How to Import Articles Into WordPress
No matter what blogging platform you start out on, you can always make the switch to WordPress. Most platforms come with export tools that allow you to create a file containing all of your content. Use one of the "Import" tools within WordPress to upload the file and import your posts and pages. When you import articles into WordPress from another website, WordPress will publish the content with its original dates, making it look as if the content existed there all along.
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Instructions
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Log in to the website where your articles are currently located. Locate an export tool and use it to create an export file containing your site's contents. When moving content from one WordPress blog to another, you can find the "Export" tool under "Tools."
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Navigate to the "wp-admin" directory of your WordPress blog and log in to access your dashboard. Go to "Tools" and click the "Import" link. Select the platform you want to import articles from, such as Blogger, LiveJournal or WordPress.
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Agree to install the necessary plugin if WordPress prompts you. Activate the plugin after its installation completes. WordPress will automatically take you to the next step. Click the "Choose File" button and select an import file from your computer. Upload the file to import its contents.
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Assign your content to authors on your website. An author is any user account with publishing privileges. Check the "Download and import file attachments" box if you want to import images and other media files. Click "Submit" to finishing importing.
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Tips & Warnings
You can copy and paste articles from a word processor to the editor box within WordPress. WordPress keeps the formatting of headers, bold and italic text and so on. The website's styles will ultimately determine how the text is formatted, though.
WordPress often fails to import images from one blog to another. Check your imported content for broken images and re-upload them as needed.
When importing content from static websites, you must manually copy and paste the text and images into the WordPress post and page editors.
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