Re-import Posts From Blogger

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  lifewithmylittles · Member · Apr 3, 2015 at 8:27 pm

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  I imported my posts from blogger before changing the media settings, so all my images were grainy. I changed the settings, and now I need to re-import my blogger posts. I deleted all the posts, but when I go back to import them again, it says that they have already been imported. How can I clear that out and start all over?

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  thatrobyn · Member · Apr 3, 2015 at 10:59 pm

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  Hey there!

  I killed the import job. Could you try it again, and let me know the result please?

  If it doesn’t work, I’d like to take a look at the XML file you’re uploading.

  Thanks much!

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  lifewithmylittles · Member · Apr 4, 2015 at 8:21 pm

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  It’s still showing that they have been imported. I’m just using the tools–>import–>blogger function.

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  lifewithmylittles · Member · Apr 4, 2015 at 10:10 pm

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  Here’s a screenshot of what I am seeing: https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7592/17033777291_4422b2eb6f_o.jpg

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  alexjgustafson · Member · Apr 5, 2015 at 3:15 pm

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  Hi there,

  Thanks for sharing your screenshot. It looks you’ve got a stalled import on a self-hosted site running the free software from WordPress.org. This is why Robyn’s reset of your WordPress.com importer didn’t do anything. :)

  For the best support on this matter, please post a request with the developer of your Blogger import plugin. It sounds like you used the default one linked at Tools > Import > Blogger, so there’s a support forum for that here:

  https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/blogger-importer

  Information in this thread may be helpful for understanding why the importer isn’t completing:

  https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-process-never-finishes#post-6599990

  The importer takes as long as it takes, and the reason you’re not seeing any progress is because it’s not designed to be used on a site that isn’t receiving visitors. You can start it up, watch it start, then walk away, and when you come back, nothing will have happened because you’re not doing anything on the site.

  Websites are not like programs that run constantly. They run, generate a page, and then they stop. The importer process gets triggered when you visit the site or “do” anything on it, but it only runs for about 20-30 seconds before it’s done. That’s not enough time to do the full import. So it reschedules itself to start again in one-minute, but in order for it to start up at all, somebody has to “do something” on the website. Doesn’t matter what, just visiting the site is enough.

  The importer is designed for you to set it up, then go away and do other stuff on the site. Not to sit there and wait until it’s done, because it will never be done if you don’t do other things. Set up a theme. Play with other plugins. Learn how to use WordPress. Importers tend to be used by people migrating to WordPress, and those people tend to explore the site a bit and try to figure out how it works.

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  If for some reason you are unable to actually use the site until the import is done, then set up some program to hit the the /wp-cron.php URL every minute. That will kick off the cron job once a minute until it finishes.

  -Alex G.