Movable Type Backup Importer

This plugin allows you to import Movable Type backups. It reads the backup XML and creates the correct objects and relations in your WordPress Blog.

Author:Roger Dudler (profile at wordpress.org)
WordPress version required:3.0
WordPress version tested:3.2.1
Plugin version:1.1.2
Added to WordPress repository:16-08-2011
Last updated:08-12-2011
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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Plugin URI:http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/movablety...
Total downloads:12 135
Active installs:90+
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This plugin allows you to import Movable Type backups instead of exports. It reads the Meta information from the Movable Type XML file and creates the correct objects and relations in your WordPress Blog.

You can import the following contents from your Movable Type blog:

  • Posts
  • Tags
  • Categories
  • Users
  • Files
  • Images
  • Comments

Some additional goodies:

  • Support for Multisite setups
  • Associations between Posts, Tags, Categories & Media
  • Updated internal URLs in your posts (Images, Links)
  • Users added as authors to blog instance
  • Images will be added to the media library (with thumbnails)
  • Support chunked backups for importing large sites

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