[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #7400: WXR doesn't use an XML parser

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#7400: WXR doesn't use an XML parser
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 Reporter:  link92          |        Type:  task (blessed)
   Status:  new             |    Priority:  normal        
Milestone:  Future Release  |   Component:  Import        
  Version:                  |    Severity:  normal        
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Comment(by fastpipe):

 I did in fact rewrite my Bookcollector XML Importer as a custom importer
 plugin and learned a few things in the process. I ended up using an XML
 parser, creating a temporary table and doing most of the task via SQL, but
 perhaps thats the the way to go. I've been doing a lot of conversions
 lately from Movable Type, but mostly from custom solutions. Even with the
 Movable Type conversion, I ended up bringing over trackbacks and all the
 post_content because the importer failed to handled those properly.  If
 there were a common, well-documented WXR format that had a very high
 chance of success, it would be much simpler to move sites to Wordpress
 from a variety of other platforms, which would be good for the community.
 I'd be willing to help as much as I can and offer insights into what works
 and what doesn't.

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