1. Easier migration is to MovableType
2. Export TypePad content
   Manage > Import/Export
3. Do regular expressions directly on TypePad export file or SQL file instead of after export to cut down on errors. Or, use the Search Regex Plugin for WordPress.
4. Disable domain mapping in Typepad if the new site keeps the same URL
   Control Panel > Site Access > Domain Mapping
5. Most Typepad images are stored by date: ‘http://www.DomainName.com/photos/[a-Z]+?/[0-9]{4}/[0-9]{1,2}/[0-9]{1,2}/’ > ‘/wp-content/uploads/imports/’
6. Some images are stored like this: ‘http://www.DomainName.com/.a/’ > ‘/wp-content/uploads/imports/’
7. Typepad links correctly to images without extensions; WordPress does not
   ‘800wi’ > ‘800wi.jpg’ or ‘800wi.png’, need to check image manually
   ‘500pi’ > ‘500pi.jpg’
   ‘320pi’ > ‘320pi.jpg’
8. Some images may need manual fixes because their linked name is not the same as their filename
   ‘sunny_image_2’ > 6a00…..jpg
9. For replacements where the pattern to match is just a string, use phpMyAdmin
   “UPDATE table SET field = REPLACE(field, ‘pattern’, ‘replacement’)”
10. For replacements where the match is a regular expression or the replacement uses subpatterns, use a script:

    <?
    	$link = mysql_connect($address, $name, $pass) or die(mysql_error());
    	mysql_select_db($db, $link) or die(mysql_error());
    	
    	$result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM wp_posts WHERE post_content RLIKE '$search'") or die(mysql_error());  
    	
    	while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
    		$raw = $row['post_content'];
    		$id = $row['ID'];
    		$matched = addslashes(ereg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $raw));
    		$query = "UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = '$matched' WHERE ID = '$id'";
    		mysql_query($query) or die(mysql_error());
    	}
    ?>

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1. Login to www.wordpress.com
2. Go to Tools > Export
3. Login into new site
4. Go to Tools > Import > WordPress
• select Download and import file attachments
• continue to export and import the files until the “All Done” prompt appears at the bottom of the page
5. Delete any dummy posts you have created

Domain Management

If you’re hosting your domain name with wordpress follow the instructions to change your nameserver information.

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