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How to import back into WP

Started by Jake McKee · 1 year ago

I've used the export functionality to backup my Disqus comments to an XML file. I would like to upload them back to my standard WP blog comments, mostly so that I can have a back up on the server, not a file on my computer.

I'm confused as to how to do this, however, since WP doesn't have an "import" function.

Daniel, et. al, can you help me out?

Thanks!
Jake

35 comments

  • Dale Dietrich

    1 year ago

    As with everyone else, myself and a few of my fellow blogger friends are also sitting on the sidelines, observing and waiting for a complete and verifyable comment export recovery tool for Wordpress.

    Ideally, I'd like the system to simultaneously save comments to my blog and to disqus in real time so that if i ever decided to leave disqus, I just shut off the plugin with my comments already in my blog. I'm fearful that even an export/import tool that might work now might not work with the next version of WordPress, for example. But if we have a tool that is constantly duplicating our comments in both places - a function that I can test now and again, just by turning the plugin on and off - that would give me the greatest amount of confidence to take the disqus plunge.

    I won't want to turn disqus off, but I've been burned too many times in the past to risk my data on any third party site.

    ...Dale
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    Sure. I respect your wariness and we're excited to release the next
    version of Disqus that will address this.
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  • millevazion

    1 year ago

    Yeah, that would be great! If comments could be automatically (also) posted to my WP blog DB just as a backup plan, I would be less worried about switching to Disqus. I love the service but still am little afraid of physically decoupling my posts and my comments.
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    Jake,

    We will take a look into the best way you can import into WordPress.
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  • Jake McKee

    1 year ago

    Excellent, thanks!
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  • Luigi Centenaro

    1 year ago

    please do it!
    it would make me "feel better"...
    :)
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  • eyespi20

    1 year ago

    Any progress on this?
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  • Jake McKee

    1 year ago

    Daniel can say more specifically, but I haven't heard anything yet.

    I too am dying to know what's up.
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    Yes. But it's not entirely ready for public consumption just yet.
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  • eyespi20

    1 year ago

    Well, as soon as you have something even in a beta phase, I'm willing to be a guinea pig.

    Margaret
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    We do and would be happy to have you test. I'll keep you posted or if
    you don't hear from me soon, email me at daniel @ disqus
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  • Jake McKee

    1 year ago

    You got it - be careful what you wish for :)
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  • eyespi20

    1 year ago

    Just a reminder that I am willing to test whatever you have come up with for importing my comments back into my wordpress database.

    Thanks!

    Just for the record -- I think this is a huge deal for WP users as that's the main reason I stopped using disqus on my blog -- I was just too uncomfortable with *my* data being off site. I had the unfortunate experience with Wordpress.com eating a 3 year old blog of mine for TOS violations -- right or wrong on their part -- I lost 100% of my original writings. So perhaps you can understand my paranoia surrounding allowing a free service to hold and control my data.

    Margaret
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  • eyespi20

    1 year ago

    Just a reminder that I am willing to test whatever you have come up with for importing my comments back into my wordpress database.

    Thanks!

    Just for the record -- I think this is a huge deal for WP users as that's the main reason I stopped using disqus on my blog -- I was just too uncomfortable with *my* data being off site. I had the unfortunate experience with Wordpress.com eating a 3 year old blog of mine for TOS violations -- right or wrong on their part -- I lost 100% of my original writings. So perhaps you can understand my paranoia surrounding allowing a free service to hold and control my data.

    Margaret
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  • Jake McKee

    1 year ago

    Spot on - it's about security (in the "peace of mind" sense). I was talking about how cool Disqus was at the Online Community Unconference this week and someone responded as "yeah it might be cool but I don't want to hand over a third party all my data.... which is why Passport failed".

    Passport was absolutely a different thing (they wanted ALL your data and they would allow you get it out at all, ever), but the feeling that a "turn my data over" service generates are the same. So really, without having EASY, any-user ways to move data in and out (no XML files don't count), Disqus finds itself competing against years of negative perception from sites like Passport, or stories like Margaret's.

    Personally, I don't think the Disqus team should add any new functionality to place Disqus into additional platforms unless they launch an import/export tool alongside it. It's the ONLY way to showcase what you've said before - that you're not trying to own the data.

    All that said, I'm waiting (not so) patiently to help beta test the WP importer! :)
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    You're just about spot on, Jake. The #1 feature we're working on is
    exactly this.

    The only thing more important at the moment is reliability and
    performance.
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  • jyoseph

    1 year ago

    Forgive me this might be my lack of ninja developing skills like you guys at disqus.

    But wouldn't a general import feature be more beneficial anyway? and then build whatever "enter name of blogging platform" import functionality on top of that?
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  • Jake McKee

    1 year ago

    Woo hoo!! Excellent news! You guys rock.
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  • eyespi20

    1 year ago

    Just a reminder that there are a bunch of us waiting to test your import method. It's reallly REALLY important to us to be able to control and own our own data. Please, try to help us. We WANT to use Disqus, but until you have a way for us to import our comments into Word press, we just can't.

    Thanks so much!

    Margaret
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    Thanks Margaret. We really appreciate the support over here.
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  • eyespi20

    1 year ago

    Daniel -- I'm still ready and eager to test your Wordpress import engine.

    Thanks!

    Margaret
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  • Money Matters

    1 year ago

    I would like this functionality as well.. importing disqus comments into wordpress database.
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  • Riaz Kanani

    1 year ago

    happy to test this out as well if you need more people.. I'd remove ID and switch to disqus straight away!!!
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  • Daniel Ha

    1 year ago

    We'll keep you posted.
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  • techpriest

    1 year ago

    Same here, i'm hesitant to use disqus without a recourse, it's uploaded, but the MOMENT, that i have a way to switch back to the wordpress commenting system, i'll use disqus, it's just for peace of mind.
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  • Riaz Kanani

    1 year ago

    glad to see I am not the only one :) hopefully the next release is soon :)
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  • techpriest

    12 months ago

    Any progress in this area? can you give a rough time grame when a beta of the import fro Disqus into WP plug-in will be released?
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  • Daniel Ha

    12 months ago

    End of the month.
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  • techpriest

    12 months ago

    Thanks!
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  • WillBrown

    11 months ago

    Fair enough.
    If implemented, this feature would skyrocket sign-ups from Wordpress users.
    Looking forward to the new release.
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  • Riaz Kanani

    11 months ago

    So where are we at - can we expect it this week?
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  • Nicolas

    6 months ago

    hmm, five month ago you stated "end of the month".... any progress so far
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  • Giannii

    5 months ago

    If your comments are hosted locally you may import them in advanced options.

    Giannii
    DISQUS
    Community Manager
    help@disqus.com
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  • Nicolas

    5 months ago

    it's all about importing back into wordpress.
    so my comments are hosted on your servers and i like to import them back.
    as far as i know there is no way, with the xml-file i can export out of disqus. or is there a chance?
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  • Megan M.

    4 months ago

    Any word on this? This may be my only reservation - an uncertainty that I'd be able to safely leave Disqus if I ever decided to. Looks like this thread may have puttered out without resolution?
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