It can move posts and comments if you have privilege to upload a php file to the root directory of your blog. Or it can only move posts, e.g. for blogs on WordPress.com

Matt has made an XML backup facility, it's in testing stage now. I think we'll see it at .com quite soon.

sorry for have started this -- guess, we'd better take this somewhere off this forum, ok ;-)

ps
this 'quips' xmlhttp thingy is a bit messy -- refreshing browser's window every second -- had to turn JS off completely (white list only).

it is broken now. feedback.

http://static.flickr.com/51/126722129_d816e77708_o.jpg

still does not work for me. Firefox on Mac OS X

rise a FeedBack issue.

oh, wait. look this: http://options.wordpress.com/tag/apple/

I *was* trying the feed URL. I tried both RSS 0.92 and RSS versions of it. It does not work. For the sake of testing, I even tried "importing" your own blog.. still the same result.. the URI I used is http://options.wordpress.com/feed/ and http://kreaper.blogsome.com/feed/

same error as above.

Screenshots

step 1
http://static.flickr.com/49/126705439_ef9854431d_o.jpg

step 2 (and the issue)
http://static.flickr.com/1/126705442_275726669e_o.jpg

right URI: http://kreaper.blogsome.com/feed/

anyway, I've managed to import some posts of the 'clickhere.blogs.ie' user (aka cliquezici.wordpress.com) see: this post on my blog since I added this user as a 'contributer' for test purpouses.

no dice.

Unfortunately, that util did not work.

a) submitted the form using my feed URL, saved the page as feed.txt

b) select MT from the import tab in wp-admin and hit submit.

Two results on multiple tries
a) Blank screen
b) Incomplete HTML source as the page itself. The page started with
"// addLoadEvent from admin-header
addLoadEvent( setup_feedback );

var ajaxFeedback = new sack();

function show_feedback_form() {
var feedbackform = document.getElementById( 'new-feedback' );
feedbackform.style.display='';
}
function hide_feedback_form() {
var feedbackform = document.getElementById( 'new-feedback' );
feedbackform.style.display='none';"
...

in both cases, no posts got imported (looked in "Manage" tab)

now you may want to try on search forum usability

I'll be glad if this info will be useful in the new WP.com blog import procedure -- "the more, the merrier" ;-)

ps
sometimes http://google.com/search?q=site:wordpress.com+KEYWORD works.

W/regards to importing from RSS, may be I am missing something here - why would you be surprised if RSS import is enabled ? Instead of concentrating on blog-specific import methods, wouldn't RSS import be the MOST useful to the MOST # of users ?

options's point is very basic and something that should have been done already - HAVE a FAQ on the forum's page - front and center - Particularly when for I would have to search for RSS2MT, instead of common search terms like "import", "export" etc.. (I mean, if I have nothing to do with MT, why would I think of searching for it...)

And a BIG Thank you for showing me the link to RSS2MT. Rest assured, I will trying it out..

kreaper

drmike: Not that anyone reads it though....

he-he... definitely, forum's front page needs this <h1>Read This Pretty FAQ</h1> first.

wank: Personally I would be pretty surprised if RSS import were enabled

me wouldn't too much, really, but just curious why would you?

Personally I would be pretty surprised if RSS import were enabled, but what do I know?

Not that anyone reads it though....

if you need to import stuff from RSS feed search forums on 'RSS2MT' subject.

I've already happened to make a detailed description once on this topic.

can you comment on where in your priority list is this RSS import functionality?. Your note to submit a feedback is well taken and has been acted upon. Somewhat understandable that I never got any response to a few of my "feedbacks" & so it is hard to gauge what's going on. Consider this as a nag, request, plead, rant etc..But having a way to import my blog from blogsome.com is what's stopping us from using this service.

I would assume you want bloggers to come and use this(your) service. May be it is only geared for "new" bloggers and you dont care much for existing bloggers who want to migrate to your service. Say it if that's the case or Say it ain't so...

tia for the patience and reading this far :)

kreaper

and yes, you'll have to make a step "0", I forgot to tell you about: set an approrpiate number of msgs to export and [optionally] turn 'Full Text' mode at the original blog 'Options/Reading' page.

Maybe I should remain Potatriotique.. (Although therein lies the problem of not having a clue how to update the blog (WP) template.

well, they say: "Two moves are equal a fire" ;-)

Template tweaking ain't an easy thing at all, may be you ought to ask some local template gurus at blogs.ie to help ya?

Hm.. Maybe I should remain Potatriotique.. (Although therein lies the problem of not having a clue how to update the blog (WP) template. Oh, the perils of being a techy-illiterate..!)