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Frustrated with my lack of knowledge of MT

November 17th, 2007 Leave a comment Go to comments

Ok, I am on a Movable Type kick again and I have been hunting for resources that could shed some light on how to migrate a WordPress blog to Movable Type. I have found a script which is supposed to do the trick but I just can’t figure out how to get it working such that it spits out an import file I can plug into Movable Type.

I thought I would take a look at the MT community forum and my biggest challenge was staying logged in long enough to post a query (which wasn’t actually posted because I was logged out).

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I have asked this question many times before and I am going to ask it again. Does anyone know how to migrate from WordPress to Movable Type or even know a friend who knows a guy who did some stuff in Alaska after writing an obscure blog post referring to a geek chick who posted the magic solution on her blog? Anyone wanna help me out here and help another blogger cross to the Movable Type side? Anyone?

Update: Ok, I have almost literally eaten my own words. Shortly after I publish my sensationalist post claiming that the Movable Type community doesn’t love me, I got some MT love. I have therefore decided to change the title of my post to reflect what is probably the real issue here.

Thanks to my commentators for your tips and advice. I will knuckle down as soon as I have some time …

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  • Thanks Mike. The one thing you could add to your instructions for people like me is that the script's file extension should be changed to .php and then run in a browser. That will output the full archive.
  • Thanks Mike. The one thing you could add to your instructions for people like me is that the script's file extension should be changed to .php and then run in a browser. That will output the full archive.
  • Here are the instructions for the script. Sorry, I hadn't posted them on my projects blog.



    WordPress 2.3 support is a tad sketchy at the moment. I didn't test it much (just exported my MT blog, imported into WordPress, ran the script, reimported it and everything was fine for me.) Let me know if you have any bugs.
  • Here are the instructions for the script. Sorry, I hadn't posted them on my projects blog.



    WordPress 2.3 support is a tad sketchy at the moment. I didn't test it much (just exported my MT blog, imported into WordPress, ran the script, reimported it and everything was fine for me.) Let me know if you have any bugs.
  • Well, thanks for your help Timothy. You have shown me that my title and approach to this post was misguided. I just didn't ask the right questions in the right forum.
  • Well, thanks for your help Timothy. You have shown me that my title and approach to this post was misguided. I just didn't ask the right questions in the right forum.
  • Yes, that is one of the typical courses. Depending on the resources at your disposal, sometimes I setup a new virtual web server and then just switch domain names to go live. That's probably not applicable for you though.
  • Yes, that is one of the typical courses. Depending on the resources at your disposal, sometimes I setup a new virtual web server and then just switch domain names to go live. That's probably not applicable for you though.
  • Ok, so the next question I have is the best way to go about setting up the new MT install and moving across? Should I install MT in a subdirectory, set it up and then move it into the root folder?
  • Ok, so the next question I have is the best way to go about setting up the new MT install and moving across? Should I install MT in a subdirectory, set it up and then move it into the root folder?
  • I haven't, thanks very much Timothy.
  • I haven't, thanks very much Timothy.
  • I haven't done the WordPress to MT migration myself (yet), but I've suggested a look at these links that (from what I've been told) were very helpful:

    http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/admini...

    http://www.movabletype4.eu/wordpress/migrating-...



    Not sure you have seen these yet.
  • I haven't done the WordPress to MT migration myself (yet), but I've suggested a look at these links that (from what I've been told) were very helpful:

    http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/admini...

    http://www.movabletype4.eu/wordpress/migrating-...



    Not sure you have seen these yet.
  • I did see something like that when I installed MT a little while ago although the import tool seemed to choke on the export file.
  • I did see something like that when I installed MT a little while ago although the import tool seemed to choke on the export file.
  • Su
    Did you look at the MT distro first? There's a WXR importer plugin bundled with the thing.
  • Su
    Did you look at the MT distro first? There's a WXR importer plugin bundled with the thing.
  • I like the look of Movable Type 4.0.1 and I'd like to give it a go with one of my blogs. This one would be a good blog to convert to MT.



    I used to run MT as the CMS for my Jacobson Attorneys blog but had issues with its spam and comment handling. I am curious to see whether version 4.0.1 has improved that.



    I guess it does come down to trying it out ... :P
  • I like the look of Movable Type 4.0.1 and I'd like to give it a go with one of my blogs. This one would be a good blog to convert to MT.



    I used to run MT as the CMS for my Jacobson Attorneys blog but had issues with its spam and comment handling. I am curious to see whether version 4.0.1 has improved that.



    I guess it does come down to trying it out ... :P
  • Paul, why would you wish to dump WordPress in favour of MoveableType?



    Is it just to try it out?



    I migrated from MT to WordPress and it was incredibly easy. I haven't tried the other way around.
  • Paul, why would you wish to dump WordPress in favour of MoveableType?



    Is it just to try it out?



    I migrated from MT to WordPress and it was incredibly easy. I haven't tried the other way around.
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