Importing Comments From Blogger

sublunar
(@sublunar)

4 months ago

I’ve got a fully functional wordpress blog installed locally on a fresh install. I have only one plugin installed (BtW importer). It is otherwise a bare-bones functional site and ready for action.

All systems go, except the comments.

I tried importing with built-in wordpress import tool, had issues, found BtW importer and got all the posts imported fine.

But the comments didn’t carry over.

I’ve tried with the built-in importer, using BtW importer. I’ve tried importing the “feed.atom” file as-is, and I’ve tried changing it to an .xml file. Nothing works.

Does anyone have ANY ideas how to make this happen?

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George Appiah
(@gappiah)

4 months ago

Support for comments is not mentioned on the BtW Importer page at all. But you can seek help in the plugin’s dedicated support forum here: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btw-importer/

Otherwise, test other Blogger importers, especially ones that specifically advertise support for importing comments.

See: https://wordpress.org/plugins/blogger-importer-extended/

More: https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/blogger/

Good luck!

anthonywarner
(@anthonywarner)

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Blogger comments are not in the feed.atom file, so BtW Importer cannot bring them over. Renaming the file will not help.

To import comments, export the full Port Solutions XML from Blogger dashboard (Settings → Back up content) and import it using the official WordPress Blogger Importer with Google login.

Feeds only import posts, not comments.

Mehraz Morshed
(@mehrazmorshed)

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Hi @sublunar,

It’s good that you have a clean local site, as this is the best environment to troubleshoot the issue. In most cases, comments fail to import because the comment data is not actually included in the export file being used.

If your export file does contain comments but they are not appearing after import, start by checking the import settings. Make sure the “Download and import file attachments” option is enabled during the import process.

Although this option is mainly intended for media files, it can sometimes affect how other related data, including comments and comment metadata, is handled.

Mehraz Morshed
(@mehrazmorshed)

3 months, 3 weeks ago

If the importer still skips the comments, you can use a direct database method, which is more advanced but reliable. Open the old site’s database using phpMyAdmin or a similar tool and locate the wp_comments and wp_commentmeta tables. Export these tables as SQL files, then import them into your new local site’s database.

It is very important that the comment_post_ID values in the wp_comments table match the correct post IDs in the wp_posts table on the new site. In many cases, this requires running an SQL update query after the import, which is the most sensitive part of the process.

If none of the above works, you can consider using a plugin as a last option. For example, WP Import – Ultimate CSV XML Importer for WordPress may work well, and you can also search the plugin repository for tools related to comment import.

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