Importing old blog archives into a new Word Press blog?

  • A programmer has sent me a set of zipped files that is supposed to replace my old archives into a new blog on a new server. But there’s no WXR file that the import function is asking me to upload. Any suggestions? There’s big news over here and I need my archives working…

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  • Did the programmer send any kind of instructions for how to install the files? If not, I would ask for step-by-step instructions. What types of files do the zip archives contain? Are there database files includes?

    A WXR file is a WordPress eXtended RSS file and it can be exported from WordPress blogs that have a Manage > Export option.

    You might be able to follow the instructions on the following page to get your old blog to export a WXR. Do you still have access to the old blog?
    https://technosailor.com/2006/07/05/wordpress-to-wordpress-import/

    Oh, and you should *definitely* make a backup of your new blog before trying to import anything!

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