Import from Ning

FAQ

What if I’m not running BuddyPress?

Version 2.0+ of Import From Ning does not support WordPress standalone. Use version 1.1: https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/import-from-ning/download/

What content will Import From Ning import?

Import From Ning currently imports the following items from a Ning export: members, member profiles, member avatars, members comments (the “wall”), groups, discussions, and blogs. The plugin attempts to recognize inline images and copy them to the BuddyPress installation, so that you don’t lose the images you’ve put in your blog posts.

What about my images, movies, and music?

BuddyPress by itself does not currently support photo, movie, or music galleries. The best plugin available for images right now is BuddyPress Album+ https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bp-album/, which is in the process of being adapted to support video and audio galleries as well. In the future, I hope to expand this plugin to import content for display with Album+, but in the meantime you can import your multimedia content manually.

What do I do if I have a gargantuan network?

The plugin is most reliable when working with relatively small sets of data, though I have tested it with a network import of over 1300 users. There are various safeguards built into Import From Ning, so that if a particular step fails to complete because your hosting environment runs out of memory, you can simply refresh the page to pick up from where you’ve left off.

What’s with all these new groups?

In BuddyPress, each forum must be associated with a group. In cases where your Ning discussion thread was not part of a group, Import From Ning creates a group corresponding to the discussion category and places the discussion topic there.

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That’s not really a question, but thanks. You are pretty cool yourself.