Title: Generates Duplicate posts
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Generates Duplicate posts

 *  [rfblanchard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rfblanchard/)
 * (@rfblanchard)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generates-duplicate-posts/)
 * Every time I use the importer it generates a different set of posts/pages. its
   importing from a wordpress.com site. why does it generate duplicate posts/pages
   and media from the import?
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-importer/)

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 *  Thread Starter [rfblanchard](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rfblanchard/)
 * (@rfblanchard)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/generates-duplicate-posts/#post-3464253)
 * versions:
    importer 0.6 wordpress 3.5.1
 * example of what I see after the import. note: i’m working off a blank site so
   nothing already existed
 * Media “Students Achieve” already exists.
    Media “About Us” already exists. Media“
   About Us” already exists. Media “Eastern School District” already exists. Media“
   Mathlinks Text” already exists. Media “Students Achieve” already exists. Media“
   sas3.jpeg” already exists. Media “KOHA” already exists. Media “Welcome” already
   exists. Media “blog_header.jpg” already exists. Media “blog_header1.jpg” already
   exists. Media “blog_header2.jpg” already exists. Media “speaker” already exists.
   Media “calendar” already exists. Media “homeandschool” already exists. Failed
   to import Media “earthday” Media “Newsletter January, 2011 ” already exists.

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