MT4 and the WXR data silo

Just for reference, if you've been using UTW with wordpress, and are trying to migrate to MT4, you'll need to double check that your WXR export file uses <category> instead of <dc:subject>. I also found that the MT4 import balked at attachments, so I searched my export file for <wp:post_type>attachment</wp:post_type>, and removed the surrounding <item> 1 some of my attachments did import, though (the ones that i imported from WP.com), so i suspect that the importer is actually balking at the backslashes leftover from being hosted on IIS.


  1. if i were savvy enough, i could use RegEx to do it with a find and replace command. sadly, RegEx is not something that makes a lick of sense to me. (back ↩)

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  1. Posted 30 Aug 2007 at 9:30 |
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    The prob with regexps is that they’re tied to whatever text editor you’re using. Each text editor changes the syntax slightly, which is a complete pain in the ass.

  2. Posted 30 Aug 2007 at 9:41 |
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    ugh. i kinda figured.
    i’m using Visual Web Developer, since i’m used to using it for CSS.

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