You can import Journal entries created in your Wordpress site directly using your Wordpress Export File by following these steps. When you import your entries, your comments, tags, and categories will be imported as well.
Problems or Errors with your import? Read our Wordpress troubleshooting guide for help.
Note: Trial Accounts have a limit of importing 20 of your latest entries.
Step 1 - Export from Wordpress
Login to your Wordpress account and click the Tools tab. Then click the Export link and then click the Download Export File button that appears on the next page. You can use the drop-down menu to select whether to export entries by all authors or just a single author.
Step 2 - Access the Squarespace Blog Importer
Login to your Squarespace site and click the Website Management link. Then navigate to Blog Importer under the Data & Media heading.
Note: if you have multiple authors, make sure you have created accounts for these authors before you import your journal -- author names should match the Display Names of the authors in your Squarespace account. Additionally, when entering the URL for your the blog to be imported, please enter the URL that you currently use to reference your blog, whether this is a custom domain URL or a subdomain like yoursite.wordpress.com. Finally, it is very important if you're using a custom domain for your current site you must NOT map that domain to your Squarespace site until your import request is complete. Doing so, could cause referenced media files not to be transferred along with your imported entries.
Step 3 - Setup File Import
Make sure to click the Import Via an Export File option, as Import Via the Web is the default selection. Enter the full URL for your Wordpress site and then select Wordpress from the list of options in the drop-down menu (this is the default option for the File Import). Click the Continue button to proceed to the file selection page.
Step 4 - Select Import File
Next you'll be prompted to choose a file from your computer to upload for the blog import. Click the File button to open the File Upload dialog and select your Wordpress export file from your computer. After selecting the correct file, click the Upload File button. Once the file has successfully uploaded, you'll see its path within your Squarespace storage area listed in the text field. You can then click the Import Entries button to begin the import process.
This process can take some time, depending on the number of entries being imported from your previous blog. You'll see a status bar after clicking the Import Blog button that will update you on the status of your import request. The import will transfer all entries (only up to 20 for Trial accounts) from your previous blog site as well as images and embedded video references automatically. Your previous URLs will also be automatically redirected to the new URL locations for those entries on your Squarespace blog so your visitors using established links to your content don't see a "page not found" message when accessing one of your older entries via direct link.
Step 4 - Verify Import
Once the import has finished, click the Finish button to complete the process. Your newly imported blog page will begin as a disabled page within your Squarespace site titled Imported XXXX-XX-XX (where "x" represents the date of your import). You can access and enable this page clicking the Website Management link and navigating to Architecture under the Structure heading.
Note: You can also import your Wordpress blog directly over the internet by following the guide linked here.