Title: Import xml file format?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Import xml file format?

 *  [davidhayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidhayes/)
 * (@davidhayes)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/)
 * Hi,
    I’m migrating from Pebble to WordPress and I have a bunch of XML files that
   I need to convert into something WordPress can import. I’ve dug around on the
   web but I can’t see what I need, I looked at RSS but much of what I need to import
   doesn’t seem to be supported by the RSS spec. I’d like to import as much data
   as possible but at a minimum title tags, category, date, body and comments. Could
   somebody point me in the direction of WordPress supported XML format I could 
   convert my files into. I’ll make available whatever code I end up with. Thanks
   in advance for your help Dave

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 *  [ccoupe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccoupe/)
 * (@ccoupe)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584616)
 * Sadly the only documentation is the importer code. A sample or two would help
   if you can find some or generate them from a wordpress export. Last I looked,
   it’s not really parsed with an XML parser.
 *  Thread Starter [davidhayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidhayes/)
 * (@davidhayes)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584620)
 * Yeah, I figured that might be the case, oh well… I’ll keep digging, guess I could
   create a live journal blog and then export from it…
    Any other ideas?
 *  Thread Starter [davidhayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidhayes/)
 * (@davidhayes)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584629)
 * Ah ha, A WordPress eXtended RSS (WXR) might be what I’m looking for. Could somebody
   with a WP blog create me an export file that I could use as a template?? Will
   keep looking for documentation of the format
 *  Thread Starter [davidhayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidhayes/)
 * (@davidhayes)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584630)
 * Doh, I can create some fake posts and do it my self. Will let you know how I 
   get on…
 *  [ccoupe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccoupe/)
 * (@ccoupe)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584663)
 * Contact me in [email](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/ccoupe@cableone.net?output_format=md)
   if you want a couple of WTF? exported WXR’s. Such problem children. They break
   all the XML parsers and WordPress importers rules unless you hand edit them.
 *  Thread Starter [davidhayes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidhayes/)
 * (@davidhayes)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584906)
 * Thanks, I’m getting there. I have managed to import all my posts. I’m going to
   work on pulling the comments in next. Just looking for a quick way to reset my
   blog to 0 posts now
 *  [ccoupe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccoupe/)
 * (@ccoupe)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-584911)
 * delete the sql database and reinstall wordpress is the easiest way to start over.
 *  [yvonnedaher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yvonnedaher/)
 * (@yvonnedaher)
 * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/import-xml-file-format/#post-585015)
 * Hello Dave,
 * I have the same problem. Could you please post what you have done to solve it?
 * Thanks,
    Yvonne

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