing site that fits the bill, create a new targeted site for them, or sell the content to someone who can make better use of it.<\/p>\n Now you’re aware of some of the reasons you might want to import content, let’s discuss how to do so.<\/p>\n Before you start moving content from one site to another, you’ll want to first back up both sites<\/a>. That way, if anything goes wrong after you import everything, you’ll have a recent snapshot that you can restore if necessary. Remember that once you export content from one site, it will be removed completely.<\/p>\n Once your backups are in place, you can move on to the first step.<\/p>\n To get started, visit the back end of the blog with content you want to export. Then proceed to the Tools \u2192 Export <\/em>tab. Inside, you’ll find a list of all the elements of your WordPress website. Simply choose what type of content you want to export:<\/p>\n For this example, we’re going to stick to posts only, so we’ll click on Posts <\/em>and pick All <\/em>for every option underneath except Start date<\/em>. For those fields, you’ll want to choose a range manually to make sure you won’t miss any posts:<\/p>\n Alternately, you could choose to export only a specific author’s posts, or a specific category of content.<\/p>\n Now, click on the Download Export File <\/em>button at the bottom of the page. This will instruct WordPress to download an .xml<\/em> file to your computer that contains all of the data for your WordPress posts.<\/p>\n Next, you’ll need to log in to the back end of your new site \u2013 i.e. the site where you want to import all of your downloaded content. Navigate to the Tools \u2192 Import <\/em>tab, look for the WordPress<\/em> option, then click Install Now<\/em>:<\/p>\n This will set up the WordPress importer plugin. When complete, you’ll see a new button under the same WordPress <\/em>option called Run Importer<\/em>:<\/p>\n Click this, and the next screen will prompt you to upload an .xml file from your computer. Select Choose File<\/em>, find the file you downloaded during the first step, then click on the Upload file and import <\/em>button:<\/p>\n Before WordPress imports your posts, it will ask you whether you want to bring them in under the name of their original author or assign them to another writer. This choice is completely up to you.<\/p>\n There’s also an option that reads Download and import file attachments<\/em>, which will enable you to import your posts’ images:<\/p>\n You’ll probably want to enable this option, unless you don’t want to carry over your images or you want to add them manually later<\/a> (which can be a chore). When you’ve made your selections, click Submit<\/em>.<\/p>\n Depending on how much content you’re importing, this can take a while. However, WordPress will let you know when the process is done, at which point you’ll have successfully imported your first blog’s content to your second!<\/p>\n In some cases, WordPress may not be able to import your posts’ images automatically. If that happens, you’ll have to roll up your sleeves and take matters into your own hands.<\/p>\n The easiest way to import your images from your old blog is to use the Auto Upload Images plugin:<\/p>\n\n
How to import another blog’s content into WordPress (in two easy steps)<\/h2>\n
Step #1: Export your first WordPress blog’s content<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nStep #2: Import your content into the receiving site<\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nOptional: Manually import your images into the second site<\/h3>\n
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