WordPress Plugin: Export Blogroll for del.icio.us

By Jeff Starr on Wednesday, July 11, 2007 — 11 Responses metadata

Post #369 categorized as WordPress, last updated on Nov 5, 2007
Tagged with Blogroll, bookmarks, delicious, export, links, plugins, transfer, WordPress

[ Keywords: wordpress, plugin, export, blogroll, del.icio.us, bookmarks, links, import, upload ]

Announcing an easy way to export and automatically format your WordPress Blogroll for import into your del.icio.us social bookmarking account!

[ Image: Export Blogroll Icon ]

The Export Blogroll plugin for del.icio.us simplifies the process of transferring your WordPress Blogroll to your del.icio.us account. del.icio.us now provides a way to import multiple links with a single file, however the file must emulate a specific (browser bookmark) format. The Export Blogroll plugin automatically formats your exported Blogroll content according to del.icio.us batch-upload specifications, making it super-easy to import and share your links. The Export Blogroll for del.icio.us plugin provides several export options:

Export by category
Export only private links
Export only public links
Export all links (default)

Based on your selection, the Export Blogroll plugin automatically formats the exported Blogroll links with the markup required by del.icio.us for its bookmark upload/import feature. You simply save the exported Blogroll contents to a file, upload to del.icio.us, and enjoy!

Using the Export Blogroll plugin is relatively easy:

Backup your WordPress database (just in case).
Download the Export Blogroll plugin (below).
Open the file and choose an export option.
Save the file to your plugins directory.
Upload the file to server and activate.
Go to “Options” → “Export Blogroll”.
Copy the exported Blogroll and save.

That’s all there is to it, really. Once you save the exported Blogroll to a text file, login to your del.icio.us account and upload the file. For more information about the entire Blogroll export/import process, check out our recent article. You may also want to read about the motivation behind the Blogroll Export plugin.

Download the Export Blogroll for del.icio.us plugin

[ current version 1.0 • 4KB zip download • works with WordPress 1.5, 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 • 966 downloads ]

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11 Responses

#1 — Alex

I guess delicious is technically a book mark site. However, it’s more of a place for cool tricks and tips. Simply dumping your blog roll there seems kind of spammy.

#2 — Perishable

Not if you keep it to yourself ;)

#3 — Harry

Thanks for sharing the plugin, i was looking for this since some time.

#4 — houserocker

thanks so much for this great and easy to use tool!!!

#5 — Perishable

My pleasure — thanks for the feedback :)

#6 — coutie

thanks for that plugin!!! Really need it and now got it!!

#7 — Perishable

Happy to help — thank you for the comment!

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