How to Import a Blog Post

Import your blog posts from your content management system like Wordpress or Hubspot. It is a seamless migration process if the sitemap is publicly exposed. Use the Blog importer to import all the blog posts and their content, category, and author.


In this article:

Key Features:

1. Easy 3-Step Process - Add the blog URL and recent blog post URL to scan and preview the content.

Note: If the iframe is blocked, the blog post preview will not be displayed but functionality will work.

2. Mapping Breakdown - Map the blog title, category/tag, featured images, published date, content, and author from the preview.

3. Review and publish -  your content when you're ready! 😁



Pre-checks:

Before you begin, ensure the blog has a sitemap for posts.

For example, for a blog at blog.abc.com, check blog.abc.com/sitemap.xml for a sitemap.

How Does It Work?

Step 1: Setup Your Import

  • Go to Sites > Blog
  • Click on the blog name. If you haven't created a blog, you must do that first.
  • Navigate to New Post > Import Blog Post

  • Enter the blog URL and the last published blog post URL
  • Choose where you're importing from


Tip: After setup, you can revisit to see the "Scan in Progress" status in the "Imported Content" section.


Step 2: Map Content

  • Select the blog title, published date, author name, content, and category/tag

Note: If mapping is incorrect, you can manually select the CSS selector (reference: CSS Selectors).



Step 3: Import Content


Once the scraping is complete (usually 10-20 minutes for 1,000 posts), you can import each post individually or in bulk. Note: All posts will initially be imported as drafts.



Recommendation:

Preview your blog post before publishing it live.


Note:

We currently support Hubspot, WordPress

Not supported: Wix, Tempurl.host, medium and few others.

FAQs:

Q: I imported my blog site, but the blogs are not reflecting and do not show up. Where's my blog at?

  • If the blog site sitemap doesn't have a URL, blogs cannot be imported.
  • Currently the system shows 'Scan in progress' for the interim 'Failure' state which upon clicking shows a blank page. 

Q: I can't save or edit my imported blog post. What's going on?

  • You must ensure all the SEO data has been added to the post first; then, you can make changes to the post & save it. SEO data includes the cover image, title, alt text, etc.