Import file attachments and tags with WXR in WordPress 2.5

1 April 2008   

The newly-launched WordPress 2.5 (download; release notes; changelog) has got some great improvements to the WXR import feature that lets you pull a file of posts, pages and comments exported from one WordPress installation into another:

• File attachments (eg. images) can now be imported directly (#5466). Just tick the box at the bottom of the import form once your WXR file has been uploaded and all the files from your old blog will be copied to your new server. This is particularly useful when moving blogs from WordPress.com to a stand-alone WP setup.
• Tags are now correctly imported as named tags rather than numbers (#5330).
• Some strange bugs which caused WXR import to crash now seem to be fixed.

In short, moving your WordPress data from one installation to another has just got a whole lot easier and more reliable.

You’ll still need to import your blogroll links as these aren’t part of the WXR file. You can grab these directly from http://www.youroldsite.com/wp-links-opml.php if the old site’s still live.

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