WordPress features a very useful script to import your posts, comments, and links from another platform to WordPress. Of course, it is possible to export your current blog content.
To access the Import tool, log in to your WordPress Dashboard and click on Tools | Import located at the top of the screen. To access the Export tool, go to Tools | Export.
Importing content
WordPress is able to import your previous blog content and automatically create post with it. WordPress can import content from Dotclear, TypePad/Movable Type, LiveJournal, Greymatter, Textpattern, Blogware, and Blogger.
To import your content from another blogging platform, you have to follow a platform specific procedure.
Importing content from an export file
The blogging clients, namely, LiveJournal, MovableType/Typepad, Blogware, and WordPress allow you to export your content into an xml , opml , or txt file. Follow this procedure to import your content from one of these blogging platforms:
1. Connect to your old blog and export your content. Save the file on your hard drive.
2. Log in to your WordPress Dashboard, then go to Tools | Import.
3. Select the blogging platform from where you’re importing the content.
4. On the next page, click on the Browse button to select the exported file located in your hard drive.
5. Once done, click on the Upload file and import button.
6. You’re done! Please note that depending on your exported file size, this procedure can take a while.