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Blogger to wordpress import/export of files

Posted on | June 16, 2008 |

This is a snap sample of the FTP software that I am using. The window shows the internal files of my Bes’s new domain. (Click on the image to enlarge)

I am currently exporting my bes blog files to a new blog software, the wordpress from her old blogger files. I love using FTP when I do blog tweaks. I’ve learned how to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) from my previous work. Anyway, FTP software is so comfy to use and its pretty fast (but if course it also depends on your connection).

The first thing to take note when you want to export your files to your own domain is that you need to search for the compatibility of these two softwares. Meaning, they need to communicate and it needs to allow you to transport the file.

Recently, wordpress, blogger, blogware, RSS, Blog Journal and etc allows you to import and export files between each others platform. On the blogger to wordpress export of files, my experience was when I tried exporting my old blogger files to my domain, it was not successful. So I played around with it and luckily I have an old free wordpress blog and I tried using it.

It worked. So the rest was very easy. Importing or exporting of files from the same blog platform is really easy.

The famous 5 minute wordpress blog set up. Actually its not 5 minutes but few seconds. It depends on how fast you type the required fields shown above and how fast is your internet connection. Right after you hit the “Install Wordpress’ button, your blog is already created. (Click on the image to enlarge)

The second thing that you need to take note is the software configuration, like database set up and etc or better yet, get a domain and hosting that offers CPANEL and includes Fantastico. Fantastico is very easy to use and is (I could say) recommended for new users. With Fantastico, you’ll just hit the button “Create a wordpress blog” and you fill up the required fields like Name, email, password..etc and that’s it, your wordpress blog is created right away.

IF you don’t have the fantastico, everything..even the setting up of database needs to be manually created by you. I also notice that each hosting provider offers different style of control center so it needs readings and research before you start your blog tweaks. This way, you can save a lot of confusion and hopefully it runs smoothly.

I do get frustration sometimes, this cannot be avoided BUT as long as you are willing to do it, you can do it. I’ll post the rest of my blog tweaks on my next entry ;-)

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