By Anonymous (not verified) on

I've just spent the best part of a working day trying to find a guide for NON-TECHIE folks about importing a simple blog from Wordpress 2.5 into a simple blog in Drupal 6.5.

I'm absolutely shocked that it's been a very frustrating and disappointing search.

So here's my rant:

  • I don't want to write or amend PHP code (largely because I don't yet understand it)
  • If the wp_migrate module is so great then why isn't it's use fully explained? Or if it is explained then why isn't it well signposted? I've installed it - now what?
  • I don't have command line access to my hosting service (neither do I want it)
  • I've exported the Wordpress blog into an XML file on my PC - now what?
  • I don't know how to log into a mysql database remotely (and wouldn't fully understand it if I tried)

So, how blooming difficult can it be for nerds to write in plain English?????

p.s. don't get me wrong, I love Drupal. However, the nerdy bias of working with it really drives me batty at times

Cheers,
Karl

⋅ Categories: Drupal 6.x

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superjacent commented

Have a look here http://prime357.net/node/63, it may help.

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Anonymous’s picture

Anonymous (not verified) commented

...apparently I'm not allowed to remotely connect to my database(s) for security reasons.

Karl

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WorldFallz commented

unfortunately you have a lot of pre-conditions for what is actually a pretty technical task. In any case, i don't know what the wp_migrate module is, but the http: http://drupal.org/project/wordpress_import module (the d6 version is in the issue queue) is well documented in step-by-step fashion in the README.txt. Might be worth a shot.

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