Import from other blog software¶
Description¶
pelican-import
is a command line tool for converting articles from other
software to ReStructuredText. The supported formats are:
- Wordpress XML export
- Dotclear export
- RSS/ATOM feed
The conversion from HTML to ReStructuredText relies on pandoc. For Dotclear, if the source posts are written with Markdown syntax, they will not be converted (as Pelican also supports Markdown).
Usage¶
pelican-import [-h] [–wpfile] [–dotclear] [–feed] [-o OUTPUT]
[–dir-cat]
input
Optional arguments:¶
-h, --help show this help message and exit --wpfile Wordpress XML export --dotclear Dotclear export --feed Feed to parse -o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT Output path --dir-cat Put files in directories with categories name
Examples¶
for Wordpress:
$ pelican-import --wpfile -o ~/output ~/posts.xml
for Dotclear:
$ pelican-import --dotclear -o ~/output ~/backup.txt
Tests¶
To test the module, one can use sample files:
- for Wordpress: http://wpcandy.com/made/the-sample-post-collection
- for Dotclear: http://themes.dotaddict.org/files/public/downloads/lorem-backup.txt