Tranferring posts from Serendipity to WordPress

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  rtaylor83305 · Member · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:12 am

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  I would like to move my blog to WordPress, but cannot find how to transfer my posts. There are instructions for Blogger, etc, but nothing that seems to fit Serendipity.
  Any insight on how to transfer posts from a type of blogging program not listed on the Dashboard?
  Would like to start using WordPress, but don’t want to rebuilt my blog from scratch!

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  tellyworth · Staff · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:15 am

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  Does Serendipity have a feature or plugin for exporting in Movable Type format? If so that’s the best option.

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:16 am

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  As a last resort, you can try XML.

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  rtaylor83305 · Member · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:21 am

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  The only option Serendipity is giving me for exporting is via RSS feed…. Will this work?

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  raincoaster · Member · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:23 am

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  Yes, it will. Try doing a search for Export XML and see what you get. I’m sorry I can’t be more specific, but I do know people have been at this point and been successful via XML.

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  rtaylor83305 · Member · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:25 am

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  Many thanks! I have alot of blogging friends who like WordPress – and it seems much better than Serendipity (I think I’m the only blogger in the known world using Serendipity – hahaha)
  Will give it a shot.

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  thesacredpath · Member · Mar 12, 2008 at 3:27 am

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  Here is a link to a blog that explains it: http://options.wordpress.com/2006/04/09/howto-import-into-wordpresscom-from-another-weblog-using-rss-feed/