#### Flat file import

Imports a blog or a full Dotclear installation from a flat file.

##### Single blog

Select the backup file (exported from another Dotclear install) or select one from the root directory of your media manager and click on the Import button to start the import process.

Note: the content imported during this process will be added to the existing content of the current blog, nothing will be lost.

##### Multiple blogs

Select the full backup file from your computer or select one from the root folder of your media manager, enter your password and click on the Import button to start the full import process.

Warning: the whole content of the current blog will be deleted and replaced by the content of the backup file. Only current users will be kept. Additional users from the backup file will be added to the current users list.

#### RSS or Atom feed import

Add a feed content to the current blog.

Enter the URL of the RSS or Atom feed you want to import and click on Import. The content found in the feed will be added to your current blog content.

#### Dotclear 1.2 import

This feature allows you to import a Dotclear 1.2 installation into your current blog. This process will replace the categories, blogrolls, entries and comments of the current blog.

Enter the server URL where the Dotclear 1.2 database to import is located, then input the database name, the user name and password to connect to the database and the database tables prefix used in the Dotclear 1.2 installation. You can find this information in the `conf/config.php` file from your Dotclear 1.2 installation.

Click on the Import my blog now button to start the import process.

You can decrease or increase the amount of entries imported at once using the Number of entries to import at once field, depending on the access speed of your Dotclear 1.2 installation.

#### Wordpress import

This feature allows you to import a Wordpress installation into your current blog. This process will replace the categories, blogrolls, entries and comments of the current blog.

Enter the server URL where the Wordpress database to import is located, then input the database name, the user name and password to connect to the database and the database tables prefix used in the Wordpress installation.

You can set up a few import options regarding the categories import and the number of entries to import at once. You can also define the syntax used for the entries and the comments content (XHTML, Wiki or others depending on the currently installed and activated syntaxes).

Click on Import my blog now to start the import process.

Note: the export functions are now located in theMaintenance page.