[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #22422: Fix the Tumblr Importer (was: Remove the Tumblr Importer from Tools > Import)

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#22422: Fix the Tumblr Importer
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 Reporter:  westi            |       Owner:  nacin
     Type:  defect (bug)     |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  highest omg bbq  |   Milestone:  3.5
Component:  Import           |     Version:  3.4.2
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Changes (by nacin):

 * keywords:  2nd-opinion needs-patch =>
 * priority:  high => highest omg bbq


Comment:

 Pivoting. This should be high priority. Let's get this thing shipped! Otto
 has committed what he has: http://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/tumblr-
 importer/branches/newapi/. He has requested additional eyeballs to make it
 all work.

 westi and I were talking about just shipping with our oAuth keys in the
 code, as they're not really "secret", and not requiring the user to create
 an application. The next-best alternative is to actually proxy this stuff
 through api.wordpress.org.

 Asking users to create their own application is not a very good
 experience. To psychoanalyze potential users: going from Tumblr to
 WordPress, users probably want more control over their content and more
 power over their site, but may not be sold on the transition and may want
 to play around with WordPress. Just because they want more power, doesn't
 mean they're savvy enough to not drop off during the complexities of an
 oAuth handshake. Forcing them to create an application is probably going
 to create too high of a barrier and reduce the number of successful
 imports.

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