[intimez]

What is the best way to import export

from: wordpress2.9.2+buddypress1.2.4.1 — http://www.example.com/oldpath
to: wordpress multisite+buddypress1.2.4.1 — http://www.example.net/newpath (multisite subfolder)

I’m already familiar with the import export feature of wordpress but what about the buddypress user data?

[@mercime]

Per roadmap, BP 1.4 will have the import/export of all user data – https://buddypress.org/about/roadmap/

[Kalman Labovitz]

@intimez – not sure about about export, but you can use the import for Ning as an import option (more of a workaround). read…

https://buddypress.org/community/groups/how-to-and-troubleshooting/forum/topic/importing-data-from-excel-csv-sheet/
and

Import from Ning: Import Ning users to WordPress and BuddyPress

[intimez]

@mercime Not sooner? Good to see it in there even if it says 1.4+ which can mean any version after 1.4. Thanks for pointing to it.

@ffemtkl Thanks for the info

[techguy]

Try it on a test database, but if you upgrade to WP3.0. Then, you can just convert from single WP to multisite WP. I could be wrong, but I think that this should transfer all your data and preserve your old path (which is good for SEO, etc).

Like I said test it, but I’m interested to know if this works or not too. It will help me decide with this new BP install I’m doing if I should go with WPMU from the start or just WP.

Of course, this also would require you to move to WP 3.0 (which is currently in RC1).