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5. Click Browse, and locate the exported text file from your other blog.

6. Click Upload File and Import. The importer runs, and displays a confirmation message when it's
finished.

Transferring from Textpattern
What you'll get: Categories, users, posts, comments, and links
WordPress.com: No
WordPress Importer: Yes

caution
This script only works on
Textpattern v4.0.2 or later.

1. In the left navigation, click Tools, then Import.

2. Click the Textpattern link.

3. Enter your Textpattern information: Database User, Database Password, Database Name,
Database Host, and Table Prefix (if any).

4. Click Import.

Indirect Transfer

Transferring from an RSS Feed
What you'll get: Posts and comments
WordPress.com: No
WordPress Importer: Yes
Practically all blogging platforms include Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds to allow readers to
subscribe to and read blogs in a dedicated feed reader. Many of these also create separate RSS
feeds for comments. If there isn't a specific import script available for your blogging platform, this is
probably the next best thing.

1. Locate the RSS feed page for your blog (often <domain name>/feed). Save this file to your
computer.

2. Return to your WordPress Administration page. In the left navigation, click Tools, then Import.

3. Click the RSS link.

4. Click Browse, and locate the saved RSS feed file from your other blog.

5. Click Upload File and Import. The importer runs and displays a confirmation message when it's
finished.