Switch from blogger to wordpress without change in blogpost URLs?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by vandy, Jan 22, 2010.

  1. #1
    I already use a custom domain, but because it redirects from blogger, it ends in .html (for example: http://www.*****.com/2010/01/*******.html ) Now I want to switch to wordpress on this same domain, but as far as I know, it will knock off the .html from the end of the URL. I can customize the URL to make it almost the same as the original URL, but I think there's no way to keep the .html on there, is there? The reason I need to do so is because I have some paid posts on the blog and I don't want advertisers to think I have deleted their posts. (I won't be able to inform advertisers individually because there were too many.) Any insights?
     
    vandy, Jan 22, 2010 IP
  2. alamster

    alamster Peon

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    Just edit your permalink to cover that things. I do same setup for my wife blog that run with blogspot plus migrating her haloscan command to wordpress comment.
     
    alamster, Jan 23, 2010 IP
  3. falconeye849

    falconeye849 Active Member

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    Hey Vandy,
    you can do that by change your permalink custom structure in wordpress by the following way
    /%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%postname%.html
    or go to worpress site codex.wordpress and serach by permalink
    and it will done.
    Thanks
     
    falconeye849, Jan 23, 2010 IP
  4. Armaan143

    Armaan143 Well-Known Member

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    Only changing permalink structure wont solve problem.

    See.
    If you have blog post 'This is one of my biggest useless blog post for useless work'

    In blogger it will be - domain.com/this-is-one-of-my-biggest-useless-blog.html
    in Wordpress it will be - domain.com/this-is-one-of-my-biggest-useless-blog-post-for-useless-work.html

    blogger short the long URLs while WP shows full.

    There are many solutions available. But the one I used at my site was http://devilsworkshop.org/blogger-to-wordpress-traffic-permalinks-redirection-plugin/

    Owner of that site also created plugin for it.
     
    Armaan143, Jan 23, 2010 IP
  5. alamster

    alamster Peon

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    Good point Armaan143,

    I never thought about that side. Thanks for sharing :)
     
    alamster, Jan 24, 2010 IP
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