Importing from Movable Type and TypePad

Six Apart created both Movable Type and TypePad. These two blogging platforms run on essentially the same code base, so the import/export procedure is the same for both. Refer to Table 7-1, earlier in this chapter, for details on how to run the export process in both Movable Type and TypePad. This import script moves all your blog posts, comments, and trackbacks to your WordPress blog.

 Go to the Import page on your WordPress Dashboard by following Steps 1 and

2 in the “Moving your blog to WordPress” section, earlier in this chapter. Then follow these steps:

1. Click the Movable Type and Typepad link and install the plugin for
importing from Movable Type and Typepad.

Click the Activate Plugin & Install Importer link and the Import Movable Type or TypePad page loads with instructions to import your file, as

2. Click the Browse button.

A window opens, listing your files.

3. Double-click the name of the export file you saved from your Movable
Type or TypePad blog.

4. Click the Upload File and Import button.

Sit back and let the import script do its magic. When the script finishes, it reloads the page with a confirmation message that the process

is complete.

When the import script finishes, you can assign users to the posts, matching the Movable Type or TypePad usernames with WordPress usernames. If you have just one author on each blog, this process is easy; you simply assign your WordPress login to the Movable Type or TypePad username by using the drop-down menu. If you have multiple authors on both blogs, match

the Movable Type or TypePad usernames with the correct WordPress login names and then click Save Changes. You’re done!