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Opened 17 years ago

Closed 12 years ago

#4016 closed feature request (invalid)

metaWeblog importer needed

Reported by: otto42's profile Otto42 Owned by:
Milestone: WordPress.org Priority: low
Severity: normal Version:
Component: Import Keywords: needs-patch import
Focuses: Cc:

Description

If we had an importer that could send XML-RPC requests using the metaWeblog protocol, it would be possible to import posts/categories from any blogging system that supported it, which is quite a lot.

This is also the only way I can see to retrieve post data from MSN's Live Spaces system. Reference: http://dev.live.com/blogs/spaces/archive/2006/06/08/17.aspx

With some additions, one could add support for the MoveableType and/or Blogger XML-RPC protocols, although since we already have methods to import these, it might not be as useful.

Change History (7)

#1 @foolswisdom
17 years ago

  • Milestone changed from 2.3 to 2.5 (future)

#2 @thee17
16 years ago

  • Keywords import added

#3 @thee17
15 years ago

  • Component changed from General to Import
  • Owner anonymous deleted

#4 @DD32
15 years ago

  • Type changed from enhancement to feature request

#5 @Denis-de-Bernardy
15 years ago

  • Keywords needs-patch added
  • Milestone changed from 2.9 to Future Release

#6 @SergeyBiryukov
12 years ago

  • Milestone changed from Future Release to WordPress.org

#7 @Otto42
12 years ago

  • Resolution set to invalid
  • Status changed from new to closed

I don't believe this is actually relevant anymore. Closing unless somebody can give a good reason to have it, and even then it should be done as a plugin.

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