Export WordPress links

I have a script which collects the links from WordPress and outputs them to OPML format. Just tested it and seems to import fine.

Example:
https://guff.szub.net/links2opml.php

Source:
https://guff.szub.net/wp-content/sourceprt.php?file=links2opml.php

Download:
https://guff.szub.net/downloads/links2opml.php

Drop the script file in your blog’s root directory (where wp-config.php is located). Use its URL for importing to another WordPress install, or save the output viewed through your browser to a file and upload.

Note the $show_all variable at the top of the script, which is used to toggle display of link visibility set in Links Manager. 1 (default setting) = all links display; 0 (zero) = only links set to visible will display.

I’m getting an error when i run this file:

<b>Fatal error</b>: Call to undefined function: get_authordata() in <b>/home/showviz/public_html/dave/170/opml.php</b> on line <b>18</b>

(Hmm, why did I use that as a function call in the script?)

Fixed. Re-download and try it again.

Hi,
Installed this on WP 2.0 and receive the following error msg. Any suggestions ?

Joe

XML Parsing Error: not well-formed
Location: https://www.bustershome.us/blog/links2opml.php
Line Number 67, Column 72:<outline text=”LinuxInsider” type=”link” description=”LinuxInsider — “Linux News & Information from Around the World”” url=”https://www.linuxinsider.com&#8221; xmlurl=”https://ww
———————————————————————–^

Joe, it’s an issue with double-quotes in the description. Just updated the script so it converts these to HTML entities.

thanks, that worked beautifully.

How difficult would it be to modify the code to include categories? For instance, if I have links divided into five categories, and only want to export the links in Category B, how difficult would it be to modify the code to accomodate?

“if I have links divided into five categories, and only want to export the links in Category B, how difficult would it be to modify the code to accomodate?“

Not too difficult…

Follow the links above for updated script. You’ll now find a $link_cats variable at top. Just give the link category ID number as the value:

$link_cats = '2';

For multiple link categories, separate with a comma:

$link_cats = '2,4,6';

Thanks!

Hi!
PHP Worked like a charm, got my .xml file in 2 secs. I see all the links there, but when exporting i get:

Importing…
XML error: no element found at line 1

Inserted 0 links into category 1. All done! Go manage those links.

im exporting from a WP 1.5.2 and importing on a 2.0…
any ideas?

Hmm. Just tested an import from 1.5.2 to 2.0, and no problems here.

dbasulto, do you have a link to the export (1.5.2) blog, or rather the links2opml file therein?

Kafkaesqui, here’s the link to my export:

https://www.plataformaurbana.cl/links2opml.php

thanks!

Hmm.

I can’t duplicate the error you receive. The url provided rolls right into my (2.0) test site’s link importer without a hitch. I was hoping something was throwing in an empty line at the start of the script, but nope.

dbasulto, can you save the output from your links2opml to a file locally, and try uploading that through Import Links? Note: make certain the OPML URL field is empty (no ‘https://&#8217;) when you do this.

I keep getting this error:

Warning: fopen(https://www.ypnblog.com/blog/link2opml.php): failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 401 Authorization Required in /home/amersky/public_html/blogcrafter-com/ypnblog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2109
XML error: no element found at line 1

Ok, once I have the link https://fragilemusings.net/links2opml.php what do I do with it next? Do I save it to my computer?