#wordpress 2020-03-02

2020-03-02 UTC
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[Jeff_Hawkins] Thanks [jeremycherfas] but I'm planning to stick with what I have and fix it instead. I've got it tweaked just about perfect for what I want visibly. So for now I'm staying with it.
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[Jeff_Hawkins] Thanks anyway.
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[jeremycherfas] Sure.
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[jgmac1106] Okay I need help, I am reinstalling the GOIF website onto SemPress, their old host sent me their entire site as a zip file and not an xml for WP
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[jgmac1106] all of the migration plugins I have tried require you to package up the old site first. How can I best import all of their stuff from the old site?
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[jgmac1106] ...I tried just ftping wp-content and wp-includes but this doesn't help with the database
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[jgmac1106] [Sadik_Shahadu] I may just use the $30 service Reclaim Hosting provides
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beko[m] [jgmac1106]: I may walk you through this process but please please not via text 😆
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[jgmac1106] okay I have to go run to elm city webmakers, happy to schedule a video call over next few days
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[jgmac1106] do remember why I stick Elementor page builder on everything to get the design control I want
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beko [jgmac1106]: my timewindow is usually between 19 and 22 CET - that's somewhat earlier for you I guess :)
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[jgmac1106] !calc 22:00 CET to EDT
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Loqi 4:00:00 pm EST | Monday, March 2, 2020
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PeterVgner[m] Hello, I am hosting my personal site at pvagner.tk . For a few years I was using known. I'd like to import my content to wordpress to test out if I can get more features. Can you suggest me on how to go about it?
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GWG Not sure what known can export to
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PeterVgner[m] When I use its export it gives me a json file.
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PeterVgner[m] I'm also looking at this mf2 importer ... https://github.com/aaronpk/wordpress-microformats2-import/
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GWG I remember that
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GWG It might need an update
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PeterVgner[m] oh, known it-self says I can import its export into wordpress, so I'll just try it.
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beko there are some companies out there specialized in converting data dumps between CMS but I can't remember a single one right now (since I write my own anyway =) but that stuff _is_ kinda cheap nowadays.
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PeterVgner[m] I'd rather like to handle that on my own. I don't mind hacking a bit but it be happy to get some advice to make sure I am on the right track.
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GWG PeterVgner[m]: I could look at the conversion code and see what has changed
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PeterVgner[m] Looking to the RSS export from known I can see no post kinds in the output. Thus I'm afraid everything would be imported as article into wordpress.
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GWG Yes, that importer uses the old Indieweb Taxonomy structure that Post Kinds replaced
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PeterVgner[m] hmm. or what about keyring social importers? If this can import from twitter perhaps with a bit of tinkering I can import mf2 feed from known. WHat do you think? https://wordpress.org/plugins/keyring-social-importers/
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Loqi [Beau Lebens] Description Please read about each importer before running this plugin. This package of social importers provide you with the ability to pull in your content that gets created on other sites, and re-publish it on your own WordPress site. Rather than...
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GWG I could fork aaronpk's work and update it
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aaronpk i don't remember making that at all
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aaronpk please take it :)
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PeterVgner[m] how much work that might be. Can I do something in return or how to compensate for your work?
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anthonysimpson Hey
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[jgmac1106] PeterVegner each post type in Known has it's own RSS feed. Can you do them one at a time?
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[jgmac1106] Not sure post kind has ability to parse feeds on import and do stuff like "has a u-in-reply-to so this is a repky post kind"
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[jgmac1106] Gwg I had a person post an RSVP to https://events.indieweb.org/2020/03/elm-city-webmakers-SlKRFTlUVyUY but it is not showing up.
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[jgmac1106] https://rosalie.goifnetwork.org/uncategorized/21/
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Loqi [admin] Attending Elm City WebmakersBuilding my first website
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[jgmac1106] .... Oh wait..... I didn't use name.com. I used ReclaimHosting so this could be a BitNinja blocking any url from Google App Services.... Grrrr
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[jgmac1106] Entire reason I wanted to use name.com but they sold me a Domain that wasn't available and trying to untangle that mess....
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