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Movable Type Backup Importer

This plugin allows you to import Movable Type backups. It reads the backup XML and creates the correct objects and relations in your Wordpress Blog.

By Roger Dudler·Mt·Free
5(1 reviews)
·50 active installs·Updated 14 years ago
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As of April 2026, Movable Type Backup Importer is a WordPress mt plugin with 50 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 14 years ago — may have compatibility concerns.

5/51 reviews
50active installs
12K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011

Overview

This plugin allows you to import Movable Type backups instead of exports. It reads the Meta information from the Movable Type XML file and creates the correct objects and relations in your WordPress Blog.

You can import the following contents from your Movable Type blog:

  • Posts
  • Tags
  • Categories
  • Users
  • Files
  • Images
  • Comments

Some additional goodies:

  • Support for Multisite setups
  • Associations between Posts, Tags, Categories & Media
  • Updated internal URLs in your posts (Images, Links)
  • Users added as authors to blog instance
  • Images will be added to the media library (with thumbnails)
  • Support chunked backups for importing large sites

Known Limitations

  • It’s possible to get an Out-of-Memory Exception while importing, if your XML backup is too large to be processed in memory. Try using c…
Read full description on WordPress.org

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.2.1
PHPfalse+ required

Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.1.2

  • Fixed a bug on single file backups (without *-1.xml)
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

Roger DudlerRoger Dudler
Plugin Info
Version
1.1.2
Last Updated
Dec 8, 2011
WP Requires
3.0+
Tested Up To
3.2.1
PHP Requires
false+
Active Installs
50
Downloads
12K+
Added
Aug 16, 2011
Business
Free

Tags

mtimportimportermovabletypemovable type

Developer

R
Roger Dudler
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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