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Ticket #13467: Tools section.txt

File Tools section.txt, 2.2 KB (added by jane, 14 years ago)

Tools section help text (tools, import, export), plain text

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3Press This is a bookmarklet that makes it easy to blog about something you come across on the web. You can use it to just grab a link, or to post an excerpt. Press This will even allow you to choose from images included on the page and use them in your post. Just drag the Press This link on this screen to your bookmarks bar in your browser, and you'll be you'll be on your way to easier content creation.
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5Note: Turbo/Gears is no longer promoted on this screen as it was in previous versions due to the fact that Google has discontinued support for it.
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7For more information:
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9Tools Documentation http://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Tools_SubPanel
10Support Forums http://wordpress.org/support/
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15import.php
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17This screen lists links to plugins to import data from blogging/content management platforms. Choose the platform you want to import from, and click Install Now when you are prompted in the popup window. If your platform is not listed, click the link to search the plugin directory for other importer plugins to see if there is one for your platform.
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19In previous versions of WordPress, all the importers were built-in, but they have been turned into plugins as of version 3.0 since most people only use them once or infrequently.
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22For more information:
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24Import Documentation http://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Import_SubPanel
25Support Forums http://wordpress.org/support/
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30You can export a file of your site's content in order to import it into another installation or platform. The export file will be an XML file format called WXR. Posts, pages, comments, custom fields, categories, and tags can be included. You can set filters to have the WXR file only include a certain date, author, category, tag, all posts or all pages, certain publishing statuses.
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32Once generated, your WXR file can be imported by another WordPress site or by another blogging platform able to access this format.
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34For more information:
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36Export Documentation http://codex.wordpress.org/Tools_Export_SubPanel
37Support Forums http://wordpress.org/support/