Tumblr import faulty?
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Hi,
I have a tumblr blog that I want to import into WordPress. I had previously imported the whole blog into WordPress, but recently deleted all the posts in order to do a fresh import (because the posts on tumblr had been edited and I wanted the WordPress blog to reflect the changes.) I started the fresh import on 12/12. Now, it shows that all 7500+ posts have been imported in the Import section (+300 in drafts), but there are only about 1000 posts published (and 25 posts in the drafts), with about 7000 in the trash (from when I deleted.) Is there a way to get all the posts imported or will I have to restore the deleted posts (with the unedited information)?
Also, there used to be a “Clear account information” button that I understand would allow the import of only the new, yet-to-be-imported posts from the tumblr periodically (than having to import everything all over again), which is now missing from the Import page. Has that functionality been removed?
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Hi tellywoodtrash,
It looks like the import on your site has completed – some content has been imported, and no import is currently running.
If you’re still missing posts, please restart the import now – posts already on your WordPress.com site will be skipped by the importer. It might take a while to complete, though, as we’re still seeing a lot of new Tumblr imports being created so there’s still a backlog. At this point I’m not able to give an estimate on how long it might take to catch up with the backlog, though.
there used to be a “Clear account information” button that I understand would allow the import of only the new, yet-to-be-imported posts from the tumblr periodically
There is only a
Disconnect from Tumblrbutton on the importer. We don’t offer the option to run periodic imports on WordPress.com, they need to be started manually each time. As I mentioned above, only missing content will be imported so you won’t have to import all of the content again. -
Do the posts in my Trash count as “already on my WordPress”? In that case, should I empty them permanently from Trash and then restart the import?
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Hi, could you please address the above question? Also, how do I restart an import? (It is showing as completed.) Do I have to disconnect from tumblr and reconnect?
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Hi tellywoodtrash,
I would empty the trash before running another import to give yourself a fresh start and just in case those posts are skipped the second time around — trashed posts would still be in our database as far as I know.
Do I have to disconnect from tumblr and reconnect?
You should see the option to “Connect to Tumblr to begin” and then be able to select your Tumblr blog on the importer.
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