If you're encountering issues with getting your blog posts imported into Podia, fear not!
In this article, we'll cover the most common errors you might run into when it comes to importing your blog posts and how to troubleshoot them.
Troubleshooting blog importer errors
Here are the most common errors you might run into when importing your blog posts to Podia and how to troubleshoot them.
Blog URL is invalid
If you're getting a "Blog URL is invalid error", this means Podia is unable to locate your blog's RSS/Atom feed to import your blog posts.
Here are a couple of things you can try:
Make sure you're linking directly to your blog's feed URL
Make sure your blog has a valid RSS/Atom feed
Check if your blog feed can be parsed by using an RSS validator tool
Not all blog posts are being identified
Podia's blog importer tool looks for blog posts published to your RSS feed to import them to Podia.
If not all of your blog posts are being identified by Podia's blog importer tool, here are a couple of things you can check:
Make sure all of your blog posts are being pulled by your blog's feed. Certain platforms may not show all your posts in your RSS feed.
Platform
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Solution
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General platforms
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Verify with your platform that all posts are being retrieved by your RSS feed, as only the posts within the feed can be imported
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Squarespace
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Squarespace only pulls 20 of your most recent posts.
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WordPress
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Check your WordPress blog's RSS settings to see how many posts are being pulled into your feed.
Remaining posts might also be hidden behind feed pages. Try adding
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Be mindful of posts behind a paywall and in draft/unpublished status
This means that posts behind a paywall or in draft/unpublished status won't be picked by the blog importer tool
Quickly disable the paywall or publish any draft/unpublished posts and ensure they're being picked by your blog's RSS feed
Look for additional spacing at the end of your blog post titles. These generate a `
` `character which will cause the parsing to fail.
Blog posts are not fully importing
If your blog posts aren't fully importing and you're only getting a paragraph or so, you should check your blog's RSS feed settings on your external blogging platform.
Some platforms only display an excerpt of the posts in their RSS feeds.
You'll need to adjust this so the entire post shows in your RSS feed, allowing us to import the full content of your blog posts.
Issues with importing blog categories
Podia allows you to import blog categories via an RSS or Atom feed, but the feed must follow specific formatting guidelines to ensure the categories are imported correctly.
In order for categories to be imported as part of your blog post they must:
be present in the post element
<item>in the feed and follow the RSS 2.0 specificationbe valid strings with proper encoding
Example:
<category>Grateful Dead</category>
<category domain="http://www.fool.com/cusips">MSFT</category>
There may be multiple <category> elements and if this is the case all of them will be imported.
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