WordPress.org

Sergey Biryukov

Samuel Wood (Otto)

Ryan McCue

Workshopshed

<p>The Blogger Importer imports your blog data from a Google Blogger site into a WordPress.org installation.</p>
<h4>Items imported</h4>
<ul>
<li>Categories</li>
<li>Posts (published, scheduled and draft)</li>
<li>Comments (not spam)</li>
<li>Images</li>
</ul>
<h4>Items not imported</h4>
<ul>
<li>Pages</li>
<li>Widgets/Widget Data</li>
<li>Templates/Theme</li>
<li>Comment and author Avatars</li>
</ul>
<h3>Reference</h3>
<ul>
<li>https://www.simplepie.org/</li>
</ul>
<p>The following were referenced for implementing the images and links</p>
<ul>
<li>https://wordpress.org/plugins/remote-images-grabber/</li>
<li>http://notions.okuda.ca/wordpress-plugins/blogger-image-import/</li>
<li>https://wordpress.org/plugins/cache-images/</li>
<li>https://wordpress.org/plugins/tumblr-importer/</li>
<li>https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14525</li>
<li>https://wpengineer.com/1735/easier-better-solutions-to-get-pictures-on-your-posts/</li>
<li>https://web.archive.org/web/20211121020918/http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-plugin-update-urls/</li>
<li>http://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions//media-sideload-image-file-name (not working)</li>
<li>https://code.tutsplus.com/a-guide-to-the-wordpress-http-api-the-basics–wp-25125t</li>
</ul>
<h3>Known Issues</h3>
<ul>
<li>Some users have reported that their IFrames are stripped out of the post content.</li>
<li>Requests for better performance of larger transfers and tranfers of images</li>
<li>Review of behavior when it re-imports, partiularly are the counts correct</li>
<li>Review using get_posts or get_comments with the appropriate parameters to get the counts and exists instead of using SQL</li>
<li>Incorrect notice, PHP Notice: The data could not be converted to UTF-8. You MUST have either the iconv or mbstring extension installed. This occurs even when Iconv is installed, could be related to Blogger reporting 0 comments</li>
<li>When the importer is running it’s not possible to stop it using the stop button</li>
<li>Blogger’s count of comments include those not linked to a post e.g. the post has been deleted.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Filters and Actions</h3>
<p>These actions and filters have been added so that you can extend the functionality of the importer without needing to modify the code.</p>
<p>Action – import_start – This is run when the import starts processing the records for a new blog</p>
<p>Action – import_done – This is run when the import finishes processing the records for a blog.</p>
<p>Filter – blogger_importer_congrats – Passes the list of options shown to the user when the blog is complete, options can be added or removed.</p>


Blogger Importer

Running the Blogger Importer in PHP 7 throws the following warning:

Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; Blogger_Importer has a deprecated constructor in /xxxxxx/wp-content/plugins/blogger-importer/blogger-importer.php on line 44

Another user reported this months ago, but it's not fixed yet.

Deprecated constructor warning

Imports posts, images, comments, and categories (blogger tags) from a Blogger blog then migrates authors to WordPress users.

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ForthFocus

<p>ForthFocus Atom XML Converter for Blogger™ is a free WordPress to Blogger migration utility for bloggers, content creators, and site owners who want to move published WordPress posts into Blogger.</p>
<p>WordPress exports content in WXR XML format. Blogger uses Atom XML for content import. This plugin bridges that gap by reading a WordPress export XML file and creating a separate Blogger-compatible Atom XML file.</p>
<p>Your live WordPress website is not edited. No posts, pages, settings, themes, plugins, or users are changed. The plugin works inside your WordPress admin and helps you create a converted file that you can test before importing into Blogger.</p>
<h4>Why this WordPress to Blogger converter is useful</h4>
<p>Moving content from WordPress to Blogger is not a simple copy-and-paste task. WordPress and Blogger use different XML structures, so a conversion step is required before Blogger can understand the exported content.</p>
<p>This plugin is built for users who want a simple, privacy-first way to convert published WordPress posts into Blogger-compatible Atom XML without sending the export file to an external server.</p>
<h4>What the free version converts</h4>
<ul>
<li>Published WordPress posts.</li>
<li>Post titles.</li>
<li>Post content.</li>
<li>Published dates.</li>
<li>Author names.</li>
<li>Categories and tags as Blogger-compatible labels.</li>
<li>Basic HTML content inside posts.</li>
<li>A conversion report showing converted and skipped items.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What this version does not convert</h4>
<ul>
<li>Pages.</li>
<li>Comments.</li>
<li>Media attachments.</li>
<li>Featured image migration.</li>
<li>Redirect mapping.</li>
<li>Internal link rewriting.</li>
<li>Complete design or theme migration.</li>
</ul>
<p>Images already inside the post content may remain as image URLs pointing to the original WordPress website. Keep the old website or uploads available until you finish checking the Blogger import.</p>
<h4>Beginner-friendly workflow</h4>
<ol>
<li>Export your content from WordPress using Tools > Export.</li>
<li>Upload the exported XML file inside this plugin.</li>
<li>Convert published posts into Blogger-compatible Atom XML.</li>
<li>Download the converted XML file and conversion report.</li>
<li>Import the converted file into Blogger.</li>
<li>Review posts, labels, dates, formatting, and image links before publishing.</li>
</ol>
<p>Always test the converted file on a temporary Blogger blog before importing it into your main blog.</p>
<h4>Privacy first</h4>
<p>The conversion runs on your own WordPress installation. Your XML file is not sent to ForthFocus or any third-party server. Temporary files use randomized file names, are downloaded only through a permission and nonce-verified admin route, and are cleaned once they are older than 12 hours through WordPress cron and a built-in plugin fallback. The plugin also creates Apache and IIS directory protection files where supported. On Nginx servers, direct-access blocking should be configured at server level if the host exposes uploads directly.</p>
<h4>Roadmap</h4>
<p>This free release focuses on reliable published post conversion from WordPress export XML to Blogger-compatible Atom XML.</p>
<p>Planned improvements may include better pre-conversion scanning, stronger skipped-item reports, large file handling improvements, clearer import checks, and better visibility into what the exported file contains before conversion.</p>
<p>Advanced migration features such as pages, comments, media planning, redirects, and internal link handling may be offered through a separate pro plugin or done-for-you migration service as the free version matures.</p>
<p>Roadmap items are shared for transparency. Final features, packaging, and timelines may change based on testing and user feedback.</p>
<h3>Asset License</h3>
<p>The ForthFocus logo and mark included in this plugin are owned by FORTHFOCUS GROUP and distributed as part of this plugin package under GPLv2 or later. ForthFocus™ remains a trademark of FORTHFOCUS GROUP.</p>
<p>Montserrat font files included in this plugin are distributed under the SIL Open Font License. The license text is included in assets/fonts/Montserrat-LICENSE.txt.</p>
<h3>Trademark Notice</h3>
<p>Blogger™ and Blogspot™ are trademarks of Google LLC. WordPress® is a trademark of the WordPress Foundation. ForthFocus™ is a trademark of FORTHFOCUS GROUP. This plugin is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC or the WordPress Foundation.</p>


ForthFocus Atom XML Converter for Blogger™

A free WordPress to Blogger converter that turns WordPress export XML files into Atom XML format compatible with Blogger™ and Blogspot™.

Blogger Importer vs ForthFocus Atom XML Converter for Blogger™