Step by Step Instructions

1. Login to your WordPress Admin
   • Navigate to Tools → Export
   • Download WXR File containing "All content"
2. Make sure your XML file is valid using xmllint on the command line (WordPress Migrate is particular about having valid XML)
   • xmllint comes preinstalled on OSX
   • Open terminal and type xmllint mywordpressexport.xml
   • All XML errors will be shown (line number and exact location)
   • Make appropriate fixes to the XML
   • If you run xmllint mywordpressexport.xml and the entire file prints to the screen, your XML is valid!
3. Install the appropriate Drupal modules
   • Migrate – robust Drupal module for migrating all sorts of content
   • WordPress Migrate – Migrate submodule that allows you to perform a WordPress migration without writing code!
   • Migrate Extras – provides functionality to import clean URLs using Pathauto
   • Pathauto – provides functionality to have clean URLs in Drupal
4. After logging into Drupal navigate to the Find Content screen & click the WordPress Migration tab in the upper right
5. Choose Import from a File
   • Select your valid XML file from your computer
   • If necessary, adjust import settings below
   • Choose immediate import method unless you have a really large dataset (they have options for using Drush for a "background" import)
6. Migration Complete!
   • Navigate to Find Content to ensure your data was properly imported.

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