How to Migrate Blogger to WordPress in 2019 (Move Everything)

Looking to migrate Blogger to WordPress? We think WordPress is a great choice to run your website, but you might naturally be a little worried about whether youre going to lose all the content on your Blogger site if you switch to WordPress.Thankfully, its totally possible to migrate Blogger to WordPress without losing your content. In this article, well show you six steps to switch your site that will make sure you dont lose your content when switching over. The rest of your pages.All images and assets displayed throughout your site.The URL structure for your blog posts.In addition, you might also want to ensure your new blog preserves the style of the old one for consistency. This is usually the trickiest part, as most platforms dont enable you to export layouts and designs at all, let alone on a like-for-like basis. However, dont panic – well cover the entire process in the next section.How to migrate Blogger to WordPress (6 steps)Before we get started, make sure you have a brand new WordPress installation ready to go. If you dont, then take a look at our guide on how to install WordPress.Once youve got a fresh WordPress install ready to go, youre ready to start migrating1. Export your Blogger contentFortunately, Blogger makes this step simple by providing you with a backup tool you can use to download copies of your full website. These backups come in  .xml  format, which is perfect for importing large numbers of posts.To get started, access your Blogger dashboard and jump to the  Settings  tab. At the top of the page, youll find a button that reads  Back up Content  within the  Content (pages, posts, and comments)  section:Click on this button, and Blogger will ask you to confirm if you want to save a backup file to your computer:Confirm your decision and a download will start, which shouldnt take all that long (even for large blogs.) When the download is over, take note of where you saved your blogs  .xml  file – youll ne ed it for the next step.Finally, note that despite what the Blogger backup tool says, it will  only  export your posts and comments. As far as your pages go, well cover how to move them later.2. Import your Blogger content into WordPressNext, open your WordPress dashboard. Then, go to the  Tools Import  tab, where you should see a Blogger option at the top of the page. Click on  Install Now under  Blogger to get started:WordPress will take a few seconds to install the importer tool. When its ready, youll see a new  Run Importer  option under  Blogger (where Install Now was.) Click this, and on the next page use the  Choose File  button to locate the  .xml  file you downloaded from Blogger in the first step:Run the importer and wait for WordPress to process your data. Youll eventually be asked which existing authors you want to assign your imported Blogger content to:You can either set up new users now, or assign the imported articles to existing users. Not e that if you had multiple authors on Blogger, youll get the option to assign their articles to different users at this stage.When youre done assigning articles, click on the  Submit  button. If everything goes well, youll see a success message – at which point youll be able to browse your imported posts within WordPress:However, as we mentioned, Blogger only exports your posts. Thats great,  as theyre the primary consideration for any blog. However, this means you have to deal with pages separately.3. Move your Blogger pages to WordPressImporting your Blogger pages to WordPress takes a bit more work than with posts, as you need to do so manually. To get started, return to your Blogger dashboard and move to the  Pages  tab.Now, choose the page you want to export and open it using the Blogger editor. Once youre in, switch to the  HTML  tab using the button under the pages title:Were going down the direct route here – simply copy the entire HTML and paste i t into a fresh WordPress page.Using the WordPress Block Editor, you can add HTML directly by clicking on dotted menu on the right-hand side:You can then paste the HTML as you would any other content:When youre finished, you can preview your page in WordPress before saving it. Wed suggest importing the content in its entirety though before tweaking the way it looks. All thats left now is to repeat this process for your other Blogger pages.4. Try to match your Blogger designAs youll probably notice, your imported pages may have the same content, but they wont look at all similar to how they did in Blogger. Unfortunately, while you can import simple HTML and CSS using the Block editor, you  cant  copy your blogs template.Once your Blogger content is in WordPress, you have two choices – either recreate your old Blogger design, or create a fresh new one with a modern WordPress theme.The choice is up to you, although revamping your design will see you asking questions such as w hether you should use a free or premium theme, the considerations youll need to make, and more.However, regardless of your decision and choice of theme, we recommend you use a page builder tool such as  Elementor. This lets you easily create all manner of designs – from your simple Blogger layout, to something much more intricate. To get started, check out some cool guides on how to use the plugin:How to Build a Product Launch Page With Elementor (For Free).Creating an about page using Elementor.Building a product launch page with Elementor.Once youre done tinkering with your blogs design, there are still a few technical loose ends to wrap up the migration process.5. Modify your WordPress URL structure so it matches BloggerIf you take a look at any of your Blogger posts, youll notice they have a pretty straightforward URL structure, usually  yourbloggerwebsite.com/2019/06/your-blog-post.This structure contains date information and its pretty easy to understand, so its alm ost perfect. The task here is to modify your WordPress URL structure so its as close to Bloggers format as possible, so your search engine optimization (SEO) benefits arent lost.To do this, open your WordPress dashboard and go to the  Settings Permalinks  page. Youll see all the permalink options WordPress offers. While the Post Title option is usually recommended, you should go with the Blogger-like  Month and name:After saving your changes, youre good to go, and theres just one more step remaining before you can call it a day.6. Redirect your Blogger traffic to WordPressIf youve been working hard on your blog for a while, you will already have an audience. A lot of those people will continue visiting your Blogger website of course, so the best thing you can do is redirect the traffic to WordPress. To do so, youll use the Blogger to WordPress redirection plugin: Blogger To WordPress Author(s): rtCampCurrent Version: 2.2.6Last Updated: March 5, 2019blogger-to-wordpress-red irection.2.2.6.zip 90%Ratings 91,121Downloads WP 3.2+Requires Once you install and activate this plugin, a new  Blogger to WordPress Redirection  option will show up under your  Tools  tab. Click it, then select the  Start Configuration  button:If the plugin finds imported content from Blogger, itll give you an option to generate a snippet of redirection code:Copy the code that shows up, then return to Blogger. Open the  Theme  tab in your Blogger dashboard and select the  Edit HTML  button under your sites preview:A new page  will show up that includes all of your themes code. You can go ahead and delete everything, then replace it with the code snippet you copied from WordPress.However, note that after you do this, your entire theme settings on Blogger will be gone. Make sure your totally done with your Blogger site and have moved all your content already, or things can get tricky to fix. Once you save the changes to your theme, thats it.The next time yo ur Blogger website has a visitor, theyll be automatically redirected to the same page on your WordPress site.ConclusionBlogger has plenty of positives, such as how easy it is to use. However, its limitations quickly begin to show after your blog starts to grow. In contrast, WordPress can be at your side to help evolve your blog into almost anything you want. Five must-have plugins for WordPress.The basics of how to make money with your website.Seven key strategies to update your site for 2019.Do you have any questions about how to migrate from Blogger to WordPress? Ask them in the comments section below!Free guide5 Essential Tips to Speed Up Your WordPress SiteReduce your loading time by even 50-80% just by following simple tips.