How do I import my xanga blog when wordpress throws an error?

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  prestonladams · Member · Aug 31, 2014 at 2:09 am

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  Xanga import isn’t working. WordPress is giving me an error that says “The file is not an xml file.” Except that it is.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Aug 31, 2014 at 2:48 am

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  For instructions on how to do a Xanga import, please see: http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/import-from-xanga/

  Note that you must open the .zip export folder you get from Xanga and import ALL of the files included in the .zip folder individually.

  If you continue to have trouble with your import, please try a different browser. http://browsehappy.com You might also try the WordPress importer rather than the Xanga-specific importer.

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  rachelmcr · Member · Sep 2, 2014 at 1:58 pm

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  Hi fictionalcharacter102,

  Did the guide timethief mentioned help you with this import? If there’s anything more I can do to help, please let me know.

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  prestonladams · Member · Sep 3, 2014 at 4:44 pm

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  Timethief, I did export the zip files, but the import failed on the first file, so I didn’t try the others.

  I’m using the wordpress importer geared toward Xanga blog imports (which looks for xml files).

  I am using the latest version of the desktop IE for Windows 8.1 to perform the import.

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  rachelmcr · Member · Sep 4, 2014 at 8:26 pm

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  If you’re still getting that error when you try to import the files, can you please email us and attach the export file you’re trying to import there?

  Then, please post in this support thread to let me know. I’ll take a look at the file to see why it isn’t importing properly.