Import posts from Tumblr
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	Apr 30 2019, 1:11 PM

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Allow users to import their blog(s) from Tumblr.

Implementation

With a connected Tumblr account, show users a list of their Tumblr blogs, each with an "Import" button next to them.

All post types besides videos should be imported. Images should be uploaded to Snap.as, and their URLs replaced with the new ones.

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		Open	None	T245 Import posts from other platforms
		Open	matt	T575 Import posts from Tumblr

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matt created this task.Apr 30 2019, 1:11 PM

matt added a parent task: T245: Import posts from other platforms.

matt moved this task from Backlog to Post-v1.0 on the WriteFreely board.Aug 14 2019, 4:24 PM

I've already started on this on Write.as Web, so I'll finish this up.

With the recent news that Automattic reached a deal to funnel Tumblr and WordPress user data to OpenAI, this will be important for helping people migrate.

Instead of the implementation mentioned here, we should allow users to upload their archives.

matt moved this task from Future to Early 2024 on the Roadmap board.Feb 27 2024, 11:48 PM

matt mentioned this in T245: Import posts from other platforms.Feb 29 2024, 9:05 PM

This isn't critical anymore.

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