Title: Importing MovableType problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Importing MovableType problem

 *  Resolved [yaksha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaksha/)
 * (@yaksha)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-movabletype-problem/)
 * I’m ready to import from MovableType 2.63 to WordPress 2.1.3 but the WordPress
   instructions don’t match what I’m seeing in file names.
 * The instructions say to start working with `wordpress/wp-admin/import-mt.php`
   but my install files show `wordpress/wp-admin/import/mt.php`.
 * Assuming that’s just the old instructions, the next step says:
 * > On line number 2 of import-mt.php, find `define 'MTEXPORT', );` and change 
   > that to define`('MTEXPORT', 'import.txt');`
 *  But my mt.php has no line 2 and no similar-looking code. Line 3 is `class MT_Import{`
 * I inserted the code in line 2 anyway and uploadeded per instructions but (as 
   I expected) I got a blank page instead of “Let’s go!”
 * Thanks for help!

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 *  [kevinstory](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinstory/)
 * (@kevinstory)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-movabletype-problem/#post-561631)
 * I ran across this while I converted a few months ago, I found that you can’t 
   go to the URL you mentioned above, instead you need to navigate through the admin
   interface to the MT import screen
 * From your admin screen, go to Manage > Import > Movable Type or TypePad
 * That should get you where you need to be, good luck and welcome to WordPress!
 *  Thread Starter [yaksha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yaksha/)
 * (@yaksha)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-movabletype-problem/#post-561808)
 * Thanks, kevinstory! This worked perfectly. And I appreciate your fast response.
 *  Moderator [Samuel Wood (Otto)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otto42/)
 * (@otto42)
 * WordPress.org Admin
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-movabletype-problem/#post-561809)
 * Where are these faulty instructions located? All the importers can/should be 
   easy to use via the Import screen, you don’t need to hack any code to use them.
 *  [saundra](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saundra/)
 * (@saundra)
 * [18 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/importing-movabletype-problem/#post-561923)
 * Here are the old instructions….just wasted about an hour’s worth of time trying
   to find this solution! lol.

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