Importing vBulletin forum database into WordPress

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  militarycommcenter · Member · Jun 23, 2013 at 2:32 pm

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  I have a web site running vBulletin forums that I need to import to a new site (same name) that will use WordPress . Can I import the membership as well as all my forum posts database to WordPress?

  Thanks for any help

  Gary

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  timethief · Member · Jun 24, 2013 at 9:42 pm

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  No you cannot import the database into a free hosted WordPress.com blog. Please read this comparison: http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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  militarycommcenter · Member · Jun 25, 2013 at 3:44 am

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  Thanks for the reply. I followed your link but did not find any explanation for importing other databases. I read somewhere that it could be done so thought I’d post and ask.

  If I can’t use WordPress other than VBulletin do you know of any forum software that would allow for the importing of these database files?

  Thanks

  Gary

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  auxclass · Member · Jun 25, 2013 at 4:48 am

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  Check over at WordPress.ORG, there are a ton of Plug-in’s and such for the .ORG software –

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  militarycommcenter · Member · Jun 25, 2013 at 2:30 pm

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  Thanks auxclass for the heads, I’ll check it out.

  Gary

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  auxclass · Member · Jun 25, 2013 at 7:18 pm

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  You be welcome – there are two flavors of “WordPress” and it can be very confusing at times about which one a how to do this is talking about

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  militarycommcenter · Member · Jun 25, 2013 at 10:30 pm

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  I’ve been to both sites where the .org appears to be the place for building your site and adding things and the .com is where the membership/forum is if I have it right.

  I built the militarycommcenter web site from Word Press that was finally hacked so I took it down but I really like the software. Unfortunately my Marine Corps site was built with Vbulletin that I want to get away from. Because the sites been up for a number of years now I can’t afford the loss of my membership and forum postings. It’s a historical web site that I just can’t afford the loss of data.

  Any idea’s would be greatly appreciated.

  Gary

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  auxclass · Member · Jun 25, 2013 at 11:30 pm

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  WordPress.ORG also has a help forum: http://wordpress.org/support/

  You need to open an account there if you don’t have one already – the account would be not related to here or any of your blogs / web sites

  This is a great place – but the imports are limited