I’m adding another issue to this and it might just be specific to this one client’s blog. While the import works, and that portion is resolved, on their blog they have a preview of each blog post with a “read more” button. Unfortunately, the XML file that get’s exported and then Imported into WiX only shows the article up to that “read more” button. It literally imbeds the link to their WordPress blog rather than display the article. So the import is only half successful. Here is what I’m going to try:
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I’m going to edit the CSS theme in WordPress first by going to Appearance > Edit CSS.
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I’m going to enter this custom code into the CSS Theme.
- .entry-content .more-link {display:none;}
After that I’m going to save it. Run my export work around once more and then import the WordPress Blog into WiX once more. I’ll update this thread with my discoveries.
Update : There’s lots of options with this. You can edit the CSS, which has not changed a single thing. I’ve gone into WordPress settings t o show complete articles without excerpt. This you can achieve by customizing WP Settings. Settings > Reading check the box for Full Text. I’ve gone into the theme editor and changed it there as well. Appearance > Customize > Excerpt Settings, check the box for Full Text and click publish.
I don’t see on the front end of the WordPress blog after doing this it working. I’m importing now into WiX to see if by some miracle it translates.
The problem I think lies with the read more buttons being linked to their other domain that wasn’t originally working to begin with. I think what I’m going to do is go back to the original domain and troubleshoot the issue with WordPress NOT updating to the latest 5.1.8 release. Perhaps if I can solve that, WiX’s API that imports WordPress blogs will recognize the original domain as a WP blog. My brain hurts.
Update: Basically, the fact that you have to update WordPress and you have issues updating that cannot be resolved without getting involved with your hosting server is garbage and should not be something we troubleshoot to a dead end, which I’ve done. I’ve taken the liberty of copying the company’s latest 15 blog posts and making them look really nice on WiX’s blog. I’ve done this manually by copying and pasting. It’s literally faster than the time I’ve taken troubleshooting this mess that has to do completely with WordPress. Issue resolved; Don’t Use WordPress!