Making Two Blogs One

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  marcys · Member · Apr 27, 2014 at 9:20 pm

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  I’m planning to do a big deal and hoping it won’t be impossible. I have two blogs on WordPress: the URL in the line above is Dirty Laundry, my general writing; and Bookbuster at marcysbookbuster.wordpress.com promotes my editing and writing business. I want to combine them into one blog, slanted primarily towards business but including many of my general writing posts that are relevant, like book reviews or notices of publication.

  I know it is possible to import files to another platform; so is it possible to import one of the blog’s posts to the other one? Any advice or help will be greatly appreciated, since I sat and stared at my blogs today in a daze: I am overwhelmed by the enormity of this task.

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  raincoaster · Member · Apr 27, 2014 at 9:24 pm

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  Yes, it’s easy. http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/#importing-content-from-another-platform-or-wordpress-blog

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  marcys · Member · Apr 27, 2014 at 11:03 pm

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  Thank you. I’ll try it. If I have any problems with it I’ll be back!

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  marcys · Member · Apr 28, 2014 at 9:46 pm

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  I went into one of my blogs and opened the Import tool, and the message I got was:

  “Howdy! Upload your WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR) file and we’ll import the posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, and tags into this site. Choose a WXR (.xml) file to upload, then click Upload file and import.”

  Okay, I hate to reveal the extent of my tech ignorance, but what exactly is the WXR file? How do I find it? I didn’t do anything else; at this stage I am slowly scoping this out. I might decide I just have to hire someone.