How Can I Import Historical Website Content into SoCast? (Content Import)

How Can I Import Historical Website Content into SoCast? (Content Import)

How Can I Import Historical Website Content into SoCast? (Content Import)

SoCast offers a historical content import service for one file per website during onboarding and prior to your website launch.

For more information about importing historical content, please contact your Client Success Onboarding Associate or email SoCast Support at support@socastdigital.com.

Important Guidelines for Content Import

  • Only Post content (not Pages) can be imported at this time.
  • SoCast will not manually modify files—files must meet the requirements listed below.
  • Files will be imported exactly as received and formatted.
  • MP3/audio embeds will not be imported—only text and images are supported.
  • Files should contain no more than 10,000 posts.
  • One review will be provided to confirm the file has been imported successfully.
  • Content imports must be fully completed and reviewed at least two business days before your expected website launch date.

Accepted File Formats for Import

To successfully import your historical content into SoCast, we accept the following formats:

  1. WordPress Export XML File: You may use the Export Media with Selected Content plugin to export from your previous WordPress website. (Sample export file available upon request)
  2. XML Feed (RSS) Enabled URL: Provide an RSS feed URL for import. (Sample file available upon request)
  3. XML File: The file must be formatted to the specific requirements outlined by SoCast.

Technical Requirements

For options 2 and 3 above, the HTML data must be encapsulated in CDATA sections. For more information on CDATA, see: https://www.tutorialspoint.com/xml/xml_cdata_sections.htm.

CDATA (Character Data) sections are blocks of text that are not parsed by the XML parser but are otherwise recognized as markup.

If you have any questions or need assistance preparing your content for import, please contact SoCast Support.

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