Copying all the posts from i spider web log to another

This article is nearly how to re-create all the posts from i weblog to another, using Blogger.  There is a split article nearly copying private posts, or pages, from i weblog to another.

To re-create all the Posts from i weblog to another, you lot involve to export them from the kickoff blog, together with import the file that was created into the mo file.

Any Pages (see The Difference betwixt Posts together with Pages) inwards the kickoff blog, involve to hold out moved individually, because pages aren't currently included inwards the export file.
If you lot desire to totally replace the contents of the goal weblog alongside the contents of the source blog, together with thence you lot should delete the existing posts from the goal weblog before you lot import the file.  (NB   Delete posts past times going to the Posting / Edit Posts screen, together with pressing the Delete push that is beside the post.   Don't delete the entire blog, or you lot volition lose access to the URL).


Follow these steps to re-create all posts from i weblog to another

1  Log inwards to Blogger.

two  Go to the export tab from the  Settings / Other tab.

3  Click on Export Blog.

Export-blog window on the quondam Blogger interface:
the novel interface looks a petty different, but has the same links

3a  If you lot are using the novel interface, click Download Blog on the confirmation message window:



four  Your calculator volition download a file.   For Windows users, it volition likely hold out seat inwards the My Documents / Downloads file.  Or you lot organisation may purpose some other place, or it may inquire you lot where to seat it.   Whatever happens, you lot volition involve to know where this file is saved to.

v  Open the weblog that you lot desire to deed the posts to
(You may involve to log out together with inwards again, or peradventure merely switch to dissimilar browser or tab)

Delete (using Posting / Edit Posts) whatever Posts that are already there, but which you lot don't desire inwards the refreshed blog.

6  Go to Settings > Other and click Import Blog.  When the box opens, pick out the exported file that you lot made earlier, together with move inwards the security-text.
Import file alternative concealment inwards the novel interface:
the quondam version of Blogger is really similar.

7  Choose whether or non to automatically publish all imported posts.  
Only tick the box if you lot DO desire the posts automatically imported.   If you lot don't tick it, the posts volition hold out loaded, but alongside bring condition of Draft, thence won't hold out visible past times readers until you lot seat out them.

8  Click Import Blog.

Check that the import worked successfully, past times looking at the blog, together with likewise at the listing of posts nether Edit Posts:  are the correct issue of posts there, practise they bring the correct labels etc.


Results

For event this link points to a pop article inwards Blogger-HAT.  
If I export-and-imported this post service into a novel blog, the link would nevertheless betoken to the same place, ie the post service inwards Blogger-HAT - non to the post service inwards the novel blog.

Any pictures, videos etc inwards the quondam weblog volition nevertheless hold out inwards the same house that they were inwards (Picasa-web-albums, YouTube, Google Videos etc).

If you lot bring imported more than the issue of posts that Blogger allows per day (currently fifty I think) together with thence to brand whatever to a greater extent than posts today you lot volition involve to complete the captcha-test (ie entering the letters inwards the funny-shaped word).   This volition larn away merely about 24 hours subsequently you lot terminal move inwards to a greater extent than that the maximum-posts-per-day.


Importing to the same blog

If you lot endeavour to import posts into the same weblog that you lot exported them from, Blogger volition non import whatever posts, together with hand you lot an fault message.

If you lot practise desire to practise this (eg to practise a duplicate laid of posts), together with thence practise the export, modify some minor special of the master copy posts championship or date/time, together with and thence practise the import.



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