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1. megankjaunich
   Member
   Sep 28, 2012, 6:53 PM

   http://en.support.wordpress.com/import/

   Hello, I exported my blogs from typepad and saved as .txt then I followed the instructions from the site above. I was able to upload the file, and it asked me to select an author. After that, it took a few seconds, then I was left with a blank white screen (with the wordpress navigation bar and header still there). No error message was received, but no posts were uploaded either. I tried multiple times to no avail. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions.

   The blog I need help with is megankjaunich.wordpress.com.

2. timethief
   Member
   Sep 28, 2012, 11:13 PM

   Hi there,
   I have flagged this thread for Staff assistance.

3. megankjaunich
   Member
   Sep 29, 2012, 8:07 PM

   Additional info - if relevant - for every time I tried to import, I received notification to my email that the import was successful, but the posts were not actually imported. I will try a couple more times, maybe using another browser? I typically use Firefox.

4. davideedle
   Member
   Oct 2, 2012, 12:55 AM

   I have exactly the same issue. I exported my blog out of Typepad, and used the importer. It all seemed to go fine, I shortly afterwards received an email to advise the import was successful. However, none of the imported posts show up.

5. davideedle
   Member
   Oct 2, 2012, 4:14 AM

   OK, I figured this out after hunting around online. Hopefully this helps others.

   I'm using a Mac. When I downloaded the export file from TypePad, it saved to my Mac with the extension .txt.

   That file uploaded to WP fine, I even got the email advising my import was successful. But no posts appeared.

   I changed the extension of the import file to .xml, and this time the import worked fine.

   Looks like something to do with Mac/Typepad using a .txt extension when downloading the file from Typepad.

   Would be a help if this highly useful snippet was included in the help pages for import.

6. megankjaunich
   Member
   Oct 2, 2012, 11:23 AM

   That worked like a charm. I still went to the blank screen after import, but when I viewed Posts, alas they were all there! Thanks a lot daviddeedle!

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