Wordpress Import : Documentation

As its name indicates, the Wordpress Import module can import a Wordpress blog previously exported to WXR format. These steps must be followed to achieve this goal:

In Wordpress

  • Go to the administration zone of your blog.
  • Choose tab “Manage”, and the sub-tab “Export”.
  • Using the drop-down menu, select whether you want to export all of your blog entries or only posts of one author.
  • Click the button “Download Export File”
  • Downloading of the export file on your machine starts automatically.

In Drupal

  • Unzip the archive of the module and copy the directory wordpress_import obtained in the directory sites/all/modules of your Drupal installation.
  • Log in to your site as super user (first user created in Drupal)
  • Activate the module in the administration page
  • Click on the new menu “Administer / content management / Wordpress Import”
  • Click on “Browse…” then select the file WXR previously downloaded from Wordpress
  • Click on “Next”
  • In the section “Users mapping”, choose how you want Drupal users to match each Wordpress author
  • Click on “Next”
  • Finished