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Importing to EE2 viaDataGrab

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Old School WayMT ExpOrT FOrMaT

MT IMpOrT UTIlITy

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New School WayaNDrEW WEaVEr’S DaTaGraBhTTp://BraNDNEWBOx.cO.Uk/prODUcTS/DETaIlS/DaTaGraB

cOMMErcIal aDD-ON: £20.00

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Features:IMpOrT DaTa VIa rSS/aTOM, cSV & xMl

Map DaTa ValUES TO a chaNNEl’S cUSTOM FIElDS

aSSIGN ENTrIES TO aN aUThOr

aSSIGN caTEGOrIES TO INDIVIDUal ENTrIES

cOMMENT IMpOrT!!!

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you need:a lITTlE phpMyaDMIN ExpOrTING kNOW-hOW

UNDErSTaNDING OF rSS, xMl, Or cSV

FaMIlIarITy WITh EE2 INTErFacE

FaMIlIarITy WITh EE2 TEMplaTES & TaGS

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EE1 to EE2rSS cONTENT TypE

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...

{exp:weblog:entries weblog="{master_weblog_name}" limit="999" rdf="off" dynamic_start="on" disable="member_data|trackbacks"} <item> <title>{exp:xml_encode}{title}{/exp:xml_encode}</title> <link>{exp:xml_encode}{title_permalink="weblog/"}{/exp:xml_en-code}</link> <description>{exp:xml_encode}{body}{/exp:xml_encode}</descrip-tion> <dc:subject>{exp:xml_encode}{categories backspace="1"}{catego-ry_name}, {/categories}{/exp:xml_encode}</dc:subject> <content:encoded><![CDATA[{body}]]></content:encoded> <dc:date>{gmt_entry_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"}</dc:date> </item>{/exp:weblog:entries} ...

rSS Template within EE1

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<content:encoded><![CDATA[{body}]]></content:encoded>

allow hTMl or Not allow...?

...depends on final EE2 content field type

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{title} = default title field{body} = body (textarea or wygwam or whatever){gmt_entry_date format="%Y-%m-%dT%H:%i:%s%Q"} = proper entry date

create channel & custom fields within EE2 that correspond to original

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create proper templates, setup site, etc.

Import Types

Settings

http://domain.com/rss/

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That's it!

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Wordpress to EE2 EntriesxMl cONTENT TypE

Wp's native export tool

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<item><title>Title Content</title><link>http://yourdomain.com/?p=2</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2003 02:42:17 +0000</pubDate><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ana]]></dc:creator>

<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

<category domain="category" nicename="uncategorized"><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

<guid isPermaLink="false">http://yourdomain.com/?p=2</guid><description></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[Blog post content, blah blah blah]]></content:encoded><excerpt:encoded><![CDATA[]]></excerpt:encoded><wp:post_id>2</wp:post_id><wp:post_date>2003-11-03 18:42:17</wp:post_date><wp:post_date_gmt>2003-11-04 02:42:17</wp:post_date_gmt><wp:comment_status>open</wp:comment_status><wp:ping_status>open</wp:ping_status><wp:post_name>this-is-the-url-title</wp:post_name><wp:status>draft</wp:status><wp:post_parent>0</wp:post_parent><wp:menu_order>0</wp:menu_order><wp:post_type>post</wp:post_type><wp:post_password></wp:post_password><wp:is_sticky>0</wp:is_sticky><wp:comment><wp:comment_id>2</wp:comment_id><wp:comment_author><![CDATA[ Comment Person's Name ]]></wp:comment_author><wp:comment_author_email>[email protected]</wp:comment_author_email><wp:comment_author_url>http://commentersdomain.com/</wp:comment_author_url><wp:comment_author_IP>24.65.75.137</wp:comment_author_IP><wp:comment_date>2003-11-03 11:51:36</wp:comment_date><wp:comment_date_gmt>0000-00-00 00:00:00</wp:comment_date_gmt><wp:comment_content><![CDATA[ This is sample comment content ]]></wp:comment_content><wp:comment_approved>1</wp:comment_approved><wp:comment_type></wp:comment_type><wp:comment_parent>0</wp:comment_parent><wp:comment_user_id>0</wp:comment_user_id></wp:comment></item>

path = Tags that lead to main repeating entryremember NOT to have trailing slash

comments!

... currently for xMl entries only

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That's it!

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Gallery Module to channels

creates an exp_gallery_entries.csv fileupload this somewhere accessible by a browser on your server

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"2";"1";"1";"3";"0";;;"filenameofsorts";".jpg";"Title of Image";"Description of what's happening aka the caption.";;;;;;;"1481";"1252";"89";"75";"355";"300";"o";"1191974040";"2010-09-25 07:53:24";"n";"0";"0";"0";"183"

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create a new channel called “Gallery.” create a new custom field group called “Gallery custom Fields.”

ThE cUSTOM FIElDS yOU NEED TO crEaTE arE:

gallery-old-filename – Text field (select no formatting)gallery-image – File fieldgallery-description – Textarea field (select no formatting)

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{exp:channel:entries channel="gallery" limit="10" paginate="bottom" disable="member_data|categories|trackbacks"}

<div class="thumb">{if gallery-old-filename}{exp:imgsizer:size src="/gallery/{gallery-old-filename}.jpg" width="100" height="75"}<a href="{permalink='gallery/'}"><img src="{sized}" width="{width}" height="{height}" title="{title}" /></a>{/exp:imgsizer:size}{if:else}{exp:imgsizer:size src="{gallery-image}" width="100" height="75"}<a href="{permalink='gallery/'}"><img src="{sized}" width="{width}" height="{height}" title="{title}" /></a>{/exp:imgsizer:size}{/if}<h3>{title}</h3></div>

{paginate}<p class="paginate"><span class="pagecount">Page {current_page} of {total_pages} pages</span> {pagina-tion_links}</p>{/paginate}{/exp:channel:entries}

Thumbnail/Index Template

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{exp:channel:entries channel="gallery" limit="1" disable="member_data|categories|pagination|trackbacks"}{if gallery-old-filename}<img src="/gallery/{gallery-old-filename}.jpg" width="{width}" height="{height}" title="{title}" />{if:else}<img src="{gallery-image}" width="{width}" height="{height}" title="{title}" />{/if}<h3>{title}</h3>

{if gallery-description}<p>{gallery-description}</p>{/if}{/exp:channel:entries}

Individual Image Template

cSV configuration Screen

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