MT import successful but showing no posts
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Hi,
I have several hundred posts in Movable Type format [http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/mtimport]. Before I upload this large file, I wanted to test the MT import into Word Press, so I took the first blog and tried to import it. After this did not seem to work, I created an example blog [see below]
When I upload it two things happen. First, I select the author mapping and submit. The next screen displays, “1. Importing post Test MT import…
All done.”So, I think I have successfully uploaded 2 posts via MT import.
Unfortunately, I cannot FIND the post either in my Dashboard or published on the blog itself.
When I go to my Edit Posts view I see something interesting. WP displays 33 posts but this does not equal the Published (28) + Drafts (3)
Here’s what WP displays:
All (33) | Published (28) | Drafts (3)
Also when I do not filter any posts, the ‘Edit Posts’ view displays: Displaying 1–15 of 31
Any clues on what I did wrong? I appreciate any suggestions.
Jeff
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AUTHOR: jccann
TITLE: Test MT import
PRIMARY CATEGORY: technology
STATUS: published
ALLOW COMMENTS: open
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BODY:
This is a test of the MT import. I used the format documented here: http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/docs/mtimport
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The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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Instead of the sixapart.com documentation, I visited the Movable Type documentation:
http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/appendices/import-export-format.html
Upon more careful review, I realized that I was not following their specifications with respect to STATUS and ALLOW COMMENTS.
incorrect
STATUS: published
ALLOW COMMENTS: open
correct
STATUS: publish
ALLOW COMMENTS: 1
I verified that this does work properly.
Finally, I do have to contact support to delete the posts that were imported but not visible in the ‘Edit Post’ view of the dashboard.
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