static html Blogger backup to WordPress issue
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Hello,
I have been searching for a way to transfer my older static Blogger blog to WordPress. Found quite some posts from people that share a similar problem but unfortunately I didn’t find a solution that helped solve my problem.
My situation:
I used to have a blogger blog that published files through ftp on a server elsewhere. At one Orwellian moment I decided to backup the blog on my desktop and delete the blog completely at Blogger. I know, it is stupid.Right now I am stuck with a folder of html files and images that I can’t import in Blogger nor in WordPress. Does anyone know a way to import this into WordPress? I am quite handy in fiddling with computer but real programming is not my cup of tea.
Many thanks for your time.
Thijs
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First, we need to clarify which kind of WordPress you’re using. Do you already have a WP blog, and if so, can we have a link to it, starting with http?
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Ah, I see your tags now. You’d need to be over at WordPress.org. That should be easier for you, as you can use FTP to upload there.
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Thanks for your reply. However I do not understand what you mean with “you can use FTP to upload there”.. The post at this location tells me that it is not possible: http://support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
I am looking for a way to import my static html blogger files that are named likes this below into wordpress.com
2004_03_01_luft_archive.htm
2004_04_01_luft_archive.htm
2004_05_01_luft_archive.htm
and so forth…Help is much appreciated :-)
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it is not possible at wordpress.COM. It is possible at WordPress.ORG, which is the self-hosted version. You are in the wrong forum and need to be over at WordPress.org.
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Thanks, will open a new topic over there next.
Checked with my self hosted wordpress (2.7) blog though, didn’t see an import feature that matches my issue.
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Static HTML pages cannot I don’t thing be imported into wordpress since wordpress does not have “HTML” pages. All pages in wordpress installs are created by PHP script.
Most likely what you are going to have to do is copy and paste from the old site to the new one.
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You might contact staff directly about it, but I think it will be copy and paste: http://support.wordpress.com/contact/ .
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Not exactly the solution you want, but you could try this:
Pay $10 to have wordpress.org redirect your new blog to “blog.mydomain.com”
Put all your old postings on “mydomain.com” as “oldblog.mydomain.com” or “mydomain.com/oldblog”This assumes you have your own domain (mydomain.com) and server, but you could do it on any server that gives you ftp access.
1. On your computer, make sure all the links within your old blog pages are “relative” (to pathnames within the blog, not explicit URLs like http://boblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/workaround-for-archiving-my-other.html
2. Zip up the folder containing all those static pages. (I put mine in a folder called “oldblog”
3. FTP the zip file to your mydomain.com server
4. unzip as http://www.mydomain.com/oldblog
5. Fix all the public access privileges for those nested folders, pages, images, etc.Here are my notes on doing that to escape Radio Userland
http://boblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/workaround-for-archiving-my-other.htmlHere’s the result: http://www.stepno.com/oldblog
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Thanks for your reply. I am basically after a total integration of new and old (html) posts. Will start copy and pasting anytime soon.
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