Q&A

Q1:What about my weblog's comments? Can I import those into my new Movable Type weblog, too?
A1: Yes, Movable Type will import comments as well as entries. If the weblogging system you were using prior to Movable Type also managed your comments, you might be able to simply include the comments' content with the entries in your export file. To do this, you simply add a Comment block for each comment after the entry's other content, like this:
 TITLE: wearing a great-looking pair of bad shoes DATE: 05/29/2003 01:50:49 PM ----- BODY: ... you keep wanting to stop, but you know you just can't. ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR: Annie EMAIL: annie@example.com URL: DATE: 11/29/2003 11:19:35 PM "The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom." William Blake. ...

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