Comments on: How To Hack The WordPress Blogroll Importer To Recognize Categories From Your Feed Reader http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/ Taking All Your Base Since 2002 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:48:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan Whipple http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-125543 Alan Whipple Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:38:58 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-125543 I made a plugin for WP 2.7+ to add this functionality. It doesn't replace or modify the OPML importer, but it ADDS a new one that can handle categories. <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/import-blogroll-with-categories/" rel="nofollow">Import Blogroll With Categories</a> If there is a demand for it, I can try to make it backwards compatible with older versions of WordPress. I made a plugin for WP 2.7+ to add this functionality. It doesn’t replace or modify the OPML importer, but it ADDS a new one that can handle categories.

Import Blogroll With Categories

If there is a demand for it, I can try to make it backwards compatible with older versions of WordPress.

]]> By: Alan Whipple http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-78572 Alan Whipple Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:51:18 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-78572 It actually looks like the first guy who left a comment (Jaymin) took this idea, enhanced it, and submitted his code to the WordPress Trac. I wish it was going to be added to 2.7 but it sounds like it won't be considered until version 2.8. Still, code is a big step forward for the WordPress Links (blogroll) import / export functionality. <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6393" rel="nofollow">Export & import blogroll with categories</a> While searching the Trac, I also found an old (still open) ticket concerning why the link 'export' OPML page is so hidden. <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4891" rel="nofollow">OPML link kept a secret</a> On a side note, I find it kind of humorous that in my research into this matter it seems like just the 3 of us really seem to care. Care enough to have coded any enhancements. I'm sure I'm wrong but....still funny. It actually looks like the first guy who left a comment (Jaymin) took this idea, enhanced it, and submitted his code to the WordPress Trac. I wish it was going to be added to 2.7 but it sounds like it won’t be considered until version 2.8.

Still, code is a big step forward for the WordPress Links (blogroll) import / export functionality.

Export & import blogroll with categories

While searching the Trac, I also found an old (still open) ticket concerning why the link ‘export’ OPML page is so hidden.

OPML link kept a secret

On a side note, I find it kind of humorous that in my research into this matter it seems like just the 3 of us really seem to care. Care enough to have coded any enhancements. I’m sure I’m wrong but….still funny.

]]> By: Alan Whipple http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-73045 Alan Whipple Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:22:38 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-73045 This type of importing SHOULD be in WordPress by default. I liked your hack, but it doesn't work for WP 2.6. Since you didn't add too much to the file, I played around with it until I got it working. That's right, I have a modified version of your hack that works on WordPress 2.6. I have not tested it for backwards compatibility (it probably breaks). But yours works up to 2.3 so that is fine. If you want it so you can check it out and potentially post here, send me an email. There must be other people out there who really want this functionality (not just us hehe) This type of importing SHOULD be in WordPress by default. I liked your hack, but it doesn’t work for WP 2.6. Since you didn’t add too much to the file, I played around with it until I got it working.

That’s right, I have a modified version of your hack that works on WordPress 2.6.
I have not tested it for backwards compatibility (it probably breaks). But yours works up to 2.3 so that is fine.

If you want it so you can check it out and potentially post here, send me an email.
There must be other people out there who really want this functionality (not just us hehe)

]]> By: Jaymin patel http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-37073 Jaymin patel Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:58:54 +0000 http://www.dyers.org/blog/archives/2008/02/27/how-to-hack-the-wordpress-blogroll-importer-to-recognize-categories-from-your-feed-reader/#comment-37073 May I know $names used on Line 110 is used for? Where it was created or assigned value? May I know $names used on Line 110 is used for? Where it was created or assigned value?

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