Comments on: Migrating from BlogEngine.NET to WordPress http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/ Thinking in .NET Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: AJ Campos http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1155 AJ Campos Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:30:30 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-1155 Thanks for this. I'm thinking about migrating to WP from BE as well. BE just doesn't have the extensions/plugins that WP does. I can't create that stuff like some other people can, so it's off to WP! Thanks for this. I’m thinking about migrating to WP from BE as well. BE just doesn’t have the extensions/plugins that WP does. I can’t create that stuff like some other people can, so it’s off to WP!

]]> By: » Now using Wordpress Blog of developer Mikkel Ovesen http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-1065 » Now using Wordpress Blog of developer Mikkel Ovesen Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:46:43 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-1065 [...] used these two blog posts as inspiration (this by Merill and this by [...] [...] used these two blog posts as inspiration (this by Merill and this by [...]

]]> By: Migrating from BlogEngine.NET to WordPress http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Migrating from BlogEngine.NET to WordPress Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:17:47 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-635 [...] work involved to make the move, but it turned out to be pretty easy. I basically followed the steps Merill outlined, with a few tiny additions that I’ll outline below. The process even includes a CSV with [...] [...] work involved to make the move, but it turned out to be pretty easy. I basically followed the steps Merill outlined, with a few tiny additions that I’ll outline below. The process even includes a CSV with [...]

]]> By: Guy http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-513 Guy Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:20:30 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-513 Merill, You are a genius and a life saver! I’ve had two professionals looking into how to do this over the last couple of months but neither could figure it out. Yet I, a newbie to blogging, found your post in about 30 seconds, got someone to install the plugin and had the import successfully completed within half an hour! At the bottom of your post you said “Enjoy! Let me know if you have any issues migrating.” Can I take you up on this? 1 The tags didn’t migrate. Not the end of the world, I can go through post by post and add them all in manually, but if you know of a way of automating this process I’d love to know! 2 Migration resulted in a bunch of arbitrary line breaks in places that are not compatible with a well formatted post. My guess is that when the original posts were created BlogEngine added these (because they weren’t there in the text copied and pasted into BlogEngine posts). Again, they can be laboriously fixed one by one but if there’s a setting or automated solution to this I’d be most grateful to find out. Many thanks for such a brilliant, helpful post. Merill,

You are a genius and a life saver! I’ve had two professionals looking into how to do this over the last couple of months but neither could figure it out. Yet I, a newbie to blogging, found your post in about 30 seconds, got someone to install the plugin and had the import successfully completed within half an hour!

At the bottom of your post you said “Enjoy! Let me know if you have any issues migrating.” Can I take you up on this?

1 The tags didn’t migrate. Not the end of the world, I can go through post by post and add them all in manually, but if you know of a way of automating this process I’d love to know!

2 Migration resulted in a bunch of arbitrary line breaks in places that are not compatible with a well formatted post. My guess is that when the original posts were created BlogEngine added these (because they weren’t there in the text copied and pasted into BlogEngine posts). Again, they can be laboriously fixed one by one but if there’s a setting or automated solution to this I’d be most grateful to find out.

Many thanks for such a brilliant, helpful post.

]]> By: MGD King http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-344 MGD King Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:31:23 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-344 Again Deepak, that's a matter of personal preference. I'll take the .NET based blogging engine. :) Again Deepak, that’s a matter of personal preference. I’ll take the .NET based blogging engine. :)

]]> By: Deepak http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Deepak Thu, 05 Feb 2009 01:36:34 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-342 It is hard to beat wordpress when it comes to a blogging platform. As much as I wanted to give a .NET based blogging engine a go, they just aren't that good. Welcome to wordpress :) It is hard to beat wordpress when it comes to a blogging platform. As much as I wanted to give a .NET based blogging engine a go, they just aren’t that good.

Welcome to wordpress :)

]]> By: merill http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-328 merill Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:56:06 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-328 Ah, but my dear friend Jinath, your an ASP.NET MVP! You know, practicing what you preach... ;) Ah, but my dear friend Jinath, your an ASP.NET MVP!

You know, practicing what you preach…

;)

]]> By: jinath http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-325 jinath Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:58:43 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-325 i can remember someone said something when i moved to wordpress like 3 years ago :-) i can remember someone said something when i moved to wordpress like 3 years ago :-)

]]> By: merill http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-324 merill Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:45:14 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-324 Nice, thanks a lot for the input and the warning on Fantastico. I'll need to keep an eye out before my first upgrade. BTW my earlier hosting provider switched over to Parallels just before I moved and they too had an option to perform in-place upgrades and new installs of BlogEngine.NET through the control panel. I guess your right, it finally boils down to preference. After using WordPress so far I feel both are really good at what they do. One plus for WordPress is the wealth of plug-ins that have already been written. Nice, thanks a lot for the input and the warning on Fantastico. I’ll need to keep an eye out before my first upgrade.

BTW my earlier hosting provider switched over to Parallels just before I moved and they too had an option to perform in-place upgrades and new installs of BlogEngine.NET through the control panel.

I guess your right, it finally boils down to preference. After using WordPress so far I feel both are really good at what they do. One plus for WordPress is the wealth of plug-ins that have already been written.

]]> By: MGD King http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-323 MGD King Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:13:42 +0000 http://merill.net/2009/01/migrating-from-blogenginenet-to-wordpress/#comment-323 Sorry to hear you migrated over to WordPress. I run two blogs, one WP (for my wife) and the other BE (my personal), and I like BE better. Sure, you have to manually udpated BE, but that's fine with me because I still have to update WP through the admin panel with the aide of a plugin. Plus I like to design my own themes and theme creation is easier for BE to me. And, depending on your host's server settings/PHP version, you can't use Windows Live Writer (which I'm really digging now!) like you can with BE. Bottom line, it's a matter of personal preference and which web hosting you have at your disposal. But for me I'll take BE any day over WP. You mentioned you used Fantastico to load your WP blog. While Fantastico is great for that, it might cause you headaches when it comes time to update, especially if you use anything but the default theme. That's why I use the plugin for WP. Very handy! Good luck! Sorry to hear you migrated over to WordPress. I run two blogs, one WP (for my wife) and the other BE (my personal), and I like BE better. Sure, you have to manually udpated BE, but that’s fine with me because I still have to update WP through the admin panel with the aide of a plugin. Plus I like to design my own themes and theme creation is easier for BE to me. And, depending on your host’s server settings/PHP version, you can’t use Windows Live Writer (which I’m really digging now!) like you can with BE. Bottom line, it’s a matter of personal preference and which web hosting you have at your disposal. But for me I’ll take BE any day over WP.

You mentioned you used Fantastico to load your WP blog. While Fantastico is great for that, it might cause you headaches when it comes time to update, especially if you use anything but the default theme. That’s why I use the plugin for WP. Very handy!

Good luck!

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