Why can't i export my wordpress,com to tumblr

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  sandyseifert · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 9:48 pm

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  I want to export my texts to Tumblr, found the plugin but can’t find the place to plug it in. copied the link /wp-content/plugins but then i get an error. I don’t know what to do now.
  Blog url: http://sandyseifert.wordpress.com/

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 9:53 pm

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  There is no FTP access to free hosted WordPress.com blogs and we bloggers cannot install any plugins. Those found on the internet are for WordPress.ORG installs which run on different software.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/ftp-access/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/plugins/

  Your blog is a self-hosted WordPress blog. For support please visit WordPress.org. http://wordpress.org/support/

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  sandyseifert · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 9:54 pm

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  So can i export in any other way? or is this going to be a night full of cutting and pasting?

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 9:56 pm

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  If Tumblr has an exporter for XML files then you can create an XML import file here and import it there. http://en.support.wordpress.com/export/

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  sandyseifert · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 9:58 pm

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  I’ve tried that! but the wordpress XML also won’t open and gives an error

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  1tess · Moderator Emeritus · Nov 12, 2012 at 9:59 pm

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  @timethief

  I want to export my texts to Tumblr

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  timethief · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 10:00 pm

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  I’m sorry but I have no other ideas so I flagged this thread for Staff help. Please be patient while waiting.

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  sandyseifert · Member · Nov 12, 2012 at 10:02 pm

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  Thanks!

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 12, 2012 at 10:06 pm

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  You could try a third-party tool like this one:

  http://tumblr.jonthornton.com/post/484990422/import-a-wordpress-blog-into-tumblr

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 12, 2012 at 10:08 pm

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  Or this one: http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/wordpress-to-tumblr

  You may first need to import your WordPress.com export file into a self-hosted WordPress.org site as an intermediate step.

  If you need further assistance, let us know.

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  sandyseifert · Member · Nov 13, 2012 at 4:55 pm

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  Okay so i think this is mission impossible? It seems impossible to export 15500 lines of coding. Don’t know what else to try. It’s weird because i started a wordpress by exporting parts of my livejournal to it and that was nothing more than two clicks with my mouse i remember.

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 13, 2012 at 5:52 pm

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  Hi there – I’ll enlist some help to get an XML export file to you. Thanks for your patience, we’ll keep you posted.

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  sandyseifert · Member · Nov 13, 2012 at 5:56 pm

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  Thank you so much for your will to help me but i just copy-pasted the shit out of it and it is fine now :) thanks a lot though!!!

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 13, 2012 at 6:26 pm

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  Hi there – I was able to generate an XML file for you, I’ll send it by email.

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  kathrynwp · Staff · Nov 13, 2012 at 6:26 pm

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  Ah – just saw your last message – glad you found a workaround, if you think the XML file might still be useful, just let me know.