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What is the required format for importing posts into WordPress?

Here is an import file where only a few settings are used (although you may be able to exclude even more), which successfully imports three posts (tested on WP 4.2.2): <?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″ ?> <rss version=”2.0″ xmlns:excerpt=”http://wordpress.org/export/1.2/excerpt/” xmlns:content=”http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/” xmlns:wfw=”http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/” xmlns:dc=”http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/” xmlns:wp=”http://wordpress.org/export/1.2/” > <channel> <wp:wxr_version>1.2</wp:wxr_version> <item> <title>My first post</title> <dc:creator><![CDATA[admin]]></dc:creator> <description></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <p>Welcome to my first … Read more

How To Export/Import WordPress (MySQL) Database Properly Via Command-Line?

It is that simple for WordPress too. I use the following to back up my WP sites: mysqldump -u <user> -p<pass> –quick –extended-insert <db-name> > backup.sql The mysqldump document gives the details on all the parameters. –extended-insert is quicker when updating a DB from a dump file and makes the dump file smaller. –quick makes … Read more

Import media to online WordPress from local development

When I use WordPress Import in this cases, this is what I do: Export the XML in localhost. Open the exported file in a text editor. Search and replace http://localhost/wp-content/uploads/ for http://example.com/custom-temporary-folder/. Upload the uploads folder via FTP to the custom-temporary-folder. Perform the Import in example.com using the modified XML file.

Import WordPress XML File from Within Functions.php

Your question is a bit specific if you “only” want to automatically import some posts/pages. There are other ways to do this then using a XML export file. If you have text-only posts, then you should use LOAD DATA INFILE. At first you have to export your posts. global $wpdb, $wp_filesystem; $tables = array( ‘posts’ … Read more

Importing data for advanced custom fields plugin?

Sounds like you have successfully gotten all 300 Pages imported based on the comments. (Regardless of how you did it, either by using the WordPress import plugin or by using some MySQL tool like phpMyAdmin or Sequel Pro or whatever)… You have 300 pages in the wp_posts table. Let’s start from here then… The ACF … Read more

How to import CSV into Custom Post Type custom fields?

I’m using a plugin called TurboCSV (found here, at the time of writing). The plugin offers support to add data to your various custom fields, which need to be created before the import takes place. In my personal use, I was able to successfully import thousands of items from one .csv, including hundreds of taxonomy … Read more

Import WordPress xml file larger than 8mb

OPTION 1: If a WordPress WXR file, an XML file exported from WordPress, is too large to import, there are several things you might try to overcome that limit. Increase the amount of memory a PHP script may consume. Note: If using a shared hosting service, you may need to ask your host to increase … Read more

How to export and import taxonomies (category, tag and/or custom taxonomy) and their terms

This answer is essentially the same as Ünsal’s, but I’d like to elaborate a bit because despite being right his answer didn’t help me (I was just trying to remember what I’d done in the past, I should have read his more carefully and I would have figured it out, but I think for others … Read more

Failed to import Media

I had a very similar problem when I moved a WordPress Blog from a single WordPress installation to a Multisite installation with different domain names but same IP. I found out that the problem is the wp_http_validate_url function which drops the URL if the source IP is the same as the destination IP. You can … Read more

How to import wordpress posts with images from one wordpress site to another?

Why images don’t get imported It’s the export step that causes the issue here with image attachments. WordPress’ export function doesn’t include the “attachment” post type unless you select the “All content” export option. But if you only want to import and export your posts from one site to another, you lose your attachments. There … Read more

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